Bridgeport, Conn. - Despite a fourth-place finish in University of Bridgeport's quad meet, the Southern Connecticut State University gymnastic's team put together the best season-opening score, 190.275, in program history as they opened the year against the Purple Knights, Rutgers and Yale. Yale won the event with a 193.775, followed by Bridgeport at 193.750 and Rutgers at 193.175. 

Freshman Hannah Stahlbrodt (Cicero, N.Y.) led the Owls with a 37.875 all-around score, which was good for fifth among the four-team field. Stahlbrodt led the Owls in three of the four events (floor, vault and beam) while Tiffany Coleman (Milford, Conn.) led SCSU in the vault. Freshman Cassidy Girolamo (Newington, Conn.) finished among the Owls' top scorers in the floor, vault and beam while sophomore Jordan Peloquin (Greenville, R.I.) finished in the top three for the Owls in both events (floor and beam) that she competed in while

RESULTS
Floor Event

• Freshman Hannah Stahlbrodt (Cicero, N.Y.) posted a team-high 9.750 while finishing in a four-place tie for second place in the event while sophomore Jordan Peloquin (Greenville, R.I.) tallied a 9.725 in her first collegiate event and tied for sixth place.
• Junior Alexandra Lesperance (Valrico, Fla.) was close behind with a 9.600 while sophomore Cadi Borsellino (Channahon, Ill.) check-in with a 9.425, junior Keylea Brothers (Lexington, Ky.) and freshman Cassidy Girolamo (Newington, Conn.) registered 9.375.

Floor Event Individual Scores

• Cadi Borsellino: 9.425
• Cassidy Girolamo: 9.375
• Alexandra Lesperance: 9.600
• Jordan Peloquin: 9.725
• Keylea Brothers: 9.375
• Hannah Stahlbrodt: 9.750
• Bella Lanata: 9.250
• Noely Macias: 8.550

Vault Event

• Senior Tiffany Coleman (Milford, Conn.) led the Owls with a 9.70 in the Vault event, which was also a personal best score, while Girolamo was close-behind at 9.625.
• Lesperance and freshman Bella Lanata (Glastonbury, Conn.) totaled a 9.575 and Borsellino registered a 9.550 while senior Kylyn Dawkins (Bridgeton, N.J.) had a 9.525 in her first event of the night.

Vault Event Individual Scores

• Cadi Borsellino: 9.550
• Cassidy Girolamo: 9.625
• Kylyn Dawkins: 9.525
• Hannah Stahlbrodt: 8.750
• Alexandra Lesperance: 9.575
• Tiffany Coleman: 9.7
• Bella Lanata: 9.575

Bars Event

• Stahlbrodt once-again led the Owls with a team-best 9.700, which was good for sixth place.
• Junior Jackie Kutcher (West Newbury, Mass.), competing in her first event of the night, posted a 9.500. Macias rebounded from a difficult floor event with a 9.450 in the bars while junior Isabella Antonangeli (West Bridgewater, Mass.), also competing in her first event of the night, led off the Owls' rotation with a 9.200.

Bars Event Individual Scores

• Isabella Antonangeli: 9.200
• Alexandra Lesperance: 8.850
• Jackie Kutcher: 9.500
• Noely Macias: 9.450
• Cassidy Girolamo: 8.425
• Hannah Stahlbrodt: 9.700

Beam Event

• Stahlbrodt posted her third team-leading score of the meet with a 9.675, which was matched by sophomore Morgan Gatewood (Dry Ridge, Ky.), who was competing for the first time in the meet.
• Peloquin had another strong event for the Owls with a 9.550 while Keara Loughlin (Lowell, Mass.) had a 9.476.

Beam Event Individual Scores

• Kylyn Dawkins: 9.3
• Bella Lanata: 8.325
• Morgan Gatewood: 9.675
• Keara Loughlin: 9.476
• Hannah Stahlbrodt: 9.675
• Jordan Peloquin: 9.550
• Cassidy Girolamo: 9.650
• Noely Macias: 9.735

UP NEXT
The Owls will compete against Brown University in Providence, R.I. on Jan. 20, 2019 before hosting Brockport and Rhode Island College for its first home event of the season at the James Moore Field House on Jan. 27, 2019 at 1 p.m.