University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt Gymnastics Travels to EAGL Foe New Hampshire
1/23/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
Meet Notes
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh gymnastics team (2-3, 0-2 EAGL) will travel to Durham, N.H., to face the 25th-ranked Wildcats of the University of New Hampshire on Jan. 24. The meet is set to begin at 4 p.m. in Lundhold Gym.
THE MEET
This will be the 38th meeting for the two EAGL competitors. Pitt enters the meet with a 2-3 overall record after competing at Ohio State and George Washington, while New Hampshire is 3-1 this season.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
New Hampshire has seen success early this season. Their 194.675 team scoring average ranks them 25th in the nation, tied with George Washington.
Picked second in the preseason polls, New Hampshire top returners include members of the All-EAGL First and Second Teams Erika Rudiger, Kelsey Aucoin, Meghan Pflieger, Adrienne Hill and three-time All-EAGL First Team competitor Kayla Gray.
Standing out for the Wildcats is Meghan Pflieger, who was named the EAGL Gymnast of the Week after her performance in the teams’ 195.900-191.175 win over Yale last weekend. The sophomore set personal-best scores on floor exercise (9.925) and all-around (39.325) while capturing victories in each event. This was Pflieger’s third career EAGL weekly award.
SEARCHING FOR VICTORY
Pitt will compete for their first EAGL win on Saturday. They suffered losses to fellow EAGL competitors last weekend against No. 19 George Washington and No. 28 UNC as they finished ahead of the Panthers with scores of 195.025 and 194.550, respectively.
Leading Pitt was junior Miya Dotson who was the only Panther to capture an individual event win at the five-team meet at George Washington. She scored a 9.825 on the uneven bars, tying her career high which she set while at Western Michigan.
Other top competitors for Pitt include Tracey Pearson and Maebelle Pacheco who both scored a 9.825 on vault. Lindsay Offutt also had an impressive weekend as she finished with a 9.750 on bars recording a new personal career high.
ON TO THE NEXT
Following New Hampshire, Pitt will travel to Kent State on Jan. 30 for a 7 p.m. match-up with the Golden Flashes.
LIVE RESULTS / SOCIAL MEDIA
For live meet updates, check back to PittsburghPanthers.com. For all things Pitt gymnastics follow the team on Twitter at @PittGymnasts and Coach Yohman at @PittGymnastics.
