Maryland
at
Penn State
Jan. 21 | Rec Hall | State College, Pa.
| Last Meet Results |
|---|
| Category |
MD |
PSU |
| Vault |
48.675 |
48.025 |
| Uneven Bars |
48.025 |
48.975 |
| Balance Beam |
47.500 |
48.775 |
| Floor |
48.150 |
47.125 |
| Team Score |
192.350 |
192.900 |
| Next Home Meet |
|---|
 Maryland vs. Michigan
Sunday, Feb. 5 | Noon
The Terps host Big Ten opponent Michigan in Maryland's first Purple Meet for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness. | PROMOS |
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland gymnastics team hits the road for the first time this season as the Terps travel to State College, Pa., for a meet against Penn State this Saturday at 4 p.m.
• The Terps' meet at Penn State will be streamed for free here. Live results will be available here.
• Admission to all gymnastics meets is free.
last time out
• Freshman Alecia Farina tied for the bars title with a career-high 9.850. She also notched a career high on vault with a 9.750.
• The Terps posted a 192.350, picking up their first win of the season over Alaska-Anchorage (188.175) and falling to Arizona (193.225) and Minnesota (194.900).
• For the second straight meet, seniors Emily Brauckmuller and Sarah Faller led the Terps on vault, each posting a 9.775.
• Junior Evelyn Nee notched a 9.825 on beam while Brauckmuller anchored floor with a 9.825.
in the rankings
• The Terps currently rank No. 43 with an average score of 193.150.
• Penn State currently ranks No. 32 with an average score of 193.763.
• For complete rankings, visit roadtonationals.com.
Scouting the penn state nittany lions
• The Nittany Lions posted a 192.900 in their last meet, falling to Nebraska (195.700). Senior Nicole Medvitz notched a 9.900 to win the balance beam title.
• Junior Briannah Tsang was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week on Jan. 9 after winning the vault, beam, floor and all-around titles in the first meet of the season. Tsang qualified for the 2016 NCAA Championships on floor.
• Last season, Penn State defeated Maryland in College Park, 196.350-195.350.
seniors lead terps on vault
• Seniors Emily Brauckmuller and Sarah Faller have led Maryland on vault this season.
• In the season opener against West Virginia, the duo each posted 9.750s, the highest scores on the team.
• In the Maryland quad meet, the seniors tallied 9.775s, which placed fourth in the meet.
youth movement
• Maryland welcomed one of the top freshman classes in program history this season, and the newest Terps have made an immediate impact.
• Five freshmen have found their way into the Maryland lineup this season. Alecia Farina, Kirsten Peterman and Deanna Magro have been important members of the vault lineup while Farina has been a force on bars. Magro posted a 9.750 on beam in her debut.
• Sophomores Shynelle Agaran, Amanda Bertorello and Megan McClelland have also been key for the Terps. Agaran notched a team-high 9.800 on bars in Maryland's first meet vs. West Virginia. In the Maryland quad meet, Bertorello set career highs on bars (9.750) and floor (9.800). McClelland has been a mainstay in the floor lineup since her freshman season.
• Ten of Maryland's 17 gymnasts are underclassmen.
FAller, Farina named b1g gymnasts to watch
• Senior Sarah Faller and freshman Alecia Farina were selected as Maryland's Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch in December.
• Faller has been a consistent performer for the Terps since her first season, competing on vault, bars and beam. Last season, Faller set a new career-high with a 9.850 on bars and tied a career high 9.800 on beam. The Raleigh, N.C., native is a two-time Big Ten All-Academic selection.
• Farina is a member of one of Maryland's strongest freshmen classes to date. She was the only gymnast in Ohio high school history to earn a perfect 10.0 on vault, which she did three times. Farina finished second on floor, 10th on vault and 23rd in the all-around at the 2016 U.S. Junior Olympic National Championship.
• The Terps were picked to finish ninth in the Big Ten preseason coaches poll.
