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SCSU Gymnastics Hosts Rhode Island College, Springfield For Alumni Meet On Saturday, Jan. 21

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SCSU Gymnastics Hosts Rhode Island College, Springfield For Alumni Meet On Saturday, Jan. 21

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY GYMNATICS
vs. Rhode Island College & Springfield College
Date: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023
Time: 2 PM
Location: James Moore Field House (New Haven, Conn.)
 
Live Video
 
Southern Connecticut gymnastics will host Rhode Island College and Springfield College for its first home event of the 2022-23 season on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 at 2 p.m. at James Moore Field House. The event is also SCSU's Alumni Meet.
 
Follow It Live
Live video will be available for Saturday's meet and can be accessed at SCSUOwls.com/TheOwlsNetwork.
 
Remembering Irene Donelan
Prior to the start of the Owls' meet, SCSU Gymnastics will remember Irene Donelan, who passed peacefully on Dec. 24, 2022.

Donelan was a four-year member of the Owls, competing from 1984 through 1987. Irene helped the Owls to a pair of NCAA Division II Northeast Regional titles in 1985 and 1986 including a fifth-place finish on the Floor Exercise in 1985.
 
Donelan also played an integral part in two ECAC Division II Championships in 1984 and 1986. In 1986, Donelan finished second on the Bars, fifth on the Vault and fifth in the All-Around competition as the Owls won their second ECAC Championship in three seasons. In 1987, Donelan placed fifth on the Vault and 7th on the Bars at the ECAC Championship, where the Owls finished third.
 
Alumni Meet
Former SCSU Women's Gymnastics head coaches Pat Panichas and Jerry Nelson as well as former teammates will be on hand to recognize Donelan and celebrate her life. Alumni are asked to arrive early to the event for a brief presentation on Donelan's time at Southern Connecticut. There will also be a luncheon following the meet at James Moore Field House.
 
Owls Notes
  • Southern is coming off its top performance of the young season at the Penn State Quad Meet, which also featured Penn and LIU.
  • The Owls totaled 187.575 points but posted season-best scores in the Vault, Beam and Floor exercises.
  • Owls' freshman Abby Royer (Boyertown, Pa.) posted the team's highest score of the event with a 9.800 in the Floor Exercise. 
  • Hanna Zebdi (Ashburn, Va.) led the Owls on the Vault with a 9.7 and also scored a 9.65 on the Floor. 
  • Libby Allen (Franklin, Tenn.) scored a 9.600 on the Beam and a 9.775 on the Floor. 
  • Ciana Rios (Vineland, N.J.) had a team-high 9.7 on the Bars and Emily Kahl (Dallastown, Pa.) scored a 9.725 on the Beam.
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Players Mentioned

Libby Allen

Libby Allen

4' 11"
Sophomore
All-Around
Ciana Rios

Ciana Rios

5' 1"
Sophomore
All-Around
Hanna Zebdi

Hanna Zebdi

Junior
All-Around
Abby Royer

Abby Royer

5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Libby Allen

Libby Allen

4' 11"
Sophomore
All-Around
Ciana Rios

Ciana Rios

5' 1"
Sophomore
All-Around
Hanna Zebdi

Hanna Zebdi

Junior
All-Around
Abby Royer

Abby Royer

5' 6"
Freshman