Gymnastics: WVU Heads to Pitt on Tuesday
March 06, 2006 03:47 PM | General
March 6, 2006
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The 23rd-ranked West Virginia University women’s gymnastics team travels to Pittsburgh for a three-team meet with James Madison on Tuesday, March 7, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Fitzgerald Field House.
West Virginia (11-6) will be competing on three day’s rest for the only time this season, as the meet marks the second of three meets against Pitt (10-6) in a seven-day span.
The Mountaineers and the Panthers placed second and third, respectively, at North Carolina on Saturday with a score of 194.075 and Pitt’s season-high 193.5. Pitt will travel to the WVU Coliseum on Friday, March 10, at 7 p.m. for a three-team meet to complete the busy week for both teams.
West Virginia is seeking its first win against an opponent competing in its home gym (0-5), as the Mountaineers are 5-6 this year on the road averaging a 192.14 team score.
The Mountaineers, with a season average of 192.906 and a regional qualifying score of 193.87, are the highest scoring team in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) in team total as well as the uneven bars and the floor exercise.
Pitt (10-6) is ranked seventh in the league, while non-conference foe JMU (4-13) is ranked ninth in the ECAC with a 183.155 RQS.
Nearly two years ago to the date was the last time West Virginia competed at Pitt with James Madison. The Mountaineers established their current school record team score of 197.4 during that meet on March 9, 2004, while Pitt (196.525) and JMU (191.7) took second and third.
