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Ava Watkins leads the 'Cats against Towson on Saturday night
Photo by: Shannon Dean
'Cats Host Towson in Own Your Roar Meet (Saturday, 7 p.m., ESPN+)
1/30/2020 5:19:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Wildcats/Tigers clash in All-EAGL matchup
DURHAM, N.H.– The UNH gymnastics team welcomes EAGL rival Towson University to Lundholm Gym for a Saturday night dual meet (7 p.m.) at Lundholm Gym that will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Saturday, Feb. 1 • 7 p.m.
UNH vs Towson
Lundholm Gym • Durham, N.H.
ESPN+ (Justine Turner, Jasmin Washington)
Tickets • Live Video • Live Results
UNH vs Towson
Lundholm Gym • Durham, N.H.
ESPN+ (Justine Turner, Jasmin Washington)
Tickets • Live Video • Live Results
•Fans attending Saturday's meet will receive the second set of UNH gymnastics trading cards, with the sophomore class featured.
•Fans will also receive green 'Own Your Roar' LED batons to help the teams raise awareness for mental health. Towson senior gymnast Olivia Lubarsky, who started the 'Own Your Roar' campaign, will speak on behalf of mental-health awareness.
•The UNH gymnasts will sign autographs immediately following the meet.
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•Fans will have their opportunity to collect the third set of UNH gymnastics trading cards, this time featuring the junior class.
•The first 100 fans in attendance will receive a complimentary pink t-shirt
•The Wildcat gymnasts will pledge to raise money for breast cancer research by sticking their landing, and fans can help support the cause.
•The Wildcats will sign autographs after the meet.
TENTATIVE LINEUP
Riley Freehling (Southington, Conn.)
Mariella Miele (Basking Ridge, N.J.)
Lexi Calandra (Suffern, N.Y.)
Robyn Kelley (Wakefield, Mass.)
Emma Winer (Georgetown, Mass.)
Kylie Gorgenyi (North Reading, Mass.)
Vault Notes: Gorgenyi has led UNH on vault in three consecutive meets, including back-to-back first-place results Jan. 18 (PB-9.800) versus Southern Utah and Jan. 11 (PB-9.800) at Pittsburgh.
Uneven Bars
Ava Watkins (Cherry Hill, N.J.)
Freehling
Hailey Lui (Collegeville, Pa.)
Kylie Kratchwell (Sewell, N.J.)
Gorgenyi
Bar Notes: Gorgenyi is ranked fifth in EAGL (9.763 average) on bars and has paced the squad in three of the first four meets of the season. The freshman set a personal best with a 9.800 (third place) at West Virginia on Jan. 26. Hampford and Kratchwell each set career highs with scores of 9.750 (T-5th) to help offset the injury loss of Lauren Diggan (Sinking Spring, Pa.), who is out for the season.
Balance Beam
Hannah Baddick (Gettysburg, Pa.)
Alyssa Worthington (West Warwick, R.I.)
Winer
Kelley
Lui
Beam Notes: Worthington garnered the EAGL Rookie of the Week award on Tuesday after scoring a personal-best 9.900 to top the podium at West Virginia last Sunday. The freshman, who recorded runner-up results against Southern Utah and at Pitt, has posted the Wildcats' top beam score three weeks in a row.
Floor Exercise
Gorgenyi
Lui
Watkins
Winer
Ally Cucich (Aberdeen, N.J.)
Floor Notes: Winer (at Illinois State) and Lui (vs Southern Utah) are the two Wildcats with floor exercise wins this season, and Kelley has tied Winer for second place (at Pitt) and third (vs Southern Utah).
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