First Rotation
One more go 'round at SECU Arena this weekend for the Towson women's gymnastics team as the Tigers conclude the 2022 regular season with a quadmeet against No. 28 Maryland, George Washington and Southern Connecticut State University.

In The Road to Nationals Rankings
Towson remained into the top 30 on Road to Nationals as the site released its National Qualifying Scores (NQS) for the second time this season. Towson is 29th in the country with an NQS of 196.165. Maryland is 28th with an NQS of 196.210.

The Senior Day Tigers
Returning home after nearly a month away from SECU Arena, the Tigers look to close out the regular season in style this weekend for Senior Day.

Lauren Bolen has Towson's best vault average (9.809) thanks to four 9.800s in her last four meets. Camille Vitoff (9.793) is close behind, as is freshman Mia Davis (9.765).

Grace Vaillancourt (9.795), Lauren Keener (9.782) and Clara Hong (9.780) have been consistent for the Tigers on bars, particularly Vaillancourt who has not strayed more than a tenth of a point over the last 10 meets.

Hong (9.827), Jenna Weitz (9.805), and Emerson Hurst (9.802) lead Towson's beam team, which is currently ranked 20th in the country with a 49.165 NQS.

Amy Stewart (9.830) has been the Tigers' top performer on the floor, while rookie Elise Tisler dropped in a 9.850 in her floor debut last week.Hong (9.791) and Bolen (9.761) are close behind. Stewart has hit 9.800 or better in 10 of the 11 meets this year.

Scouting the No. 28 Terps
Maryland comes to SECU Arena with an 11-7 overall record and ranked 28th in the NQS standings after posting a 197.100 at home on Sunday against NC State, William & Mary and Yale.

Alexsis Rubio (9.842) and Emma Silberman (9.817) lead Maryland on vault with Josephine Kogler near the 9.800 mark with a 9.797 average.

Audrey Barber (9.861) paces on bars with Aleka Tskinias (9.831) and Sierra Kondo (9.797) ranking second and third on the team.

Maryland has one gymnast north of 9.800 on beam, Barber, who scores a 9.828. Silberman is second with a 9.694 average, edging out Elizabeth Debarberie's 9.675.

Barber also leads Maryland on floor with a 9.850 average while Reese McClure has the same average with two meets under her belt. Tayler Osterhout is third at 9.795.

Barber has an all-around average of 39.303 with Silberman second at 38.745. Barber has competed all around in all nine meets for the Terps this year.

Scouting the Colonials
George Washington makes its second trip to SECU Arena this season; the Colonials were last seen in Towson on Feb. 2 in a tri-meet with William & Mary.

Deja Chambliss (9.860) leads GW on vault with Kendall Whitman (9.764), Rachel Katz (9.758) and Sarah Zois (9.757) close behind.

Olivia Raymond (9.768) is the top Colonial on bars with Katz in a close second at 9.735. Simone Banen and Chambliss are tied for third at 9.688.

Annelise Silverman (9.750), Whitman (9.746) and Katherine Shek (9.703) all carry beam averages within a half-tenth of each other.

Chambliss (9.865) and Olivia Zona (9.817) are the only GW athletes with a floor average above 9.800, though Whitman is close at 9.769.

Chambliss is the only all-around, averaging a 39.106 in her nine meets this year.

Scouting the Visiting Owls
Southern Connecticut makes its first trip to SECU Arena since March 1, 2019. The Owls are 9-11 this spring, scoring a 187.100 at a quad-meet hosted by Rutgers.

Cassidy Girolamo (9.690), Brooke Burkhart (9.689) and Hannah Stahlbrodt (9.675) are all clustered at the top of the Owls' vault averages.

Stahlbrodt leads Southern Connecticut with a 9.775 average on bars, followed by Bianca Leon (9.597) and Chelsea Baker (9.578).

Libby Allen (9.688) and Leon (9.650) are the top two Owls on balance beam, wit Angel Lee (9.535) close in third place.

Stahlbrodt is the Owl leader on floor, averaging 9.750 points per meet. Noely Macias scores a 9.575 on average, nipping Hanna Zebdi's 9.539 average.

Stahlbrodt is the lone Owl with an all-around average this season, posting a 38.392 across her three meets. She has not competed since Feb. 12 against Rhode Island College, however.

Home is Where the Dubs Are
- SECU Arena has been home to a lot of wins during the 2021-22 calendar year.
- The Tiger gymnastics team is currently 10-1 at SECU Arena this season, with three head-to-head matchups pending on Friday.
- Towson volleyball went 17- at SECU Arena in the fall while both men's and women's basketball teams went 12-2 at home.
- Even the Baltimore Blast (MASL indoor soccer) are 7-2 at SECU Arena this season as of March 9.
- Combined, Towson's teams are 51-6 at SECU Arena this academic year.

Senior Day
- On Friday, the Tigers will honor its three seniors: Nikki Borkowski, Emerson Hurst and Jaz Kauffman.
- The group came to Towson together in the summer of 2018 and competed together since the 2019 season.
- The trio has seen, and been a part of, Towson's growth and improvement over the last four seasons; Towson finished 2019 ranked 58th in the NQS standings before reaching the NCAA Regional last season, ending a two-decade drought for the postseason.
- In their rookie season, the Tigers finished sixth in the EAGL standings with a 193.310 NQS and are now second in the week nine standings for 2022 with an NQS of 196.165, carrying 49.000 in all four rotations of the NQS rankings.

In-State Battle
- Friday's meet pits the Tigers against the only-other gymnastics program in the state, Maryland.
- The Tigers and Terps meet for the first time since the 2020 season, Towson's final gymnastics event before the COVID-19 Pandemic shuttered the final weeks of that season.
- Since 1973-74, Towson and Maryland have met 91 times and have nearly split the results; the Tigers have won 44 times, the Terps 46. There is one tie in the series.
- Towson won the last meeting by a three-tenths, 195.625-195.300 margin.
- That win snapped a 13-meet skid for the Tigers against Maryland, dating back to a March 16, 2007 win in the Towson Center by a 194.500-193.150 count.

Next Stop: Washington, D.C.
- After Friday's match, the Tigers make the quick trip to other side of the DMV for the 2022 EAGL Championships.
- George Washington will host this year's championships with split sessions in the early afternoon and in the evening.
- This year's EAGL Championships will be hosted at the Charles E. Smith Center.
- Currently in second place in the EAGL standings, Towson will be hunting its first-ever EAGL Championships on March 19.

Tigers Go West
Towson made one of its longest road trips in recent memory this weekend, heading the furthest-west the Tigers have been since at least 2013. Since that season, the furthest west Towson has been was a 2015 meet at Texas Woman's College, located in Denton, Texas. Towson hasn't been west of Pittsburgh since the 2019 season when the Tigers made the trek to Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Furthest West by Season
2013: Morgantown, W.Va. | 2014: Pittsburgh, Pa. | 2015: Denton, Texas | 2016: Iowa City, Iowa | 2017: Ames, Iowa | 2018: Pittsburgh | 2019: Kalamazoo, Mich. | 2020: Pittsburgh, Pa. | 2021: Pittsburgh, Pa. | 2022: Logan, Utah

The Friendly Confines of SECU Arena
Towson has been nearly untouchable at home this season, sporting a 10-1 record at SECU Arena. Most recently, Towson split a meet with West Virginia (L, 196.525-196.575) and Ursinus (W, 196.525-185.175) at the George McGinty Meet

The 10 wins at home this season are already a program-best under head coach Jay Ramirez, besting the previous mark of 5-1 in his rookie season at the helm in 2020. The last time the Tigers won at least 10 meets at home was during the 2018 season as the Tigers went 11-7 at SECU Arena.

Under Ramirez, the Tigers are 18-8 at SECU Arena. Towson has one more home meet during the regular season as the Tigers welcome George Washington, Maryland and Southern Connecticut to town on March 11 for a 6 p.m. meet.

George McGinty Award Winner
Following Towson University gymnastics' second-place finish at the George McGinty Alumni Meet on Saturday, junior student-athlete Lauren Bolen was honored with the program's George McGinty Award.

The George McGinty Award recipient is honored for their hard work, dedication, compassion, kindness, encouragement and empowerment for the team and coaches.

Bolen has been one of Towson's many consistent performers this season. She currently ranks second on the team in vault average (9.794), posts 9.681 average score on beam and is third on the team with a 9.756 floor average. Bolen recently posted her first all-around effort. The junior has six podium appearances this season, including two first-place finishes on vault. In last weekend's tri-meet with West Virginia and Ursinus, Bolen tied with teammate Camille Vitoff for first with a 9.850 on vault.

The 90s Called; They Want Their Leos Back
Last weekend, the Tigers broke out their brand-new 1990s inspired leos for the tri-meet with Ursinus and West Virginia.

The black, full velvet leos caught the attention of the Gymternet, including College Gym News for the Leotard Rankings: Week 7. Towson's 90s inspired leos were ranked fifth by College Gym News last week, scoring a 7.000. CGN editor Claire Billman scored Towson's Quatro leos, which featured a gold sequin flower design on the front, at 9.200.

Previously this season, Towson has had leos ranked by College Gym News: Week 5 Third at 7.400 (gold bodice), Week 3 Eighth at 5.850 (black bodice, flame design) and Week 1 First at 7.575 (black bodice, while sleeves with TOWSON on left arm).

Super Bowl Sunday
The February 13 dual meet with Penn was be the sixth time since the 2000 season that the Tigers competed on Super Bowl Sunday and just the second time in that span the Tigers hosted an event on the same day as the Super Bowl.

Since 2000, the Tiger are 8-5 on Super Bowl Sunday, most recently with a 195.950-195.375 win over Penn as the Los Angeles Rams went on to win Super Bowl LVI.

Super Bowl Sunday Scores
Feb. 2, 2014 - 192.425 - Tri-Meet at West Virginia with George Washington (1-1)
Feb. 1, 2015 - 194.125 - Quad-Meet at Texas Woman's with Centenary (LA), San Jose State (2-1)
Feb. 7, 2016 - 194.575 - Quad-Meet at UNH with Bridgeport, Brown (2-1)
Feb. 5, 2017 - 194.950 - Quad-Meet at George Washington with UNH, Ball State (1-2)
Feb. 3, 2019 - 193.525 - Dual Meet with West Chester (1-0)
Feb. 13, 2022 - 195.950 - Dual Meet with Penn (1-0)

Adding Opponents
For the Tigers' regular season finale, Souther Connecticut State will join the rotation as Towson hosts George Washington, Maryland and the Owls at SECU Arena for a March 11 showdown with a 6 p.m. start.

Week Nine Standings: The Regular Season Finale
- In the Week Nine Road to Nationals NQS Standings, Towson was tied for 29th with a 196.165 National Qualifying Score. Towson was ranked 24th in the RTN NQS last week, despite upping its NQS by a full tenth of a point this week.
- Towson is 33rd in vault with a 49.025 NQS, 35th on bars (49.010), 20th on beam (49.165) and 38th on the floor (49.095).
- The Tigers are fifth in the South East region in NQS behind Florida (197.970), Georgia (196.045), NC State (196.280), and Maryland (196.210).

More History
- Towson continued making history on Feb. 4, 2022.
- The Tigers registered a 196.700, the second-best score in program history and a SECU Arena benchmark for Towson.
- Towson also scored four 49.000s or better in the quad-meet
- The Tigers tied a program-record on vault (49.250), scored a 49.025 on bars, a 49.175 on beam, third-best in program history, and a 49.250 on floor thanks to a 9.95 from Amy Stewart.
- Emerson Hurst posted a 9.925 on beam, grabbing a 10.0 from the head judge on the apparatus.  Stewart had a pair of 9.95s on floor.

EAGL Rookie of the Week: Clara Hong (Jan. 19, 2021)
- Freshman Clara Hong was named EAGL Co-Rookie of the Week on Wednesday, January 19.
- Hong is the second freshman to win a weekly honor from EAGL, joining classmate Steph Macasu's Jan. 12 Specialist of the Week plaudits.
- In her first collegiate all-around, Hong posted 38.950 points to finish second during a quad meet with West Virginia, West Chester and William & Mary.
- The Sugarland, Texan won the bars, landing a 9.825 to lead a Tiger sweep in the event.
- Hong tied for fourth in beam (9.800), and tied for the team lead on the floor (9.800).

EAGL Specialist of the Week: Steph Macasu (Jan. 12, 2021)
- Freshman Steph Macasu was selected as the EAGL Specialist of the Week action after the opening weekend of action.
- It is Macasu's first weekly award from the league office, which made the announcement on Wednesday, Jan. 12.
- Macasu landed a 9.850 on bars before scoring a 9.800 on beam in her first collegiate meet.
- The rookie waited 90 minutes between routines as Towson competed in bars, vault, floor, beam in the 194.000-192.250 win at UNH.

It's Becoming a Theme
- Prior to winter break, the Tigers announced this season's themes for Towson's six home dates
- January 14: Pink Meet (West Virginia, William & Mary, West Chester)
- February 2: TUCAN night with TUAIDE (William & Mary, George Washington)
- February 4: Pride Meet (LIU, Eastern Michigan, Temple)
- February 13: Shelley Calloway Meet/Domestic Violence Awareness Meet (Penn)
- February 19: George McGinty Alumni Meet/Choose Your Own Cause Meet (Ursinus)
- March 11: Senior Night/Own Your Roar Meet (George Washington, Maryland, SCSU)