March 19, 2010
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Live Scoring
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 15 Penn State women's gymnastics team hosts No. 12 Nebraska on Saturday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall. The meet will be a double dual with the No. 8 Penn State men's gymnastics team, who is hosting No. 2 Oklahoma. It will be the final regular season home meet for seniors Alexandra Brockway (Macungie, Pa.), Brandi Personett (Katy, Texas), Casey Rohrbaugh (Spring Grove, Pa.), Allie Southard (Nanuet, N.Y.), Rosie Smith (Waterford, Pa.) and Lindsey Montross.
Live scoring will be available via a link at GoPSUsports.com.
The Series: Penn State vs. Nebraska
The No. 12 Cornhuskers own a 15-6 record against the Nittany Lions since first meeting in 1983. The teams last met in 2009 at Nebraska. The Cornhuskerswon the meet with a score of 195.875-194.625. The Nittany Lions last won in 2006 with a score of 196.025-195.475 on Feb. 10.
What's Next?
The Nittany Lions head to the 2010 Big Ten Championships at Ohio State on March 27. Penn State hosts the 2010 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Northeast Regional on Saturday, April 10 at 6 p.m.
Penn State in the Rankings
Below is where Penn State sits in the respective GymInfo rankings for the week of March 15. (www.troester.com/gym).
National (PSU Rank, Leader)
Team: 195.750 (15th, Alabama - 197.155)
Vault: 49.240 (7th, Alabama - 49.410)
Bars: 48.020 (14th, UCLA - 49.300)
Beam: 48.790 (20th, Oklahoma - 49.330)
Floor: 48.955 (22nd, UCLA - 49.370)
Stine Steps Up on Bars
Sophomore Alex Stine made her 2010 debut on March 7 against Maryland, Michigan and Bridgeport with a performance on the uneven bars. Less than a week later on March 12, Stine tied her personal-best on the event with a 9.825 in the quad meet at Utah.
2010 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Regionals
Tickets are on sale now for the 2010 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Northeast Regional. The meet will be held at Rec Hall on Saturday, April 10 at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 814-865-5555 or by visiting the Penn State Athletic Ticket Office, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youth and groups of 20 or more.
Penn State Sports Camps
Penn State summer sports camps offer the very best in individual and team instruction, and now is the time to start planning for summer 2010! With 26 sports to choose from, not only will campers get the absolute finest instruction from some of the nation's elite coaches, but they'll also enjoy Penn State's terrific campus and state of the art facilities. And Penn State sports camps pride themselves on providing each camper a safe environment with twenty-four hour supervision and on-site medical personnel. Registration fills up fast, so get your information today by visiting www.psusportcamps.org or calling (814) 865-0561.