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North Carolina
UCLA
Gymnasts Suffer Under Tough Competition At UCLA
March 16, 2003 | Women's Gymnastics
March 16, 2003
In a foreign gym in California, the gymnasts of North Carolina battled the No. 1 ranked UCLA, No. 14 Oklahoma and Rhode Island at the UCLA Invitational Sunday. Carolina's final score of 193.750, the third lowest score of the season, fell short of Oklahoma's winning 197.475 and UCLA's 196.725. The Tar Heels, whose national ranking had moved up to 30 last week, defeated Rhode Island (189.825), improving their record to 21-4.
Junior Anna Wilson led the Tar Heels, taking fourth place in the all-around with a 38.600. Her 9.95 score on floor exercise put her in a tie for second place and contributed to Carolina's highest event score of the meet, a 49.350.
Wilson was followed on floor by junior Maddy Curley and sophomore Olivia Trusty who both earned a 9.875 to tie for ninth place. Sophomores Elisabeth Alsop and Amy Williams were close behind, each scoring a 9.825, a personal best for Williams. Freshman Mikel Hester rounded out the Tar Heel competitors on floor, earning her highest score of the meet, a 9.800.
Freshman Courtney Bumpers led the team on vault, one of only two events in which she competed, tying her career-high 9.900 on the event. The score was good enough to put her in a tie for fourth place. Trusty and Williams ended up in a four-way tie for seventh place after scoring 9.800.
Carolina struggled on the balance beam and uneven bars, earning its lowest team scores of the season: a 47.700 and 47.775, respectively. Trusty led the team on uneven bars, however, with a high score of 9.800 as did Curley on balance beam with a 9.850.
The Tar Heels will next compete at home in their final regular season meet on Sat., March 22, at 1 p.m. at Carmichael Auditorium.
Team Scores
1. Oklahoma 197.475
2. UCLA 196.725
3. North Carolina 193.750
4. Rhode Island 189.825
Carolina's Top Individuals
Vault
4t. Courtney Bumpers 9.900*
7t. Olivia Trusty 9.800
7t. Amy Williams 9.800
11t. Mikel Hester 9.775
Uneven Bars
10. Olivia Trusty 9.800
13t. Maddy Curley 9.725
13t. Anna Wilson 9.725
16. Courtney Bumpers 9.600
Balance Beam
8t. Maddy Curley 9.850
13. Natalie Halbach 9.725
14. Amy Williams 9.650
20. Anna Wilson 9.275
Floor Exercise
2t. Anna Wilson 9.950
9t. Maddy Curley 9.875
9t. Olivia Trusty 9.875
13t. Elisabeth Alsop 9.825
13t. Amy Williams 9.825*
All-Around
4. Anna Wilson 38.600
8. Mikel Hester 37.125
* denotes personal best
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