DURHAM, N.H. – The West Virginia University gymnastics team finished in second place at New Hampshire's quad meet with a 195.075 total on Saturday evening, inside Lundholm Gymnasium, in Durham, New Hampshire.
 
Host New Hampshire scored 195.85 and finished first overall, while George Washington placed third with a 192.9 total. Brown finished fourth with a 191.4 score.
 
Competing in their second straight meet away from Morgantown, the Mountaineers (5-5, 0-1 Big 12) finished first on vault (48.9), tying their season high, and second on uneven bars (48.75), balance beam (48.65) and floor exercise (48.775).
 
"We like coming here (New Hampshire)," Mountaineer coach Jason Butts said. "It's an easy trip with very competitive teams. I was happy with the energy today. It was a long competition, so I was proud of the team for keeping their energy up throughout the whole meet.
 
"Overall, I was happy with our performance. The little details are just haunting us a little bit, and that's what we must improve on this week in practice heading to Oklahoma and then going into Pittsburgh. We have the opportunities to hit some great road scores. This is a good road score, but it's not great. I know we're going to get there by fixing the little things, but I must keep reminding myself that we are only five meets into the season. We are not even at the halfway point yet. We have the depth, and we have the scores, we just have to keep building."
 
For the first time this season, the Mountaineers opened a meet on floor and scored 48.775. Junior McKenna Linnen and sophomore Kendra Combs opened the rotation with matching 9.8s and tied for fifth. Freshman Kianna Yancey anchored the lineup and rounded out the Mountaineers in the top 10, totaling 9.775 in a tie for ninth. Senior Erica Fontaine and freshman Abbie Pierson tallied 9.7 marks, and senior Chloe Cluchey added a 9.65 score in the No. 4 slot.
 
New Hampshire's Emma Winer tallied 9.925 and finished first overall.
 
The Mountaineers gained momentum on vault in the second rotation, scoring a 48.9 to match their season-best total for the third time. Senior Julia Merwin and Kianna Yancey paced the Mountaineers with 9.8s and tied for second overall. Of note, the duo matched their season highs in the tie. Senior Abby Kaufman and Pierson finished in a tie for fourth with matching 9.775s. Cluchey anchored the lineup with a 9.75 total, and freshman Kayla Yancey added a 9.625.

New Hampshire's Kylie Gorgenyi scored 9.825 and placed first. 
 
A trio of Mountaineers helped WVU notch a 48.75 mark on bars, tying for second overall with 9.775s. Kayla Yancey hit the mark for the second consecutive meet, matching her season-high total in the tie. Cluchey followed suit with a 9.75 and tied for ninth, while sophomore Esperanza Abarca and Kaufman added scores of 9.675 and 9.625, respectively.
 
New Hampshire's Riley Freehling finished first on bars with a 9.825.
 
The Mountaineers overcame adversity in the final rotation, as WVU hit five routines for a 48.65 mark on beam. Abarca, Combs and Linnen each posted 9.775 marks and tied for fourth. Of note, Abarca matched her season high in the tie. Kaufman scored 9.675, good enough for 13th place, while sophomore Rachel Hornung showed off her routine for the first time this season, totaling a 9.65 mark and tying for 14th overall.
 
New Hampshire's Hailey Lui scored a 9.825 and placed first.
 
Additionally, the Wildcats' Gorgenyi earned the all-around win with a 39.15 total.
 
With the wins, the Mountaineers improve to 48-8 all-time against the Colonials and 5-0 against the Bears. Despite the loss, WVU holds a 30-11 series advantage over UNH.
 
Looking ahead, West Virginia closes its three-week road swing with a tri-meet at No. 1 Oklahoma on Friday, Feb. 14, at 7:45 p.m. ET. The team also will compete against Texas Woman's University.
 
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