University of New Hampshire Athletics
UNH Looks to Extend Winning Streak vs. BGSU on Sunday (1 p.m.)
2/16/2018 2:30:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
The Wildcats have won back-to-back meets at home
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire gymnastics team returns home Sunday, Feb. 18 (1 p.m.) to challenge Bowling Green State University in a dual-meet.
TENTATIVE LINEUP
Vault
Courtney Bondanza (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Marissa Toci (Mount Laurel, N.J.)
Elizabeth Mahoney (Hanson, Mass.)
Erin Carroll (Kingston, N.H.)
Nicole O'Leary (Newtown, Conn.)
Lauren Diggan (Sinking Spring, Pa.)
Uneven Bars
Danielle Doolin (Medford Lakes, N.J.)
Ava Watkins (Cherry Hill, N.J.)
Riley Freehling (Southington, Conn.)
Diggan
Danielle Mulligan (Farmingdale, N.Y.)
Makenzie Kerouac (Merrimack, N.H.)
Balance Beam
Doolin
Lia Breeden (York, Pa.)
Bondanza
Freehling
Mulligan
Casey Lauter (Northport, N.Y.)
Floor Exercise
Breeden
Watkins
O'Leary
Diggan
Mulligan
Doolin
WILDCATS NOTEBOOK
- O'Leary was honored with EAGL Specialist of the Week on Feb. 13 following her career-high 9.900 on vault and her second place finish on floor (9.850) in a dual-meet against Towson on Saturday, Feb. 10.
- Lauter and Diggan have also won weekly EAGL honors this season. Lauter earned EAGL Specialist of the Week on Jan. 9 and Feb. 6, while Diggan received EAGL Rookie of the Week on Jan. 9 and Jan. 30.
- Three Wildcats set career-highs in their last meet: O'Leary on vault (9.900), Diggan on bars (9.900), and Hampford on floor (9.825).
- UNH has the highest average beam score in the EAGL conference (48.821).
- Diggan leads the conference on bars (9.842) while Lauter is third on beam (9.833).
- Nationally, UNH is ranked 36th all-around, 36th on vault, 33rd on bars, 21st on beam, and 52nd on floor.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
- UNH Assistant Coach Sunny Marchand competed for the Bowling Green gymnastics team from 2009-2013. She also worked there as an assistant gymnastics coach from 2013-2015 and as a graduate assistant for the 2016-17 school year.
- UNH defeated BGSU last season (194.700-193.850) in a dual-meet at Bowling Green on Feb. 11, 2017.
- Bowling Green is ranked 38th all-around, 37th on vault, 39th on bars, 36th on beam, and 39th on floor.
- Top performers for BGSU include Jovannah East on vault (9.867) and floor (9.846), Laura Mitchell on bars (9.746), and India McPeak on beam (9.804).
Players Mentioned
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