Huskers Win Penn State Quadrangular

State College, Pa.? The No. 14 Nebraska women’s gymnastics team finished first at the PennState quadrangular, posting a score of 196.00 at PSU’s Rec Hall on Friday night. The Huskers, who improved to 10-4 on the year, scored a 49.0 or better on vault, bars and floor and won four individual event titles. NU finished ahead of Penn State (195.725), Maryland (192.675) and Rutgers (189.475).

 

Senior Emily Parsons captured the vault (9.925) and floor (9.90) crowns, while senior Desire’ Sniatynski took first on bars (9.925), and junior Tricia Woo claimed the beam title with a 9.90. Sniatynski (39.45) and Woo (39.25) matched their career highs in the all-around to place second and third, respectively.

 

Nebraska opened the meet on floor, where Parsons led the way with a score of 9.90 for her first event title of the night. Sniatynski came in third with a 9.825, while freshman Erin Davis and sophomore Maria Scaffidi tied with scores of 9.80 for fourth. Woo added a 9.775, helping NU earn a team total of 49.10 ahead of first-rotation totals from Penn State (49.05), Maryland (48.70) and Rutgers (46.65).

 

NU continued on to vault, and Parsons set the pace with a 9.925 to take first. Sniatynski totaled a 9.875 to place third, while Davis chipped in a fourth-place 9.85. Woo added a 9.80 to finish sixth, and sophomore Sabrina Long scored a season-high 9.60. The Huskers finished with an event score of 49.05 and running score of 98.15 left them ahead of the Nittany Lions’ 97.65, the Terrapins’ 96.70 and the Scarlet Knights’ 93.575 at the halfway point.

 

Nebraska moved on to bars, where Sniatynski smashed her career high with a 9.925 for the event title, having previously hit the 9.90 mark six times in her Husker career. Scaffidi took second with a career-high-tying 9.875, while Parsons matched her season best of 9.825 for fifth. Woo tallied a 9.775 mark for a career high, and sophomore Kathryn Howard rounded out the mix with a 9.70. NU totaled a 49.10 on the event and forged on with a lead at 147.25 over PSU’s 146.70, as well as Maryland (145.375) and Rutgers (141.55). 

 

The Huskers capped the evening on beam, and Woo knocked out a 9.90 to tie for top honors. Sniatynski and freshman Brittnee Habbib added a pair of third-place 9.825s, and Scaffidi earned a 9.775. Parsons contributed a 9.425, and NU totaled an event score of 48.75 and a final team total of 196.00 to win the quadrangular, ahead of PennState (195.725), Maryland (192.675) and Rutgers (189.475).

 

“PennState is a tough place to compete,” Head Coach Dan Kendig said. “We were in a battle all day long and were never out of it all day long. It was a little closer than we’d have liked, but I’m most encouraged that we had people throughout every lineup who stepped up in pressure situations.

 

“That’s what’s so great about this team. There is no quit in them. I’m proud of them, and I’m looking forward to preparing for the Big 12 Championshipsnext weekend. There are some things we need to address on every event, but we couldn’t be in a better position to vie for a Big 12 title.”

 

Defending Big 12 champion Nebraska travels to Norman, Okla., on Saturday, March 29 for the Big 12 Championships at the University of Oklahoma. Competition is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the LloydNobleCenter.

 

Name                                     Vault      Bars       Beam     Floor       All-Around

Erin Davis                             9.85        ---            ---            9.80        ---

Brittnee Habbib                    ---            9.175      9.825      ---            9.60       

Kathryn Howard                   ---            9.70        9.25        ---            ---           

Sabrina Long                       9.60        ---            ---            ---            ---                                           

Vanessa Meloche               ---            ---            ---            ---            ---                                                           

Emily Parsons                     9.925      9.825      9.425      9.90        39.075

Maria Scaffidi                        9.40        9.875      9.775      9.80        38.85

Stephanie Seich                  ---            ---            ---            ---            ---                                                           

Desire’ Sniatynski               9.875      9.925      9.825      9.825      39.45

Kylie Stone                            ---            ---            ---            ---            ---                                                           

Brittney Williams                  ---            ---            ---            ---            ---                                                           

Tricia Woo                             9.80        9.775      9.90        9.775      39.25

 

Team Scores                       Vault      Bars       Beam     Floor       Total

Nebraska                      49.05      49.10      48.75      49.10      196.00

Penn State                            49.05      48.60      49.05      49.025   195.725

Maryland                       48.675   47.30      48.70      48.00      192.675

Rutgers                         47.925   46.65      46.925   47.975   189.475

 

All-Around: 1. Brandi Personett, PSU (39.525); 2. Desire’ Sniatynski, NU (39.45); 3. Tricia Woo, NU (39.25); 4. Emily Parsons, NU (39.075); 5. Brandi George, Maryland (39.00)

 

Vault: 1. Emily Parsons, NU (9.925); 2. Desire’ Sniatynski, NU (9.875), Brandi Personett, PSU (9.875); 4. Erin Davis, NU (9.85); Aslynn Satterfield, PSU (9.825

 

Bars: 1. Desire’ Sniatynski, NU (9.925); 2. Maria Scaffidi, NU (9.875), Allison Dama, Maryland (9.875); 4. Brandi Personett, PSU (9.85); Emily Parsons, NU (9.825), Alexandra Brockway, PSU (9.825)

 

Beam: 1.Tricia Woo, NU (9.90), Brandi Personett, PSU (9.90); 3. Desire’ Sniatynski, NU (9.825), Brittnee Habbib, NU (9.825), Casey Rohrbaugh, PSU (9.825)

 

Floor: 1. Emily Parsons, NU (9.90), Brandi Personett, PSU (9.90); 3. Desire’ Sniatynski, NU (9.825); 4. Erin Davis, NU (9.80), Maria Scaffidi, NU (9.80); Aslynn Satterfield, PSU (9.80)