Season-High 196.025 Leads 'Cats Over UC Davis

Sunday, February 17

Davis, Calif.

4 PM (ET)

University of New Hampshire

196.025

195.525

UC Davis

Nicole O'Leary matched a career high on floor (9.875) -Photo by Michelle Bronner

Photo by: Michelle Bronner

2/17/2019 8:13:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

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Mulligan Wins UB, BB, AA to improve UNH to 11-2

DAVIS, Calif. – Danielle Mulligan (Farmingdale, N.Y.) earned first-place finishes on uneven bars, balance beam and all-around to lead the University of New Hampshire gymnastics team to a season-high 196.025 in a dual-meet victory over host UC Davis (195.500) on Sunday afternoon at The Pavilion.

The Wildcats improved to 11-2 with their fourth consecutive win, including three in California over the weekend.

Mulligan scored a 9.825 on bars, posted a 9.900 on beam, and set a career-high all-around score of 39.325 for her fifth all-around championship of the season. The senior has won or tied for first on bars in five straight meets and six of eight meets this season.

Hailey Lui (Collegeville, Pa.) tied her personal best on bars (9.800, second) and set a career high on floor exercise (9.850, T-3rd).

Emma Winer (Georgetown, Mass.) posted a career high 9.850 on vault (third place).

On floor, Nicole O'Leary (Newtown, Conn.) and Ava Watkins (Cherry Hill, N.J.) also matched personal-bests with a 9.875 (second) and a 9.850 (T-3^rd), respectively.

"Our team energy was great today and really helped us reach our full potential," said head coach Gail Goodspeed. "This was our best meet of the season so far, and we are excited to see what more we can do."

February 17, 2019
UNH (196.025) at UC Davis (195.500)
The Pavilion • Davis, Calif.
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HOW IT HAPPENED

Rotation 1 – Uneven Bars (48.700)
•The Wildcats started strong on bars by hitting 6-for-6 routines to build momentum. Riley Freehling (Southington, Conn.) scored a 9.725 (T-3^rd), followed by Lui's impressive career-tying performance. A great flight from Lauren Diggan (Sinking Spring, Pa. / 9.650, 8^th) set up Mulligan's winning bar performance.

Rotation 2 – Vault (49.025)
•Winer started the rotation strong with her personal-best performance and an impressive stick. Courtney Bondanza (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Erin Carroll (Kingston, N.H.) brought the height and landings with back-to-back 9.775s (T-8^th), and the final three in the lineup (Mulligan, O'Leary, Diggan) each scored a 9.800 to earn a share of fourth.

Rotation 3 – Floor Exercise (49.175)
•The Wildcats posted their highest score of the night on floor and counted no score lower than a 9.800. O'Leary's brilliant performance was followed by Lui's personal best, and then the trio of Winer, Mulligan, and Diggan followed with consecutive 9.800s. Watkins energized the team with her career-high-tying performance to put a bow on a memorable rotation.

Rotation 4 – Balance Beam (49.125)
•Led by Mulligan, UNH concluded the meet with a first-place score on beam. Freehling started out with a 9.825, which tied Winer and UC Davis duo Alyssa Ito and Kyla Kessler for third. Hannah Baddick (Gettysburg, Pa.) scored a 9.800 (seventh) and a strong finish by Lui (9.775, eighth).

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