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Pitt Gymnastics Falls at New Hampshire
1/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
DURHAM, N.H.- The Pitt gymnastics team (2-4, 0-3 EAGL) fell this evening to fellow EAGL competitor New Hampshire by a score of 195.450-192.175 at Lundholm Gymnasium.
"We had a real rough start on bars and vault wasn't as good as it could be," said head coach Debbie Yohman. "Though I was really proud of them with how they went to floor had their best performance of the season and then moved to beam and finished strong there. It was fun to watch."
Bringing a bright spot to the Panther lineup was junior Lindsay Offutt and freshman Taylor Laymon, who both notched first place honors in individual events.
Offutt, who competed in the all-around for the first time this season, tied for first on floor with a 9.800. Laymon also tied for first but on bars with a 9.825, her highest of the season. She also set a season high on floor with a 9.775.
Tracey Pearson, who finished third in the all-around with a 38.600, a season high, also tied for second on vault with a score of 9.800.
Pitt started out the evening on bars, only putting up a score of 47.675 which was their lowest individual team score of the meet. Performing well on the event in addition to Laymon was Offutt who picked up a 9.800 to place fourth overall.
The Panthers then moved to vault for their second rotation and improved slightly with a score of 47.850. Pearson's 9.800 was the highest for Pitt followed by Miya Dotson's 9.675.
Floor was Pitt's best event of the night, as the team recorded a 48.650. Offutt's top score was the highest of the meet on floor for the Panthers. Three other Pitt gymnasts recorded a score of 9.700 or better including Dotson (9.725), Laymon (9.775) and Pearson (9.700). Erika Reichert set a personal best on floor this evening with a 9.650.
The Panthers finished the night on beam with a 48.000. Freshman Dani Hall led Pitt in scores in this event with a personal best 9.725, good for fifth overall. Reichert followed behind with a career high 9.650 and Laura Kummerle with a 9.600
"Moving forward we need to do the same thing we have been doing," said Yohman. "We will focus on something during the week and if we can make that improvement for next week, we will just keep improving little by little."
The Panthers will continue their season next Friday when they travel to Kent State for a 7 p.m. meet.
For all things Pitt gymnastics, follow the team on Twitter at @PittGymnasts or coach Yohman at @PittGymnastics.
