When Sunday, March 5, 2023 | 2 p.m. MST
Where Magness Arena | Denver, CO
Team Records Towson (22-3-1)
Denver (11-3)
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The Tigers are changing time zones for the weekend, traveling across the country to University of Denver for a dual meet.
This is the highest ranked opponent Towson will compete against so far this season.
Climbing the Ladder
Big or small, the accomplishments Towson has been making at every meet is helping the team move up the ladder of success this season.
While the Tigers fell to Maryland this past Thursday, they still managed to persevere in other areas. For starters, Towson posted the seventh consecutive score of 196, which breaks the program record for most recorded in a season. Strong efforts were put forth on vault as the Black & Gold posted the second highest score in program history after breaking the record less than two weeks ago. Led by
Camille Vitoff's 9.925 and
Jenna Weitz's 9.900, the Tigers put up a 49.325.
Three Tigers posted results good enough to make it into the top 10 scores in program history. The score from Thursday's meet also helped bump Towson's National Qualifying Score (NQS) to the highest ever recorded in program history - 196.270.
Scouting the Pioneers
No. 10 Denver is currently on a four-game winning streak with it's most recent victory being against Iowa State where the team set a program record of 49.600 on vault. This is the second time this season the Pioneers have set this record, with the first being a 49.550. DU topped host Iowa State 197.275-196.300.
The Crimson & Gold's highest score this season so far is a 197.650, the fifth highest in program history, received at a tri meet with Air Force and UC Davis on Feb 17. This performance was led by strong efforts on bars, as four Denver gymnasts tied for first with 9.925s.
The Pioneers have posted above 49.000s on bars, beam and floor at every meet this season so far. While the highest score was captured on vault, the bars (49.550) and beam (49.5250) season highs don't fall too far behind.
Graduate student Lynnzee Brown is the top scorer on vault (9.975) and bars (9.950). Jessica Hutchinson has beam with a 9.950 and floor with a perfect 10.
Last Timeout vs Denver
The Tigers and Pioneers last saw each other on Jan. 29, 2017 at a quad meet with West Virginia and Temple. The Mountaineers won the meet with 196.300, followed by Denver (195.600) and Towson (194.775).
9.900 Club
-Ten Tigers have posted 9.900s or better on their events this season with the most coming from bars and vault.
Lauren Bolen (9.900 VT),
Paige Casper (9.925 FX),
Amy Stewart (9.925 FX),
Grace Vaillancourt (9.950 UB),
Clara Hong (9.925 UB),
Polina Belanovski (9.925 VT),
Camille Vitoff (9.925 VT),
Jenna Weitz (9.900 VT),
Steph Macasu (9.900 UB) and
Isabella Minervini (9.950 UB & 9.900 FX) are all apart of the 9.900 club.
EAGL Rankings
-Towson (22-3-1(7-1-1 EAGL)) is currently ranked second after falling to North Carolina State
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Grace Vaillancourt is third on bars (NQS 9.900) and
Isabella Minervini is fourth (NQS 9.890)
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Polina Belanovski moved up a couple spots and is now tied for third on vault with an NQS of 9.870
Towson Leaders by Event
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Vault: Polina Belanovski and
Camille Vitoff, 9.925
-Bars: Grace Vaillancourt and
Isabella Minervini, 9.950
-Beam: Jenna Weitz and
Lauren Keener, 9.875
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Floor: Amy Stewart and
Paige Casper, 9.925
Talented Playing Field
-12 out of the 21 teams Towson will compete against for the 2023 season are either ranked or receiving votes in the WGCA Preseason Coaches Poll.
-The highest ranked competitor is University of Denver, ranked 13th with 1119 points.
-Maryland (424) and Iowa State (407) are ranked 29th and 30th respectively.
-West Virginia is ranked 33rd with 214 points.
-George Washington, Temple, New Hampshire, Rutgers, Pittsburg, LIU, Ball State and Fisk all received votes.
Next Time on Tiger Gymnastics
-Towson heads to Colorado for a dual meet with #10 Denver on March 5.
