PHILADELPHIA- The Towson University gymnastics team opened its season defeating Penn 192.650-191.425 Sunday afternoon.

Inside the Palestra, Towson scored 48.625 on the uneven bars, 48.625 on vault, 48.150 on floor and 47.500 on beam and 38.375 in all-around.

How it Happened

• Sophomore Emerson Hurst led the way for the Tigers on vault finishing with a score of 9.750. Teammates Ally Wesoly scored 9.750, Nikki Borkowski and Lauren Bolen both scored 9.725.
• On bars, Tess Zientek scored a 9.775 finishing in first place, while Wesoly scored 9.750 and Amy Stewart scored 9.700.
• Hurst also led the way on beam for the Tigers scoring a 9.725. Paige Casper scored a 9.650.
• First time competing, Casper scored 9.725 with her floor routine. Leah Smith added to the team score earning a 9.675.
• Bolen earned a 38.375 in the all-around after scoring 9.725 (vault), 9.525 (bars), 9.550 (beam) and 9.575 on floor.

Quotable-Head Coach Jay Ramirez
"We got the first meet under our belts and we worked out our kinks," said Ramirez. "It was nice to have a win and have the freshmen class step up for the first time. We've got some tightening up to do, but it's good to have a benchmark to start from."

Up Next
The Tigers are back in action on Friday, Jan. 17 in SECU Arena for a quad meet. Towson welcomes Cornell, William & Mary and West Chester to the "Own Your Roar" theme meet. All action begins at 7 p.m.