TOWSON, Md. – In an extremely competitive meet with three teams earning at least a team score of 196, the Towson University gymnastics earned its fifth-straight meet victory with a 196.400 team score, its highest of the season.
 
Towson defeated three other teams ranked in the top-50 of the Road to Nationals rankings: Penn (196.200), West Virginia (196.125) and George Washington (195.800).  Towson's previous top team score of the year came in its last home meet with a 196.075 in a dual meet win vs. Ball State on Feb. 21.
 
The Tigers set several new career and season-highs and won two individual events as Isabella DeCroo took the vault crown with a 9.925 and Isabella Minervini taking the bars victory at 9.900.
 
How it Happened for Towson (in Rotation Order)

• Vault – 49.125
  • Adriana Hoffman got Towson off to a strong start with a season-high 9.825.  On the third play, Isabella DeCroo earned a career-high 9.925, notching at least a 9.9 from each judge.
  • Towson continued to stick their landings on the vault as Isabella Minervini and Ava Harper each earned a 9.800.  Polina Belanovski finished with a 9.775.
• Bars – 48.950
  • Towson began the rotation with three 9.8+ scores on the first four athletes, led off by Lauren Keener at 9.850.
  • Needing a big score at the end, Isabella Minervini came through with a 9.900.
• Beam – 49.275
  • Towson dominated on the beam, with all six athletes earning at least a 9.8.  Ana Kenefick began with a season-best 9.800, then Isabella Minervini tied a career-high with a 9.850.
  • Following Celia Trotter's 9.825, Lauren Keener and Clara Hong each earned a 9.900, with the former tying a career-high.  Brissa Portillo finished out with her own season-high of 9.800.
• Floor – 49.050
  • Needing strong scores to hold off the opponents, Carmella Calafati got Towson's started on a 9.750.  DeCroo, in the third spot, tied a season-high on a 9.825.
  • Clara Hong and Adriana Hoffman each finished up with a 9.875 to solidify the victory.

Inside the Numbers

• Towson earned two rotation scores tonight which will stand in the top-10 in Towson history.  Towson's 49.275 on beam is sixth all-time in program history while the 49.125 on vault is ninth in Towson history.
• Lauren Keener surpassed the career 1,000-point mark after her bars routine.
• Isabella Minervini has earned at least a 9.9 on the bars six times this year, including in her last four meets.
• Isabella DeCroo's former top mark on the vault was a 9.825, previously set on March 2 at LIU.
• Four Tigers got a 9.950 from at least one judge: Isabella DeCroo on vault, Isabella Minervini on bars, Lauren Keener on beam and Adriana Hoffman on floor.

Next Meet

• Towson hosts Alaska Anchorage and West Chester for Senior Day on Sunday, March 9 at 1 p.m.  Tickets for the meet are available at https://fevo-enterprise.com/group/25TUgymsingles.