George Washington University
Lindsey Ferris Invitational
Colonials Take Second Place at GW/Lindsey Ferris Invite
1/17/2009 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
Jan. 17, 2009
Results
WASHINGTON, DC - The George Washington Women's Gymnastics team kicked off their 2009 season Friday night with a second place finish at the GW/Lindsey Ferris Invite at the Charles E. Smith Center. The Colonials put together a team score of 192.900, falling by only .025 points to North Carolina, who finished with 192.925.
The Colonials were led by senior Kristen Simpson, who recorded a career-high 9.700 on floor exercise and a 9.825 on vault. Sophomore Leslie Delima and freshman Amanda Murphy were the two all-around performers for the Colonials and scored a 38.700 and 37.175 respectively.
The strongest event for George Washington was the balance beam, where all six competitors scored at least 9.600 and four scored over a 9.700. This led to a score of 48.650 for the event in the fifth rotation and put the Colonials in prime position to win the invitational.
Erin Quigg and Delima also had standout scores on vault scoring 9.775 and 9.725 each, which placed them third and fifth overall in the six-team invitational. Junior Christa Devine also put forth two strong routines as she scored a 9.775 on beam and a 9.700 on bars. That gave her a fourth place overall finish on beam and a third place finish in the entire Invitational on bars.
Senior Bree Plotsker also recorded a career-high 9.750 on beam in the fifth rotation.
The Colonials now have a week as they prepare to head to Rutgers University to take on the Scarlet Knights, as well as Penn and William & Mary. The first rotation is scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 24.
Cornell University finished third place with a team score of 188.700, Temple finished fourth with a score of 188.500, Rutgers finished fifth with a 186.250 and William and Mary finished with a score of 185.100
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