.png&type=webp)
University of New Hampshire Athletics
Photo by: Stu Horne
1/26/2022 1:15:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Junior scored career-bests, 9.975 on beam and 9.900 on floor, to share first in each event
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Alyssa Worthington (West Warwick, R.I.), a junior on the UNH gymnastics team, has been named the EAGL Specialist of the Week, the East Atlantic Gymnastics League announced Wednesday.
On Sunday, Worthington tied for first place on balance beam and floor exercise with personal-best scores on each apparatus in the Wildcats' tri-meet victory against defending EAGL champion Temple and Penn at Lundholm Gym. The 'Cats (2-4, 1-2 EAGL) tallied a season-best 196.450, which matched the fifth-highest score in program history.
REWATCH MEET ON YOUTUBE
The native of West Warwick, R.I., scored a 9.975 on beam, which deadlocked with senior Hailey Lui (Collegeville, Pa.) for the top score at the meet and equaled the No. 3 all-time beam score in school history. Her effort spearheaded UNH's all-time best beam record of a 49.450.
In the next rotation, Worthington's' career-high 9.900 equaled junior Kenadi Brown (Las Vegas, Nev.) atop the podium.
FULL RECAP
For the season, Worthington is tied for No. 7 nationally and ranked No. 1 in EAGL with a beam average score of 9.925. This marks her second career EAGL weekly honor; Worthington was previously feted as the league's Rookie of the Week on Jan. 29, 2020.
NEXT UP
•UNH visits N.C. State for a quad meet that includes George Washington and William & Mary on Saturday, Jan. 29 (4 p.m., ACC Network Extra) in the James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum.
NEXT HOME MEET • GET TICKETS HERE
•The Wildcats play host to their annual Stick It for the Cure breast cancer awareness meet against Brown on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at www.unhwildcats.com, by calling 603-862-4000 or in person at the Whittemore Center Box Office.
Follow the UNH Gymnastics Team
Twitter - @UNHGymnastics
Facebook – Facebook.com/UNHGymnastics
Instagram -@UNHGymnastics
Email Newsletter -Sign Up Here
On Sunday, Worthington tied for first place on balance beam and floor exercise with personal-best scores on each apparatus in the Wildcats' tri-meet victory against defending EAGL champion Temple and Penn at Lundholm Gym. The 'Cats (2-4, 1-2 EAGL) tallied a season-best 196.450, which matched the fifth-highest score in program history.
REWATCH MEET ON YOUTUBE
The native of West Warwick, R.I., scored a 9.975 on beam, which deadlocked with senior Hailey Lui (Collegeville, Pa.) for the top score at the meet and equaled the No. 3 all-time beam score in school history. Her effort spearheaded UNH's all-time best beam record of a 49.450.
In the next rotation, Worthington's' career-high 9.900 equaled junior Kenadi Brown (Las Vegas, Nev.) atop the podium.
FULL RECAP
For the season, Worthington is tied for No. 7 nationally and ranked No. 1 in EAGL with a beam average score of 9.925. This marks her second career EAGL weekly honor; Worthington was previously feted as the league's Rookie of the Week on Jan. 29, 2020.
NEXT UP
•UNH visits N.C. State for a quad meet that includes George Washington and William & Mary on Saturday, Jan. 29 (4 p.m., ACC Network Extra) in the James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum.
NEXT HOME MEET • GET TICKETS HERE
•The Wildcats play host to their annual Stick It for the Cure breast cancer awareness meet against Brown on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at www.unhwildcats.com, by calling 603-862-4000 or in person at the Whittemore Center Box Office.
Follow the UNH Gymnastics Team
Twitter - @UNHGymnastics
Facebook – Facebook.com/UNHGymnastics
Instagram -@UNHGymnastics
Email Newsletter -Sign Up Here
Players Mentioned
AA
/ Women's Gymnastics
AA
/ Women's Gymnastics
AA
/ Women's GymnasticsSunday, February 11
Wednesday, January 31
Friday, January 12
Friday, April 28