Carolina Scores 195.125, Tops William & Mary

Saturday, March 2

Williamsburg, VA

3 p.m.

North Carolina

195.125

192.625

The College of William & Mary

Khazia Hislop
University of North Carolina Gymnastics v Towson
Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, NC
Saturday, February 9, 2019

Khazia Hislop matched her career high of 9.950 on floor for the second consecutive week.

March 2, 2019 | Women's Gymnastics

WM UNC Results

WILLIAMSBURG, VA — North Carolina (195.125) placed 11 podium finishes and defeated William & Mary (192.625) Saturday night in Williamsburg. The meet featured five Tar Heels matching or setting their season highs, with three of them being career highs as well.

"I'm pleased with the fact that it was our highest away meet score thus far this season," said North Carolina Head Coach Derek Galvin. "We are getting better at competing on the road and that is the key. We want to make each venue that we compete in feel like we are home in our arena."

Carolina began the day with its highest score on bars in an away meet, 48.675. Rylie Dewhurst matched her season high and Grace Donaghy set hers to led the Tar Heels with scores of 9.825 and 9.800, respectively. Dewhurst placed first while Donaghy tied for second. Emery Summey set a career high on bars with a 9.725 and tied for fifth place.

"Bars has been a challenging event for us on the road," commented Galvin. "They [the team] shook that off. It was good to see the team come away with five solid routines."

The Tar Heel vault squad continued its top-notch season with a 48.975, continuing its streak of six consecutive weeks scoring above 48.950. Khazia Hislop placed first in the event with a 9.875, followed closely by teammate Mikayla Robinson in second with a 9.850. Madison Hargrave tied for third with a 9.800. Drew Aldridge and Alexis Allen placed seventh and ninth with scores of 9.750 and 9.700, respectively.

With a 49.125, Carolina scored its third highest score on floor this season. Hislop matched her career high of 9.950 and placed first for the second consecutive week. Hargrave matched her career high as well, placing second with a 9.875. Teammates Lily Dean and Robinson scored 9.825 and tied for third place.

Carolina finished the meet on beam. The Tar Heels placed four of the top five in the event, led by Jamie DeCicco tying for first with a 9.850. Alexis Allen places third with a 9.825, followed by Hislop in fourth with a 9.800. Dean rounded out the top-five Heels with a 9.750 in fifth.

"We wanted our team to have fun this weekend," said Galvin. "We also asked them to be intentional in warmups, routines, the whole day, and it showed."

Carolina returns to action on Sunday, March 10 as the Tar Heels travel to Kent, Ohio for a quad meet to take on Ball State, Rutgers and Kent State. The meet will begin at 1 p.m.