Gymnastics Places Third for Best-Ever Finish at GEC's

FULL RESULTS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Competing in the night session for the first time, the University of Bridgeport's gymnastics team posted its best-ever finish at the Gymnastics East Conference Championships on Saturday courtesy of a third-place performance. The Purple Knights totaled a score of 193.150 which ended up behind just Penn (195.700) and Yale (194.125).

UB EVENT SCORES
Vault: 48.450
Bars: 48.500
Beam: 47.775
Floor: 48.425

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Lola Sepulveda and Nova Staruk put together UB's top placements courtesy of tying for third on vault. The duo registered marks of 9.800. Staruk has earned at least that score in six consecutive meets.

Another 9.800 was secured by Olivia Imbarlina on beam, which was good for a fourth-place finish. Imbarlina's performance served as her highest score since the first meet of the season.

Samantha Nokes, Abby Kenney, and Maggie Coyle also all posted top-10 marks on Saturday.

Nokes and Kenney each maneuvered 9.750's on bars to finish tied for sixth while Coyle logged the same mark on floor to finish in 10^th. Kenney also snagged a 9.700 on floor to place 13^th.

More UB highlights included a trio of top-15 performances from sophomore Emily Hernandez. The California native tallied a 9.650 on vault, a 9.550 on beam and a 9.700 on bars.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Penn: 195.700
Yale: 194.124
Bridgeport: 193.150
William and Mary: 192.975
Cornell: 192.925
Brown: 192.875
West Chester: 192.275
Southern Connecticut State: 191.175

UP NEXT
The Purple Knights will compete in the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics National Invitational Championship at Centenary on April 11.