'Cats Bested By Southern Utah, 196.100-192.875, in Season Opener

Monday, January 9

Cedar City, Utah

9 PM ET

University of New Hampshire

192.875

196.100

Southern Utah

Kylie Gorgenyi placed first on vault and tied for second on bars at Southern Utah (Photo courtesy SUU Strategic Communications)

Photo by: SUU Strategic Communications

'Cats Bested By Southern Utah, 196.100-192.875, in Season Opener

1/9/2023 11:44:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

Gorgenyi wins vault, ties for second on bars

CEDAR CITY, Utah – Senior Kylie Gorgenyi (North Reading, Mass.) placed first on vault and tied for second on uneven bars, but the University of New Hampshire gymnastics team was defeated 196.100-192.875 by host Southern Utah University at the America First Event Center on Monday night.

Gorgenyi's 9.850 bar total was the top score among all competitors in the opening rotation before her 9.850 in the second rotation proved to be an event-winning mark on vault.

Senior co-captain Robyn Kelley (Wakefield, Mass.), who was competing for the first time since March 14, 2021, led the Wildcats' balance beam lineup with a 9.750 (sixth place) from the anchor position.

Sophomore Alyssa Beaulieu (Holyoke, Mass.) scored a personal-best 9.875 on floor exercise to tie for second place in that event, and she competed all four events for the first time in her career to place runner-up in the all-around (38.425) to Southern Utah's Karley McClain (39.475).

Southern Utah 196.100 • UNH 192.875
Monday, January 9, 2023
America First Event Center • Cedar City, Utah
Results (PDF) • Results (HTML)

NEXT UP
•The Wildcats (0-1) play host to Central Michigan and Temple in a tri-meet at the Whittemore Center on Sunday, Jan. 15, starting at 2 p.m. (YouTube). Season tickets, group tickets and individual meet tickets are available at UNHWildcats.com or by calling 603-862-4000.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Bars
•The Wildcats opened with a 47.500 on bars. Freshman Leah Moreno (Cary, N.C.) scored a 9.725 to place second among the 'Cats and tie for fifth place overall. McClain won bars with a 9.900 to edge Gorgenyi and SUU's Isabella Neff (T-2^nd).

Vault
•UNH's highest team score was a 48.675 on vault in the second rotation. A pair of freshmen set the tone with Moreno leading off with a 9.700 (ninth place) and Serena Mullin (Hamden, Conn.) following up with a 9.800 (T-4^th) before sophomore Gracy Mowers (Middleton, Mass.) totaled a 9.725 (eighth) and Gorgenyi anchored with her event-winning performance.

Floor
•Senior Alyssa Worthington (West Warwick, R.I.) hit for a 9.775 (fourth) and Beaulieu anchored with a 9.825 to rally UNH to a team total of 48.425 on floor. McClain (9.900) topped the podium, and Hailey Vultaggio tied Beaulieu for second.

Beam
•The Thunderbirds captured the top five beam scores, with McClain winning her third event (9.850), followed by a three-way tie among teammates Kaylee Kho, Rachel Smith and Ellie Cacciola (9.825). Kelley's sixth-place showing was followed by junior Sierra Bauman (Wallingford, Conn.) and Worthington, who tied for seventh (9.725). The Wildcats' beam score was 48.475.

2023 EAGL Championship Tickets on Sale Now
•UNH will host the 2023 EAGL Championship at the Whittemore Center on Saturday, March 18, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eight teams –four per session—will compete for the league championship. UNH, which will be part of the 7 p.m. quad-meet, takes on George Washington, Long Island, North Carolina, N.C. State, Pittsburgh, Temple and Towson. The Wildcats have won EAGLs each of the last three seasons (2019, 2014, 2003) they hosted at the Whitt. Group ticket options and individual tickets are available at 603-862-4000 and at UNHWildcats.com.

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