March 30, 2007
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Facing injuries and illnesses, the Maryland gymnastics team placed eighth, scoring a 191.175, in the 2007 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship on Friday at home in the Comcast Center. NC State tallied a 195.475 to win its third EAGL team title. West Virginia trailed closely with a 195.300 followed by North Carolina taking third with a 194.925. Pittsburgh was fourth (194.150), George Washington finished fifth (192.775), Rutgers was sixth (192.600) and New Hampshire placed seventh (191.525).
Maryland was faced with an early setback as the 2007 EAGL Rookie of the Year, Brandi George (Orlando, Fla.), withdrew from the competition due to illness. The Terps began on balance beam and notched a 48.50 event total. Freshman Talia Tossone (Virginia Beach, Va.) turned in the team's top score of a 9.750. Sidelined with a wrist injury all season, sophomore Kim Loew (Allentown, Pa.) stepped in and nailed her only routine of the season to score a 9.725.
The Terps moved to floor exercise for their season event. Junior Morgan Fishbein (Greenland, N.H.) led the team with a 9.750 score. Competing on floor only of the second time of this season, senior Rachel Colon notched a 9.725. Their event score was a 48.050 placing the team in fifth halfway through the competition.
On the vault, Tossone competed for the first time this season and scored a 9.70 out of a vault with a 9.80 start value. Angela Ferg (Bel Air, Md.) notched a 9.750 for the high score. During the middle of the line-up, the team suffered three falls for an event score of 47.600.
Finishing on the uneven bars, Maryland only put up five competitors which meant it could not drop its low score. Freshman Allison Dama led the team scoring a 9.775.
North Carolina senior Christine Robella won the all-around title, scoring a 39.350. 2007 EAGL Gymnast of the Year and Outstanding Senior Gymnast, West Virginia's Janae Cox (Otisco, Ind.), placed second (39.325) and NC State junior Leigha Hancock finished 39.100.
Pittsburgh had two individual event champions; freshman Dani Bryan won vault (9.900) and senior Andrea Arlotta won uneven bars (9.900). Hancock scored a 9.900 to win balance beam. Robella also took first on the floor exercise by scoring a 9.925.
