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Maryland, Yale, George Washington, Texas Woman's University
Pitt Places Fourth at Maryland Five Meet
3/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Pittsburgh gymnastics team finished fourth overall in the Maryland Quad Meet Sunday afternoon at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Md., falling to George Washington, Maryland and Texas Woman’s University while defeating Yale.
George Washington won the meet with a 195.725, while Maryland followed with a 194.700. Texas Woman’s placed third, scoring a 193.575 ahead of the Panthers who posted a 193.475. Yale rounded out the teams in fifth with a 192. 275.
“We can’t seem to pull together and hit as a team,” head coach Debbie Yohman said. “We had some great routines on every event, in spite of some tighter than normal scoring, however every week we have someone different make a mistake that really hurts. We will keep returning to the drawing board.
Lindsay Offutt highlighted the meet for the Panthers, taking home first place on floor and in the all-around. The senior tied her season high on floor with a 9.900 and posted an all-around total of 39.350. Offutt’s all-around score was the fourth-highest in program history. She finished in the top-five of every event.
Junior Kelly Burak earned Pitt’s other top-five finish, placing second on beam while tying her career high of a 9.875.
FINAL STANDINGS
1. George Washington [195.725]
2. University of Maryland [194.700]
3. Texas Woman’s [193.575]
4. Pitt [193.475]
5. Yale [192.275]
PITT EVENT SCORES
Vault: 48.650
Bars: 48.175
Beam: 48.625
Floor: 48.025
TOP FIVE FINISHES
Floor: Offutt, 1st, 9.990
All-Around: Offutt, 1st, 39.350
Beam: Burak, 2nd, 9.875
Bars: Offutt, T-2nd, 9.825
Vault: Offutt, 3rd, 9.825
Beam: Offutt, T-5th, 9.800
MEET RUNDOWN
Pitt posted a 48.025 on floor, the squad’s first rotation of the meet. Behind Offutt’s first place score fell junior Tracey Pearson who scored a 9.800. Senior Miya Dotson earned a 9.775.
After a bye in the second rotation, the Panthers moved to vault. Pitt scored a 48.650 with Offutt’s 9.825 coming in as the top score for the team. Pearson and Dotson both posted a 9.775, while freshman Brittany West earned a 9.700 on the event.
Offutt led the Panthers once again, this time on bars, as Pitt scored an overall 48.175. Behind Offutt fell freshman Lucy Brett and senior Tiara Chadran. Both posted a 9.675.
The Panthers final event of the evening was beam. The Pitt gymnasts combined to score a 48.625, behind Burak’s 9.875. Offutt scored the Panthers’ second-highest score, a 9.800.
Pearson also competed in the all-around and finished with a 38.375.
UP NEXT
Pitt will travel to West Virginia on Friday, March 11, before welcoming the Mountaineers on Sunday, March 13 for senior day.
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