Complete ResultsPROVIDENCE, R.I. - It was a record-setting night for the Southern Connecticut State University gymnastics team as the Owls set new overall team score and bars records in a quad-meet against New Hampshire, Brown and Bridgeport.
The Owls posted a team score of 191.625 and finished fourth. New Hampshire posted a 196.075, while Bridgeport had a 194.45 and Brown a 194.000.
Southern's previous team score record of 191.45 came at the 2013 ECAC Championships, while its old mark of 47.825 on the bars had stood since February, 2004 against Yale until tonight's tally of 47.85.
Samantha Menichini (Shavertown, Pa.) and
Jenny Kaufman (Lido Beach, N.Y.) both tied for the Owls' high score on the vault with a 9.675.
Rachel de la Torre (New York, N.Y.) led the way on the bars with a 9.725, while
Kasey Kilmurray (S. Dennis, Mass.) posted a 9.7.
Nicole Pruchnik (Rochester, Mass.) placed fifth on the beam with a 9.8 while
Rotem Porat (Plantation, Fla.) tied for ninth with a 9.75.
Pruchnik also had the top individual finish for the Owls in any event, as she was third on the floor exercise with a 9.8.
The Owls are back in action on Feb. 27 for a meet at West Chester with Ursinus.
