DURHAM, N.H. – The West Virginia University gymnastics team continues its road swing with a quad meet at New Hampshire, with Brown and George Washington, on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. ET, inside Lundholm Gymnasium, in Durham, New Hampshire.
 
Links for live scores and a web stream are available at WVUsports.com.
 
The Mountaineers (3-4, 0-1 Big 12) open the meet on floor exercise for the first time this season. WVU's complete rotation order is floor, vault, uneven bars and balance beam.
 
West Virginia has winning records against all three opponents, including a perfect 4-0 mark against Brown (4-6, 1-1 ECAC). The Mountaineers are 30-10 all-time against New Hampshire (4-2, 2-0 EAGL) and 47-8 all-time against George Washington (8-4, 0-1 EAGL).
 
Saturday marks the second meeting between WVU and UNH, as well as GW, this season. West Virginia previously defeated New Hampshire, 196.025-195.125, in its home opener on Jan. 26, but suffered a 195.375-194.85 loss to George Washington on Jan. 31. The Mountaineers and the Bears last met in 2015 at New Hampshire.
 
"Last week wasn't the performance that we wanted, but it showed us the potential that we have," Mountaineer coach Jason Butts said. "We were not satisfied, and I think that's a good thing. In the past we may have been satisfied, but we went back to the gym on Monday and put them under some pressure. We have three road meets in a row, and those scores are going to count big time. We hope these next few weeks pay off for us."
 
Ranked No. 24 in last week's rankings, the Mountaineers fell to No. 26 (195.175 avg.) overall following a third-place, 194.85 showing at George Washington's quad meet.
 
Pitt tallied 195.7 and finished first overall, while the host Colonials placed second with a 195.375 mark. William & Mary scored 191.425 and finished fourth. Despite a slow start, the Mountaineers closed the meet strong, tying for the vault win and placing second on bars with scores of 48.85 and 48.95, respectively. WVU's bars score is a season best. Additionally, the team finished third on beam (48.175) and floor (48.875).
 
Senior Abby Kaufman paced the Mountaineers' vault lineup last week, finishing in a tie for first with a 9.85 score and matching her career high. The vault win marked her first event victory of the year.
 
Freshman Abbie Pierson tied for the floor win with George Washington's Cydney Crasa and Pitt's Ciara Ward, scoring matching 9.875 totals. Pierson notched a career high in the tie and now owns an event win on floor, vault and beam.
 
WVU's final rotation on bars was highlighted by sophomore Esperanza Abarca's 9.9 score. The Colony, Texas, native posted the first 9.9 of her career to win the event outright.
 
The Mountaineers rank in the top 25 on floor for the second consecutive week, checking in at No. 21. WVU earned its event ranking based on a season average of 48.981. West Virginia sits just outside the top 25 on bars at No. 26 (48.819 avg.). WVU also ranks No. 34 on vault (48.731 avg.) and No. 35 on beam (48.644 avg.).
 
Individually, Freshman Kianna Yancey continues to rank inside the top 50 in the all-around and on bars. The Hatfield, Pennsylvania, native is tied at No. 36 in the all-around (39.15 avg.) and is tied at No. 42 on bars (9.844 avg.).
 
Of note, the Mountaineers are 0-3 on the road this season. Kaufman paces the team with 116.725 season points, followed by Yancey with 116.7. Fourteen Mountaineers have competed in at least once meet this season. Currently, a freshman or sophomore is featured in 14 of the Mountaineers' 24 lineup positions. Nine of the 14 Mountaineers who have competed this season have reached the podium. Yancey paces WVU with seven podium finishes and two event wins, while senior Chloe Cluchey and Pierson each show four podium finishes and three event wins.
 
Last week, the Wildcats defeated Towson, 195.125-192.175, in a head-to-head matchup on Feb. 1, at Lundholm Gymnasium. UNH matched its season high total, which was last set at WVU's home season opener on Jan. 26.
 
Following a second-place finish in their home gym on Jan. 31, the Colonials wrapped up their weekend at Kent State, suffering a 196.05-194.9 setback to the Golden Flashes on Feb. 2. Additionally, the Bears scored 192.25 and placed third at Bridgeport's tri-meet on Feb. 2.
 
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