Robyn Kelley scored a personal best 9.900 to win floor exercise
Photo by: Shannon Dean
Kelley Propels Wildcats Past Temple, 193.675-193.650
1/30/2021 8:18:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
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Sophomore's PB 9.900 on floor gives UNH victory in final performance
DURHAM, N.H.– Robyn Kelley(Wakefield, Mass.) punctuated the UNH gymnastics team's come-from-behind 193.675-193.650 victory against Temple by scoring an event-winning and career-high 9.900 as the meet's final floor-exercise competitor in Saturday afternoon's EAGL win at Lundholm Gym.
Kylie Gorgenyi (North Reading, Mass.) earned first place on vault (9.850) and uneven bars (9.825), set a personal best on floor exercise (9.850) and won the all-around (38.575) for the second meet in a row.
Alyssa Worthington sticks her landing on balance beam to score an event-winning 9.850
Alyssa Worthington (West Warwick, R.I.) posted a victory on balance beam (9.850) to give UNH (1-1, 1-1 EAGL) a sweep of the four individual events.
Temple (0-5) led 145.050-144.650 after the third rotation before the 'Cats scored a 49.025 on floor in the final event while the Owls tallied a 48.600 on beam. Julianna Roland led the Owls on vault (9.775, T-3rd), and floor (9.875, T-2nd), while Ariana Castrence posted team-leading marks on vault (9.775, T-3rd) and bars (9.800, T-2nd).
NEXT HOME MEET • Sunday, Feb. 21 vs Long Island, Air Force • 2 p.m. •Following two weekend road trips, the Wildcats are scheduled to return to campus to host a tri-meet against Long Island and Air Force on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED
ROTATION 1
EVENT SCORE
OVERALL
UNH
V 48.700
48.700
TEM
UB 47.350
47.350
First Rotation – Vault
•Gorgenyi and Kelley (9.825) finished 1-2 on vault for the second straight meet as the lineup anchors. Lauren Diggan (Sinking Spring, Pa.) earned fifth place with a 9.775.
ROTATION 2
EVENT SCORE
OVERALL
UNH
UB 47.275
95.975
TEM
V 48.450
95.800
Second Rotation – Uneven Bars
•Despite having to count a fall, the bar lineup recovered with strong performances from Gorgenyi, Diggan (9.800, T-2nd) and Hailey Lui (Collegeville, Pa. / 9.750, 4th).
ROTATION 3
EVENT SCORE
OVERALL
UNH
BB 48.675
144.650
TEM
FX 49.250
145.050
Third Rotation – Balance Beam • Worthington's winning performance was supported by Lui's 9.825 (2nd) and Kelley's 9.750 (4th).
ROTATION 4
EVENT SCORE
OVERALL
UNH
FX 49.025
193.675
TEM
BB 48.600
193.650
Fourth Rotation – Floor Exercise
•The career high efforts by Kelley and Gorgenyi (fourth place) sealed the deal for the Wildcats.
Next Up
•The Wildcats will spend Super Sunday, Feb. 7, at George Washington for a 2 p.m. meet against the Colonials in the Charles E. Smith Center. The dual meet will not count toward EAGL regular-season standings.
