Pitt Gymnastics Travels To Maryland For Sunday Quad Meet

Feb. 19, 2010

PITTSBURGH -

Pitt at Maryland vs. William & Mary and George Washington

The Pitt gymnastics team (3-5, 1-2 EAGL) travels to Maryland Sunday for a 2 p.m. quad meet, which includes the Terrapins, George Washington and William & Mary.

Pitt is coming off its second-best score of the season with a 194.650 last weekend against No. 15-ranked Penn State. The Panthers’ Alicia Talucci (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) scored a career-high in both the all-around (39.325) and floor exercise (9.580), while tying a career high on the balance beam with a 9.875.

Talucci’s 39.325 in the all-around was just 0.275 behind Brandi Personett of Penn State, who is currently the 17th-ranked gymnast in the country. With her outstanding night, Talucci improved to 35th in the country in the all-around competition. Regionally, Pitt’s sophomore sensation is ranked fifth on the vault, third in the all-around and second on the balance beam.

Pitt will compete against East Atlantic Gymnastics League foes Maryland and George Washington, as well as William & Mary. The Terps enter the weekend with a 194.250 team score average, while holding a 6-4 record overall. George Washington scored a season-best 190.275 last weekend against N.C. State and will be facing their first of three consecutive road trips on Sunday at the quad meet. William & Mary also recently scored their season-best team score with a 187.725 against both No. 15 Michigan and West Virginia last weekend.

Pitt’s probable lineup for the weekend is as follows:

Vault
1. Molly Moyer
2. Jen Liberato
3. Shannon Vafiadou
4. Alicia Talucci
5. Meaghan Biros
6. Dani Bryan
Exh. Krista Rubini

Uneven Bars
1. Jessica Byich
2. Dani Bryan
3. Alicia Talucci
4. Jen Liberato
5. Meaghan Biros
6. Sarah Thompson
Exh. Laura Rigney
Exh. Molly Moyer