TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University gymnastics team fell to University of Maryland, 196.725-196.625, on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Tigers narrowly trailed the Terrapins for the entirety of the meet, remaining within .300 points away throughout all four rotations. Towson outscored Maryland on beam 49.300 – 49.200 and bars 49.300 – 49.225.
 
Towson's 49.300 on bars and beam was supported by a combined 11 scores of 9.800 or better. 

Maryland claimed the top individual spots on vault, bars and beam while Towson secured a first place finish on floor. The Black & Gold also picked up an additional eight podium finishes.
 
By Rotation
 
Rotation One – Vault – 48.975

• Elise Tisler posted Towson's highest score of 9.85 to tie for second place.
•  Retoshia Halsell logged a 9.8.
• Adriana Hoffman, Polina Belanovski and Camille Vitoff scored 9.775's.

 
Rotation Two – Bars – 49.300

• Grace Vaillancourt led the Tigers on the event with a 9.900, her second highest score this season, to place second overall.
• Clara Hong, Isabella Minervini, Camille Vitoff and Lauren Greene logged 9.85s for a share of third place.

 
Rotation Three – Beam- 49.300

• Sarah Girot posted a huge career high 9.900, making her way onto the podium with a second-place finish.
•  Jenna Weitz and Lauren Keener received 9.875s, which mark season highs for both Tigers.

 
Rotation Four – Floor - 49.050

• Elise Tisler picked up her third floor victory of the season, tying for first with a 9.875. 
• Grace Vaillancourt logged a 9.85 for fourth place.
• Carmella Calafati and Retoshia Halsell received 9.825s.

 
Behind the Numbers

• Season high team beam score.
• Third highest team beam score in program history.
• Top-10 team bars score.
• Third highest team score this season.
• Sixth best team score in program history.

 
Up Next
The Tigers will host a tri-meet against William & Mary and George Washington on Friday, March 15^th at 6 p.m. for senior night.