March 1, 1999
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - With a record of 12-7, the Terrapins will next travel to Raleigh, N.C., to
compete in the Wolfpack Invitational on Saturday March 6 at 7 p.m., hosted by EAGL rival NC State.
The meet will also feature Pennsylvania, Radford and William & Mary.
The Terps have faced all four of
their opponents in the invitational once during the regular season and are 3-1, losing only to NC State at
the 4th Annual Governor's Cup also held in Raleigh, N.C. All-time, Maryland has compiled records of 16-21
against NC State, 19-1-1 against Pennsylvania, 14-0 against Radford and 18-9 against William and Mary. Over
the past five meetings against each team, the Terps are 1-4 against NC State, 5-0 against Pennsylvania,
Radford and William & Mary.
The Terp's last win against NC State came on Feb. 9, 1997 when the Terps
defeated the Wolfpack, 190.650-190.200, and the last time the Terps defeted NC State in Raleigh was in
1989 when the Terps won by a score of 189.350-188.150.
NEXT TERPS MEET ...
at Wolfpack Invitational
Sat., March 6, 7:00 p.m.
Raleigh, N.C.
Top 1999 Performances
All-Around
1. Gillian Cote 39.400 2/26
2. Laura Moon 39.350 2/17
Vault
1. Laura Moon 9.850 2/17
2. Kit Johnson 9.825 2/26
Bars
1. Gillian Cote 9.900 2/28
2. Lisa Mealey 9.850 2/17
Beam
1. Gillian Cote 9.95 1/9
Floor
1. Gillian Cote 9.900 2/28
2. Laura Moon 9.875 2/177
TERPS PLACE THIRD AT 10TH ANNUAL MASTERS CLASSIC
The Terps recorded an all-time high team score on the road (195.200), breaking the old mark set on Feb. 13, and recorded season highs on bars (48.950) and floor (48.975) to finish in third place at the 10th Annual Masters Classic. Host No. 7 Nebraska took the top spot with a score of 195.725, No. 8 Arizona State came in second with a score of 195.250 and California finished in fourth place with a score of 188.850. This meet marked just the fourth meeting between the Terps and both Nebraska and Arizona State, while it was just the second meeting for the Terps against California. The win over the Golden Bears is the first in Maryland history.
TERPS DROP DUAL MEET AGAINST EAGL RIVAL TOWSON
Despite recording the highest all-time team score on the road (194.500), a season high on bars (48.900) and tying a season high on vault (48.775), and winning the vault, beam and all-arouund competitions, the Terps could not overcome a strong Towson performance and lost to the EAGL rival, 194.875-194.500. It marked the first loss by the Terps in three dual meets this season. Maryland defeated Radford in the first meet of the season and defeated Southeast Region rival George Washington on Feb. 17.
COTE WRITING NAME INTO RECORD BOOKS AGAIN AND AGAIN . . . . .
In the Terps' last two meets, against Towson and at the Masters Classic, freshman Gillian Cote (Fredricksburg, Va./James Monroe) has proved that youngsters can be just as good as the most experienced gymnasts. Against Towson, Cote won the all-around and vault competitions and tied for first place on beam. Her score in the all-around, 39.4, set the Maryland all-time high, breaking the nine-day old mark set by fellow freshman Laura Moon (Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro). On vault, she tied a career-high by scoring a 9.8, the fourth highest score in school history. Her score on beam, 9.9, was the third highest in school history. On floor, Cote scored a Maryland all-time high 9.9, again breaking Moon's nine-day old record.
At the Masters Classic, Cote took first place in the all-around and floor competitions and tied for first on bars. She scored a 39.175 in the all-around, the third best score of her career and the sixth best in school history. Cote also scored a 9.9 on floor for the second straight meet and recorded a 9.9 on bars, marking the highest bars score in school history.
HOLCOMBE'S COMING OUT PARTY
Junior co-captain Christine Holcombe (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) had her best outing of the season at the 10th Annual Masters Classic against No. 7 Nebraska, No. 8 Arizona State and California as she recorded a season-high 38.9 in the all-around competition, taking third place overall. Included in this performance was a score of 9.775 on bars, tying a career high and placing her in a tie for 11th place. Holcombe also recorded the second best beam score of her career, a 9.7, to finish in a tie for 11th place, and also scored a season high 9.775 on floor, earning her a tie for 12th place overall.
