Ladies Finish Second to Bridgeport In Senior Night Meet
The Centenary gymnastics team recorded a 188.050 to finish second to the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights in a non-conference dual meet on Monday evening as the Ladies celebrated Senior Night inside the Gold Dome.
Shreveport- The Centenary gymnastics team recorded a 188.050 to finish second to the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights in a non-conference dual meet on Monday evening as the Ladies celebrated Senior Night inside the Gold Dome.
Centenary honored its 2024 senior class following Monday's meet - Kendall Huff (Riviera, Texas), Rylie Molina (Moss Bluff, La.), Roxanne Myers (Prairieville, La.), Isabel Plaza (San Antonio, Texas), and Lacey Wedge (Belle Chasse, La.). Wedge highlighted the meet as she earned a new career-high 9.80 on floor in her final appearance in the Gold Dome.
The Ladies recorded their highest scores of the season on both bars (46.900) and floor (47.825). They finished with a 45.850 on beam and a 47.475 in vault. The Purple Knights posted a winning score of 193.025 as they finished with a 48.600 on floor, a 48.225 on vault, an a 48.100 on both bars and beam.
Bridgeport, a division III school and a member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, entered the meet ranked 65th in the latest Road to Nationals rankings, while the Ladies were 81st.
Freshman Olivia Williams (Cape Coral, Fla.) earned a pair of season and career-high scores as she recorded a 9.675 on floor to tie for fifth place and earned her other career-high on bars (9.375) as she tied for ninth.
Sophomore Amy Foret (Bedford, Texas) and Huff tied for third place on vault with scores of 9.60 as Foret tied her season high. Sophomore Sophie Schmitz (Trophy Club, Texas) tied her season high on bars with a 9.725 to finish second and sophomore Claire Flores (Oklahoma City, Okla.) set a career high on bars (9.55) to finish fifth.
Freshman Brooke Murdock (Garland, Texas) tied for fourth on beam with a career-high 9.625 and junior Mylia Vidtor (The Colony, Texas) finished sixth on beam with a career-high 9.525. Flores also set a new career high on floor (9.50) to finish ninth. Plaza finished 10th on floor with a 9.45 and Murdock placed 11th (9.40).
Bridgeport's Abigail Kenney won the All-Around (38.875) just ahead of her teammate Lola Sepulveda (38.850). Kenney and Sepulveda finished first and second on vault, Emily Hernandez won on bars, Kenney won on beam, and Sepulveda won the floor competition.
The Ladies are next in action on Friday, March 8 for a tri-meet against host West Chester University and William & Mary in Westchester, Pa. at 7 p.m.
See the Ladies' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/gymnastics/2023-24/schedule
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