Panthers Ready for Tri-Meet at West Virginia

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt gymnastics team (5-6, 2-3 EAGL) will face rival West Virginia for the third time this season when it visits Morgantown Sunday at 2 p.m. ET in a tri-meet with Rutgers at WVU Coliseum.

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.

RANKING THE PANTHERS

Senior Michaela Burton is the EAGL's top performer on uneven bars with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 9.845. She has earned the individual title for the event in six of the Panthers' eight meets this season, recording a team-best score of 9.900 against West Virginia Feb. 21.
Burton ranks second in the league on balance beam with a NQS of 9.840, behind Alyssa Worthington of New Hampshire (9.845). Burton owns the Panthers' top score on the event this season, earning a 9.925 at the George Washington Quad Meet Jan. 31.

LAST TIME OUT

Pitt recorded a season-best team score of 196.000 in a dual meet at No. 21 Southern Utah Monday night at America First Event Center.
Despite the season-best score, the Panthers were edged by the Thunderbirds, 197.075-196.000.
Pitt had season-best scores on three events: vault (49.050), bars (48.850) and beam (49.075).
Two Panthers reached the podium: senior Michaela Burton placed second on beam (9.875) and third on bars (9.850). Freshman Emily Liszewski had a career performance on vault, placing second at 9.850.

SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS

West Virginia (10-6, 0-2 Big 12) will compete against Pitt for the third and final time this season at Sunday's meet. The tri-meet will serve as a rubber match for the Panthers and Mountaineers, with each team winning one meeting apiece in the season series.
In the teams' last meeting Friday, Feb. 21, WVU earned the win by a small margin, 194.925-194.575.
Last time out, West Virginia won a home quad meet with a score of 196.000. The Mountaineers defeated Western Michigan (195.075), Bowling Green (194.225) and Towson (193.425).
The Mountaineers' highest score of the season, 196.025, came in a tri-meet against New Hampshire and Temple Jan. 26. WVU holds a team NQS of 195.380.

SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS

Last time out, Rutgers finished fifth at the Big Five meet Friday, Feb. 21, in Toledo, Ohio. The Scarlet Knights scored a 193.625 and produced a school record on vault of 49.225.
Rugters holds a team NQS of 194.045. The Scarlet Knights produced a season-best score of 195.700 in a dual meet at Penn State Jan. 31.

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