Philadelphia, Pa. – The Towson University gymnastics team placed second at Temple's quad meet on Thursday afternoon, falling to Maryland by nearly half a point. For the second consecutive meet the Black & Gold found most success on vault, where two gymnasts collected career highs. Seven Tigers placed in the top-five and five made their way onto the podium.

Maryland posted a 196.600, supported by two individual first place finishes on bars and beam. Towson took silver with 196.050. Host Temple placed third with 195.275 while West Chester finished in fourth with a 194.275.

Temple's Ashley Glynn placed first in all-around with a 39.175.
 
How it Happened
Bars – 49.225

• Steph Macasu led the way with a season high 9.900, which also matches her career best. The sophomore took second in the event overall.
• Teammate Grace Vaillancourt joined Macasu on the podium, placing third with a 9.875.
• Camille Vitoff and Isabella Minervini posted a pair of 9.825s.
• Temple took an early lead, claiming first after rotation one. The Tigers trailed right behind them, sitting in second by .025 points.

Beam – 48.750

• Lauren Keener was the top finisher for the Towson on beam, posting a 9.800 to claim bronze.
• Lauren Bolen, Grace Vaillancourt and Steph Macasu posted 9.750s.
• Maryland took the lead at the conclusion of the second rotation while Towson held onto second place.

Floor – 48.750

• Rookie Carmella Calafati placed fourth with a 9.825.
• Isabella Minervini and Amy Stewart followed with 9.800s.
• Polina Belanovski posted a 9.750.

Vault – 49.325

• The Tigers certainly brought the heat for their final rotation of the evening as they posted the highest vault score of the meet.
• Camille Vitoff took gold in the event after receiving a career high 9.925. The score ties her with Polina Belanovski for fifth best in Towson history.
• Right behind her was Jenna Weitz who placed second after also posting a career high of 9.900.
• Lauren Bolen was the next finisher for Towson, tying for fifth with a 9.875.

 
Behind the Numbers

• Second highest vault score in program history.
• 19^th highest score in program history.
• Camille Vitoff, tied with Maryland's Aleka Tsiknias bars routine, posted the highest score of the meet of 9.925 on vault.

 
Quotes from Coach
"We had some highlights, but also stayed strong through adversity. We definitely had to use our grit this meet. Onto Denver this Sunday." – Head coach Jay Ramirez.
 
Up Next on Tiger Gymnastics

• The Tigers have a quick turnaround as they head to University of Denver for a dual meet on March 5^th at 2 p.m.