Maryland vs. Penn State
January 17, 2021
Rec Hall
5:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -Â The Maryland gymnastics team will begin its 2021 season in State College, Pa. against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday.
The meet will start at 5 p.m. on Big Ten Network with Joel Godett (play-by-play) and Olivia Karas (color analyst) on the call. The broadcast can also be seen on FoxSportsGo.com or the Fox Sports Go app.
The Maryland Terrapins, led by Head Coach Brett Nelligan, enter the 2021 season ranked No. 28 in the WCGA Preseason Poll. The Terps finished the season 2020 ranked No. 28 in the nation with a record of 14-8 (3-6, B1G).
Last season
The GymTerps finished the 2020 season with 195.940 National Qualifying Score (NQS), ranking 28th in the RoadToNationals standings.
Maryland was ranked 20th in the nation on vault in 2020 with a 49.110 NQS, 21st on bars (49.130 NQS), 26th on floor (49.170) and 39th on beam (48.880).
Sophomore Reese McClure was the leading returner on floor (9.870 NQS) and Beam (9.815 NQS). She ranked 66th in the nation on floor. Senior Sabriyaa Rouse sat 78th in the country on floor (9.865 NQS).
Junior Alexis Rubio is the Terrapins' leading returner on vault, ranking 53rd in the nation last season (9.850 NQS).
Senior Audrey Barber set the program record last year earning a 9.950 on bars.Â
Sophomore returner Emma Silberman impressed the nation last year when she emerged as Maryland's leading all-arounder earning a first-place finish in her first meet.
New kids on the block
The opponent
Penn State averaged a 196.230 in five home meets last season, its highest at Rec Hall since 2015. The Nittany Lions earned a 196.000 or better in each of the last four home meets, highlighted by a 196.575 in the PSU Quad Meet.
The Nittany Lions scored above a 49.000 on bars in four of five meets, paced by a 49.300 against West Virginia. Penn State tallied a 49.000 or better on beam in four home meets, finishing strong with a 49.325 against Florida. The blue and white also earned a 49.000 or better on floor in four meets, led by a 49.375 vs. Iowa.
