March 6, 2018
ROSEMONT, Ill. - Freshman Lauren Bridgens (Darnestown, Md.) and senior Briannah Tsang (Vancouver, British Columbia) have garnered weekly honors from the Big Ten, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon. Bridgens was tabbed the Co-Freshman of the Week, while Tsang received Gymnast of the Week honors. Both gymnasts are being honored for the fourth time this season.
On Sunday, the then-No. 27 Nittany Lions captured a quad meet victory over Pittsburgh, Temple, and No. 31 West Virginia. On the day, Penn State finished first with a season-high 196.650 followed by host Pittsburgh (196.475), West Virginia (196.075), and Temple (194.250).
Individually for the Blue & White, Bridgens won two event titles, while Tsang captured two event titles and the all-around crown.
For Bridgens, she tallied a career-best score of 9.925 to tie for the vault title, tied a career-best 9.925 to capture a first-place finish on the uneven bars, tied a career-best 9.850 to tie for sixth on floor, and tied for 17th on beam (9.725). In the all-around, she posted the second-best score of her career (39.425) to place second.
On the day for Tsang, she tied for the balance beam title (9.875), won the floor exercise with a 9.925, and captured her eighth all-around title of the season with a 39.500. In addition to her three first-place finishes, Tsang tied a season-best 9.900 on vault to place third and she tied for sixth on the uneven bars with a 9.800.
The No. 28 Nittany Lions head to Provo, Utah, to take on No. 21 BYU, Texas Woman's University and Utah State on March 9. The meet is slated for a 7 p.m. (MST) start at the Smith Fieldhouse.