Carolina Finishes Second in Pittsburgh

Friday, February 1

Pittsburgh, PA

7 p.m.

North Carolina

194.050

193.550

University of Pittsburgh

Khazia HislopvaultUniversity of North Carolina Gymnastics v North Carolina StateCarmichael ArenaChapel Hill, NCFriday, January 25, 2019

Khazia Hislop placed first in vault, beam and floor with scores of 9.900, 9.925 and 9.900, respectively.

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

February 1, 2019 | Women's Gymnastics

2.1 Results

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The University of North Carolina women's gymnastics team finished in second place in Pittsburgh on Friday night with a score of 194.050. The Tar Heels (5-3) topped East Atlantic Gymnastics League foe Pittsburgh (193.550) but fell to Temple (194.200). Carolina junior Khazia Hislop had a career day, scoring above a 9.900 in all three events for the third time in her career. She also placed first in all three events she competed in, vault, beam and floor.

"We had a very rough start with bars," Carolina Head Coach Derek Galvin said. "After that we told the team that we had the opportunity to dig in and have three good events. We had another strong performance on vault. On floor, we were solid. We were pleased with the way we refocused on the last three events. We came back in the last three events."

Carolina started the day on uneven bars. A team score of 47.350 set Carolina back from the start. Two Tar Heel gymnasts placed in the top-10 on bars as Rylie Dewhurst placed second with a score of 9.750 and Mekyllah Williams placed sixth with a 9.700.

During the second rotation, Carolina moved over to beam. Hislop stepped onto the top-spot of the podium with a career-high matching score of 9.925. Alexis Allen and Jamie DeCicco also placed in the top-10 with scores of 9.800. Carolina ended the rotation with a score of 48.800.

The Tar Heels won floor with a score of 48.925. Carolina placed three on the podium. Lily Dean and Mikayla Robinson tied for third with scores of 9.825, tying a season-high for Robinson. Hislop placed first on floor with a 9.900. Madison Hargrave rounded out the top-10 Tar Heels with a 9.750.

On vault, Carolina had their second highest score of the season. The Tar Heel's score of 48.975 topped the rest of the competition by over 0.250. Hislop and Robinson placed first and second with scores of 9.900 and 9.850, respectively. Two more Tar Heels also placed in the top-five as Hargrave and Drew Aldridge tied for fifth with 9.775, topping Aldridge's previous career high.

"Khazia [Hislop] had a great meet," Galvin said. "It was one of the nicest beam routines I have seen her do. She is such a gifted artistic athlete. Everything she does, there is a grace and a beauty in it and at the same time she has a tremendous power. She is a delightful competitor."

Carolina returns to action on February 9th as it returns to Chapel Hill, N.C. to host EAGL opponent Towson at 3:45 p.m. in Carmichael Arena. Admission is free to the public.