'Cats Notch Best Road Score of Season in Loss at UNC

Monday, February 17

Chapel Hill, N.C.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

195.650

196.050

North Carolina

Alyssa Worthington

Photo by: Michelle Bronner

2/17/2020 9:15:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

Wildcats post 195.650 in first EAGL setback

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Kylie Gorgenyi (North Reading, Mass.) scored a personal-best 9.875 to tie for first place on uneven bars, and her freshman classmates Alyssa Worthington (West Warwick, R.I.) and Robyn Kelley (Wakefield, Mass.) placed 1-2 on balance beam to lead the University of New Hampshire gymnastics team to its top road score of the season (195.650) in a dual-meet loss at North Carolina (196.050).

Two days after defeating the Tar Heels (5-5, 1-2 EAGL) in a tri-meet at North Carolina State, the Wildcats (9-3, 4-0 EAGL) lost their first EAGL head-to-head matchup of the season in Carmichael Arena, site of the 2020 EAGL Championship (Saturday, March 21).

"I am very happy with tonight's performance," head coach Lindsey Bruck Ayotte said. "The team has been very consistent and continues to get better each meet. It's not easy competing two meets in a weekend, and the team handled themselves very well."

In the final rotation, Worthington registered a 9.875 for her third beam victory of the season while Kelley was runner-up by virtue of her career-high 9.850.

Emma Winer (Georgetown, Mass.) paced the 'Cats on vault (9.775, T-5^th) and floor exercise (9.875, second), and Riley Freehling (Southington, Conn.) finished second in all-around (38.700).

"I'm extremely proud of Riley for continuing to do all-around every meet and being that strong leadoff position that we need on three events. She has been such a solid competitor for us this year!"

UNH will meet North Carolina for the third straight time when the Wildcats welcome the Tar Heels to Lundholm Gym on Sunday, Feb. 23 (1 p.m.) in a meet that will be streamed live on ESPN+

Monday, Feb. 17 • 6 p.m.
North Carolina 196.050, UNH 195.650
Carmichael Arena • Chapel Hill, N.C.
Results (PDF) • Results (HTML)

NEXT HOME MEET - SUNDAY, FEB. 23, 1 P.M. • ESPN+ • LUNDHOLM GYM •
vs North Carolina • Tickets
• FACULTY/STAFF APPRECIATION • CAMPER DAY • SR. TRADING CARDS
•The Wildcat gymnasts will honor their favorite faculty/staff members and gymnastics campers will return to celebrate as the 'Cats meet EAGL rival North Carolina for the third straight time.
•The final series of trading cards showcasing the senior class will be available for post-meet autographs.
•The meet will be streamed live on ESPN+ starting at 1 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED

ROTATION 1	EVENT SCORE	OVERALL
UNH	48.900 UB	48.900
UNC	49.150 V	49.150

First Rotation – Uneven Bars
•Gorgenyi anchored the lineup to earn a share of her fifth bar title this season. North Carolina's Elizabeth Culton shared the top of the podium with Gorgenyi, followed by UNC's Grace Donaghy and Freehling (9.800, fourth). Clare Hampford (Trumbull, Conn.) earned a share of sixth place (9.750).

ROTATION 2	EVENT SCORE	OVERALL
UNH	48.625 V	97.525
UNC	48.875 UB	98.025

Second Rotation – Vault
•North Carolina boasted the top four scores on vault, led by Khazia Hislop (9.900). Winer's tie for fifth place was complemented by Kelley's 9.750 (T-7^th).

ROTATION 3	EVENT SCORE	OVERALL
UNH	49.025 FX	146.550
UNC	48.850 BB	146.875

Third Rotation – Floor Exercise
•Hislop edged Winer by 0.025 for first place. Hailey Lui (Collegeville, Pa.) scored a 9.825 to tie for third place; Ava Watkins (Cherry Hill, N.J.) and Kelley shared sixth place (9.800).

ROTATION 4	EVENT SCORE	OVERALL
UNH	49.100 BB	195.650
UNC	49.125 FX	196.000

Fourth Rotation - Balance Beam
•The Wildcats put their best rotation together on beam with the Worthington/Kelley tandem followed by Lui (9.825, T-3^rd) and Freehling (9.800, T-5^th).

Culton won the all-around championship with a 39.275.

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