Feb. 19, 2010
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 13 Penn State women's gymnastics team welcomes West Virginia to Rec Hall on Saturday, Feb. 20. The Nittany Lions host the Mountaineers in a double dual with the Penn State men's gymnastics team hosting Illinois. Meet action is set for 7 p.m.
Live scoring will be available via a link at GoPSUsports.com.
The Series: Penn State vs. West Virginia
The Nittany Lions are 27-5 all-time against the Mountaineers. The teams first met in 1979 when Penn State finished the season a perfect 9-0. Penn State defeated West Virginia 138.30-119.85. After suffered a 195.150-193.375 loss to WVU in 2008, the Lions secured a 196.225-195.925 win in Morgantown in 2009.
What's Next?
The Nittany Lions travel to Big Ten foe Ohio State on Saturday, Feb. 27. Meet action is set for 4 p.m. Penn State returns home March 7 to host its second quad meet of the year. The Lions welcome Maryland, Michigan and Bridgeport to Rec Hall.
Penn State in the Rankings
Below is where Penn State sits in the respective GymInfo rankings for the week of Feb. 15. (www.troester.com/gym).
National (PSU Rank, Leader)
Team: 195.379 (13th, Alabama - 196.575)
Vault: 49.133 (4th, Alabama - 49.308)
Bars: 48.933 (11th, UCLA - 49.254)
Beam: 48.483 (18th, Alabama - 49.138)
Floor: 48.829 (14th, Oklahoma - 49.208)
Musser Named Freshman of the Week
Freshman Sharaya Musser earned the first weekly conference honor of her career on Feb. 15. At Pittsburgh, Musser took home her first individual event title after tying for first on beam with a 9.875. She also finished second on two events, including vault with a personal-best 9.925 and on the uneven bars scoring a 9.825.
Personett Is Perfect...Again
Senior Brandi Personett scored the second 10.0 of the season and her career on vault in the Feb. 13 meet at Pittsburgh. She also took individual event titles on beam with a 9.875 and floor with a 9.900. Personett finished tied for second on bars with freshman Sharaya Musser with a 9.825. She also tied her career-high in the all-around with a 39.600 to take top honors. Personett was selected the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week for the fourth time this season and the 13th time in her career for her performance.
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