UNH Wins 2019 EAGL Championship

Saturday, March 23

Durham, N.H.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

EAGL Championship Hosted by UNH

2019 EAGL Champion UNH Wildcats (Gil Talbot)

Photo by: Gil Talbot

3/23/2019 1:16:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

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Wildcats win third league championship at the Whittemore Center

DURHAM, N.H. – Danielle Mulligan (Farmingdale, N.Y.) matched the highest uneven-bar score (9.950) in East Atlantic Gymnastics League Championship history, and the University of New Hampshire gymnastics team won the third EAGL Championship in school history at the same place it won in 2003 and 2014, the Whittemore Center, before a crowd of 2,216 on Saturday.

The Wildcats (23-4, 11-2 EAGL) scored a 195.950 to edge runner-up George Washington, which scored a 195.825. North Carolina State finished third (195.275), followed by Pittsburgh (194.900), North Carolina (193.950) and Towson (193.450).

UNH went a perfect 14-0 at home this season.

Mulligan equaled the EAGL Championship bar scoring record for the second straight season and won the league bar title for the third consecutive year. The senior, who matched her personal best on bars for the second time this season (March 8 vs Yale), became the first EAGL gymnast in history to register three straight bar championships. Further, the regular-season bar champion is only the second EAGL gymnast to ever win an event at EAGLs three straight seasons (Courtney Bumpers, North Carolina, floor, 2004-06).

Meet Information
2019 EAGL Championship, Presented by Mall at Fox Run • Whittemore Center • Durham, N.H.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
#33 UNH • #36 George Washington • #48 North Carolina • #29 North Carolina State • #44 Pittsburgh • #57 Towson
(RoadtoNationals.com Rankings)
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TEAM RESULTS (Final)
1. University of New Hampshire (195.950)
2. George Washington (195.825)
3. North Carolina State (195.275)
4. Pittsburgh (194.900)
5. North Carolina (193.950)
6. Towson (193.450)

EAGL ALL-TOURNAMENT FIRST TEAM

Apparatus	Gymnast	Score	Place
Vault	Danielle Mulligan	9.825	T-4th
Vault	Erin Carroll	9.800	T-6th
Bars	Danielle Mulligan	9.950	1st
Bars	Riley Freehling	9.850	T-3rd
Bars	Lauren Diggan	9.850	T-3rd
Bars	Hailey Lui	9.825	T-6th
Beam	Hailey Lui	9.825	T-6th
Floor	Ava Watkins	9.900	T-1st
Floor	Nicole O'Leary	9.850	T-4th
Floor	Riley Freehling	9.850	T-4th
All-Around	Danielle Mulligan	38.600	T-4th

EAGL ALL-TOURNAMENT SECOND TEAM

Apparatus	Gymnast	Score	Place
Vault	Nicole O'Leary	9.775	T-9th
Bars	Ava Watkins	9.800	T-11th
Beam	Emma Winer	9.750	T-11th
Floor	Hailey Lui	9.825	T-10th

EAGL ANNUAL AWARDS
•Hailey Lui (Collegeville, Pa.) was selected Rookie of the Year, the league announced after the meet. The freshman earned All-Tournament Second Team on bars, beam and floor and tabbed Rookie of the Week twice and co-Specialist of the Week this season.
•Coach Gail Goodspeed was named EAGL co-Head Coach of the Year. In her 40^th season as head coach, Goodspeed has led the Wildcats to 646 victories at UNH. This is the second time she's been honored with this award (2003).
•UNH associate athletic director for operations Carrie Kimball was announced as Administrator of the Year. Kimball served as the meet director for the 2019 EAGL Championships and is the former chair of the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Committee.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Rotation 1 – Vault (48.800)
• UNH scored a 48.800 on vault to place second. Mulligan scored a team high 9.825 on the event to share fourth place with North Carolina's Mikayla Robinson. Erin Carroll (Kingston, N.H.) tied for sixth with North Carolina State's Drew Grantham and Pittsburgh's Alecia Petrikis (9.800).

Rotation 2 – Bye
• With the Wildcats on a bye, North Carolina State was able to control the lead with a score of 97.350, followed by Pittsburgh (97.250) and George Washington (49.000). UNH was able to place fourth with a 48.800 over Towson (48.125) and North Carolina (47.625).

Rotation 3 – Uneven Bars (49.275)
• The Wildcats kept the energy going with strong performances on bars to regain the lead with a team score 98.075. Mulligan, the anchor, sat atop the podium matching a career high 9.950. Riley Freehling (Southington, Conn.) and Lauren Diggan (Sinking Spring, Pa.) scored a 9.850 to share third place with Grace Donaghy of North Carolina. Lui achieved a career high 9.825 to for sixth, while Ava Watkins (Cherry Hill, N.J) matched a personal best 9.800 (T-11^th).

Rotation 4 – Balance Beam (48.725)
• The Wildcats were able to maintain their lead, completing the rotation with a 146.800. Lui tied for sixth with Emerson Hurst of Towson with a score of 9.825. Emma Winer (Georgetown, Mass.) posted a 9.750 (T-11^th), as Hannah Baddick (Gettysburg, Pa.) and Courtney Bondanza (Buffalo, N.Y.) scored a 9.725 (T-17^th).

Rotation 5 – Bye
• UNH took another bye in the fifth rotation, allowing North Carolina State to take the lead with a score of 195.275. Pittsburgh (194.900) and George Washington (146.825) finished the rotation in second and third place, respectively. UNH scored a 146.800 to take fourth ahead of Towson (145.500) and North Carolina (145.200).

27821 — Gail Goodspeed helps Ava Watkins prepare for her EAGL-clinching 9.900 floor routine (Gil Talbot)

Rotation 6 – Floor Exercise (49.150)
• Watkins anchored the event to match a personal best 9.900 to share the top spot on the podium with North Carolina's Khazia Hislop and North Carolina State's Alexa Phillips with her impressive performance. Nicole O'Leary (Newtown, Conn.) and Freehling tied for fourth place with a score of 9.850. Freehling's performance matched a career high. Lui (9.825, T-10^th) helped the 'Cats to a first place finish of 195.950.

Mulligan tied for fourth in all-around with a score of 38.600.

27819 — The Wildcats await their final score to be shown on videoboard (Photo/Andrew Yourell)

27820 — Danielle Mulligan celebrates UNH's third EAGL Championship (Photo/Andrew Yourell)

NEXT UP
UNH will gather together on Monday, March 25 (5 p.m.) to watch the NCAA Gymnastics Selection Show, exclusively on NCAA.com, waiting to learn where they will be headed for the NCAA Regionals next weekend.

Goodspeed honored for 40 years at UNH moments before winning EAGL co-Head Coach of Year (Gil Talbot)

UNH GYMNASTICS CAMPS
The UNH gymnastics program is now accepting sign-ups for its 2019 summer camps. Professional training in a safe, fun and productive environment will see young gymnasts receive the best instruction available at their level. Athletes will be exposed to various teaching techniques, progressions and philosophies from our highly qualified, professional staff.
Choose from the day camp (June 24-27), high-performance overnight camp (July 5-8) and overnight camp #2 (July 8-11). Per NCAA rules, UNH's camps and clinics are open to any and all entrants (limited by number, age, grade level and/or gender).

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