Terps Head To UNC In Dual Meet
2/10/2010 7:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
Feb. 10, 2010
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The Maryland gymnastics team will head south to take on EAGL opponent North Carolina in a dual meet Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Carmichael Auditorium. Information on weather affecting the meet will be available as soon as it is available at
The 6-4 Terps are currently sitting No. 4 in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League, and No. 34 nationally, while the Tar Heels are just behind at No. 5 and No. 35 nationally. Maryland and North Carolina were supposed to meet in College Park last weekend as well, but were cancelled because of snow.
MEET NOTES
• The Maryland gymnastics team, ranked No. 34 nationally, continues its 2010 regular season Friday night when it heads south to take on EAGL opponent, No. 35 North Carolina at 2:30 p.m. in the Carmichael Auditorium.
• This meet is the Tar Heels' annual Blue & Pink meet to support breast cancer awareness. North Carolina will also be hosting a cancer awareness fair in the lobby of Carmichael Auditorium from 12:30 p.m. to the start of the meet.
• Due to renovations of Carmichael Auditorium last season, the Tar Heels did not have a home meet last year. This is the first home meet for nine of North Carolina's 14 gymnasts.
• Watch online at http://www.nmnathletics.com//mediaPortal/player.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29700&id=.
TERP BITES
• Maryland features a senior-laden squad that returns 11 letterwinners from a year ago.
• The Terrapins are currently ranked No. 25 in the vault as a team, No. 31 on beam and No. 35 on bars.
• Freshman Ally Krikorian is tied for No. 4 EAGL in the vault, while Abigail Adams is No. 7.
• Junior Abigail Adams is in the top ten in the all-around with an average of 38.606. Brandi George is seventh on beam.
• As a team, they are second in the conference in vault with an average of 48.738, are fourth in bars with an average of 48.600 and are third in beam with a 47.919.
SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS
• North Carolina is currently ranked No. 33 on bars and on beam and No. 25 on floor.
• The Tar Heels are led by senior Christine Nguyen, who averages a 39.000 in the all-around, putting her at the top spot in the EAGL.
• Nguyen is currently the conference's beam leader with an average beam score of 9.837 and a high score of 9.875. She is second in the floor exercise with a high score of 9.850 and an avrage of 9.837 as well. She is tied for fourth in bars with an average of 9.725.
• Sophomore Zoya Johnson leads the EAGL in vault with a high score of 9.850 and an average of 9.850.
• Senior Kara Wright is No. 6 on bars with a 9.775 as her high score and her average is a 9.712. Wright is also fifth on floor with a 9.812 average.
- Go Terps -
