Gymnastics Scores High in Dual Meet at Brown

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Highlighted by their second-highest score of the season, the University of Bridgeport's gymnastics team competed at Brown University on Sunday in a dual meet. The Purple Knights tallied a mark of 193.250 which was narrowly defeated by the Bears' score of 194.100.

UB EVENT SCORES
Vault: 48.150
Bars: 48.075
Beam: 48.150
Floor: 48.875 (season high)

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Floor offered the most success for the Purple Knights as they posted a new season-best score. Maggie Coyle earned top honors on the day with a new season-best mark of 9.850 which was UB's highest in any event.

Four more Purple Knights surpassed 9.7's on floor. Abby Kenney placed fourth with a 9.800 while Lola Sepulveda and Skyler Vulchev each tallied 9.750s.

Maddie Viles also performed well on floor with a 9.725 while she also notched a 9.700 on beam.

Speaking of beam, Kenney posted a solid 9.750 to finish in third. She also earned a 9.725 on bars en route to an all-around score of 38.450.

Sepulveda, meanwhile, racked up an all-around mark of 38.575. In addition to floor, she also excelled on vault with a 9.700 and bars with a season-best 9.650.

Nova Staruk provided the Purple Knights' second-best score of the day on vault. The Massachusetts native rattled off a 9.825 which was her second highest mark of the season.

More UB highlights included Nicole Pujals posing a new season-best total on bars (9.725).

UP NEXT
The Purple Knights will celebrate Senior Day on Sunday in a quad meet against Brown, William & Mary, and Southern Connecticut State.