COMPLETE RESULTS
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University gymnastics team defeated the College of Brockport and Rhode Island College in a tri-meet at the James Moore Field House in New Haven, Conn. SCSU posted a season-high 191.125 to finish ahead of Brockport at 188.850 and RIC at 178.450.
Freshman stand-out
Hannah Stahlbrodt (Cicero, N.Y.) put on a record-breaking performance with an all-around score of 38.675. Stahlbrodt's four-event total broke former Owl Justin Basley's 38.525 in 2009. Stahlbrodt won the uneven parallel bars with a 9.650 as well as the floor exercise with a 9.825, which was also the highest score of the meet. She also finished second in the balance beam (9.700) and fifth in the vault (9.500). Senior captain
Alexandra Lesperance (Valrico, Fla.) took the vault event with a 9.600 while
Jordan Peloquin (Greenville, R.I.) won the balance beam with a score of 9.725.
Vault
- The Owls took three of the top five spots in the first rotation of the event, led by Lesperance's event-winning 9.600. Cassidey Girolamo (Newington, Conn.) was third with a 9.550 while Stahlbrodt was fifth.
- Cadi Borsellino (Channanhon, Ill.) and senior captain Kylyn Dawkins (Bridgeton, N.J.) were just outside of the Top 5 with a 9.425 and 9.375, respectively.
Uneven Parallel Bars
- The Owls were dominant in the uneven parallel bars as they combined for their highest team score in the event of the season (47.125). SCSU took three of the top five spots while posting five of the top nine scores.
- Stahlbrodt posted a 9.650 to win the event, which was also her second-best score of the season.
- Noely Macias (Fitchbury, Mass.) also posted a season-best score with a 9.550 for third place while Jackie Kutcher (West Newbury, Mass.) recorded a 9.425 for fifth.
Balance Beam
- The Owls once-again posted a season-best score in an event, this time rallying for a 48.125 as Southern held five of the top six scores.
- The event featured a dramatic finish as Stahlbrodt posted a 9.700 as the fifth athlete in the rotation before Peloquin followed with a 9.725 for the win.
- Morgan Gatewood (Dry Ridge, Ky.), a beam specialist, scored a 9.600 for fourth place while reigning ECAC Gymnastics Specialist of the Week Keara Loughlin (Lowell, Mass.) was fifth with a 9.575.
- Dawkins finished sixth with a 9.525.
Floor Exercise
- Stahlbrodt posted the team's highest score of the event with a 9.825 for first place in the floor exercise.
- The Owls also received a phenomenal performance from Keylea Brothers (Lexington, Ky.) who scored a season-best 9.725 for third place. Peloquin posted a 9.700 for sixth while Dawkins' 9.625 was close behind.
All-Around
- In addition to Stahlbrodt's record-breaking all-around performance, Cassidy Girolamo (Newington, Conn.) posted a combined score of 37.225. Girolamo posted matching 9.550 scores in the vault and floor exercise while also scoring a 9.150 in the bars and a 8.975 in the beam.
Up Next
- Southern Connecticut will compete in the Don Tonry Invitational hosted by Yale University on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The annual event will also feature University of Bridgeport and Springfield College and can seen live on ESPN+ at 1 p.m. from Payne Whitney Gymnasium.
