
Panthers to Face Mountaineers, Aggies, Big Red at Quad Meet
2/15/2019 2:30:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Pitt Gymnastics to Visit Morgantown, W.Va., Sunday Afternoon
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh gymnastics team (5-5, 1-3 EAGL) will visit Morgantown, W.Va., for a quad meet against host West Virginia (11-4, 0-3 Big 12), Cornell (5-7, 1-1 ECAC) and Utah State (1-6, 0-4 MRGC) Sunday at 1 p.m. inside WVU Coliseum.
HOW TO FOLLOW
LAST TIME OUT
RANKING THE PANTHERS
PITT VERSUS WEST VIRGNIA
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
PITT VERSUS CORNELL
SCOUTING THE BIG RED
PITT VERSUS UTAH STATE
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
UP NEXT
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HOW TO FOLLOW
- The meet will be streamed live on WVUSports.com
- Live scoring will be available via Statbroadcast.com.
- Fans can follow along with live updates on Twitter and Instagram @Pitt_GYM.
LAST TIME OUT
- Pitt earned a season-high floor exercise score of 48.950 in a road loss at NC State (6-2, 3-0 EAGL) Saturday afternoon at Reynolds Coliseum.
- The Wolfpack remained unbeaten in EAGL contests, topping the Panthers by a score of 196.400-194.825. NC State earned season-high scores in each of the four events.
- Senior Charli Spivey led the Panthers with a career-best 9.875 on floor, with junior Alecia Petrikis and sophomore Jordan Ceccarini earning season-highs of 9.825 in the rotation.
RANKING THE PANTHERS
- Senior Brittany West leads the EAGL individual beam rankings for Week 6 with a 9.840 average.
- Other Panthers featured in the EAGL rankings include sophomore Haley Brechwald on vault (second, 9.815), senior Charli Spivey on floor (second, 9.835), junior Alecia Petrikis on vault (fifth, 9.790), and junior Deven Herbine on beam (fifth, 9.792).
- Pitt leads league on beam (48.770) and is second on vault (48.730) and floor (48.875).
PITT VERSUS WEST VIRGNIA
- Sunday will be the 79th all-time meeting between the Panthers and Mountaineers, with NC State holding a 62-14-2 advantage in the series.
- Pitt is 3-19-1 all-time when competing at West Virginia.
- West Virginia won the last meeting between the teams, 195.500-194.750, at quad meet held by Pitt on Jan. 12, 2019, where WVU took home the team win.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
- West Virginia (11-4, 0-3 Big 12) records an average score of 195.117.
- Boasting a score of 195.25, last time out the Mountaineers were able to win a quad meet versus Bridgeport, Penn and Temple.
- The Mountaineers are ranked No. 27 overall according to RoadToNationals.com.
- Two members of the Mountaineers rank highly in the Big 12 all-around standings, Abby Kaufman in tenth (38.754) and Rachel Hornung in eleventh (38.600).
PITT VERSUS CORNELL
- Sunday will be the ninth all-time meeting between the Panthers and Big Red, with Pitt holding an 8-0 advantage in the series.
- Pitt is 4-0 all-time when competing against Cornell at a neutral site, with the last win coming Jan. 18, 2015 (192.625-189.200).
SCOUTING THE BIG RED
- Cornell (5-7, 1-2 ECAC) boasts an average score of 191.950.
- Earning a season-high score last time out, the Big Red placed first at a tri meet over Ithaca College and Suny Brockport.
- The Big Red is ranked No. 58 overall according to RoadToNationals.com.
- Three members of the Big Red rank highly in the ECAC floor standings, with Izzy Herczeg in second (9.850), Samantha Henry in fourth (9.800), and Claire Haklik in fifth (9.795).
PITT VERSUS UTAH STATE
- Saturday will be the third all-time meeting between the Panthers and Aggies, with Pitt holding a 2-0 advantage in the series.
- Pitt and Utah State have never met at a neutral site.
- Pitt won the last meeting between the teams, 194.750-194.600, at a quad meet at Pitt on Jan. 12, 2019.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
- Utah State (1-6, 0-4 MRGC) boasts an average score of 194.670.
- Last time out, the Aggies fell at home to No. 9 Boise State, 194.975-196.075
- The Aggies are ranked No. 33 overall according to RoadToNationals.com.
- Two members of the Aggies rank highly in the MRGC all-around standings, with Madison Ward in sixth (38.975) and Leighton Varnadore in seventh (38.930).
UP NEXT
- The Panthers will complete their home slate with a Senior Day tri-meet against West Virginia and Ball State Friday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. at Fitzgerald Field House. The meet will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, available via the WatchESPN app.
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