Gorgenyi Leads 'Cats to Quad-Meet Win at LIU

Sunday, January 21

Brookville, N.Y.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

195.400

192.825

LIU

Kylie Gorgenyi finished first on vault, tied for first on bars and won the all-around Sunday.

Photo by: Stu Horne

1/21/2024 9:18:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

Wildcats defeat Sharks, Yale and SCSU to improve to 4-1 on season

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Graduate student Kylie Gorgenyi (North Reading, Mass) finished first on vault, tied for first on uneven bars, earned a share of second on floor exercise and won the all-around competition to power the UNH gymnastics team to Sunday's quad-meet victory against host LIU, Yale and Southern Connecticut State at the Pratt Recreation Center.

UNH (4-1, 1-0 EAGL) scored a 195.400 to register an EAGL head-to-head win over LIU (192.825). Yale tallied a 192.350 for third place, followed by SCSU (191.925).

The Wildcats posted the highest team score on vault (48.975), tied the Sharks for the top mark on bars (48.000) and registered the high score on balance beam (48.550). UNH's top score was on floor exercise (49.075).

UNH 195.400, LIU 192.825, Yale 192.350, Southern Connecticut State 191.925
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Pratt Recreation Center • Brookville, N.Y.
Results

HOW IT HAPPENED
•In the opening rotation, Gorgenyi scored a 9.875 on uneven bars to share the event victory with LIU's Brisa Carraro. Sophomore Leah Moreno (Cary, N.C.) scored a 9.800 for fourth place.

•Sophomore Serena Mullin (Hamden, Conn.) paced the beam lineup with a 9.800, which tied for second place behind LIU's Alana Ricketts (9.850).

•Gorgenyi, senior Maya MacDonald (East Greenbush, N.Y.) and freshman Poulina Minaev (Smithtown, N.Y.) each scored a 9.875 on floor exercise to share runner-up honors to Yale's Ella Tashjian (9.900). MacDonald and Minaeav each achieved a personal best.

•The Wildcats closed the meet with a dominant vault rotation by sweeping the top four scores. Gorgenyi led the way with a 9.850 and has posted or shared the high score in five out of eight events this season. Mullin, senior Jenna DeVincenzo (Bethpage, N.Y.) and freshman McCall McMullen (Athens, Ga.) forged a three-way deadlock for second place (9.800).

NEXT UP
•The Wildcats travel to Towson on Friday, Jan. 26 for a 6 p.m. meet in TU Arena that includes the host Tigers, George Washington, LIU and Cornell. The five-team meet will serve as a precursor for the EAGL Championship, which Towson hosts at the TU Arena on Saturday, March 23.

NEXT HOME MEET – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 – 2 P.M. • NATIONAL GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY • HEROES DAY • TRADING CARDS
•The Wildcats' next home matchup is a dual meet against Southern Connecticut State on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. in Lundholm Gym. It will be National Girls & Women in Sports Day, Heroes Day and the official Wildcat gymnastics trading cards will be available. For tickets, visit UNHWildcats.com/Tickets or call 603-862-4000.

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