Complete Results

NEW HAVEN, Conn.  – It was a record-setting afternoon for the Southern Connecticut State University gymnastics team as the Owls set new team school records for overall score and beam score in its dual-meet with the University of Bridgeport.

The Owls team score of 192.000 broke the old mark of 191.875 at the 2015 ECAC Championship. In addition, the squad also set a new school record on the beam with a team score of 48.5. The previous mark of 48.375 was set on March 6 of last year in a meet against Rutgers, Towson and West Chester.

HIGHLIGHTS

TEAM SCORES: Bridgeport - 194.075 | SCSU – 192.000

EVENT SCORES:
Bridgeport – 48.65 (Vault), 48.75 (Bars), 47.6 (Beam), 49.075 (Floor)
SCSU - 47.575 (Vault), 47.2 (Bars), 48.5 (Beam), 48.725 (Floor)

Tiffany Elliott (Clarendon Hills, Ill.) led the way on the vault with a 9.75, which was good for a third place finish.  Alexandra Avendano (Burlington, Mass.) was right behind with a 9.7 and placed sixth.

Kathleen Aberger (Plano, Texas) was the Owls' top finisher on the bars. She finished fourth with a 9.725.

Aberger and Rotem Porat (Plantation, Fla.) each registered a 9.8 on the beam to tie for second, while Keylea Brothers (Lexington, Ky.) and Kylyn Dawkins (Bridgeton, N.J.) each posted a 9.65 to tie for sixth.

Avendano's total of 9.825 was good for third on the floor exercise, while Abigail Bensley (Malvern, Pa.) and Brothers tied for sixth with a 9.75.

UP NEXT: at Brown, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m.

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