CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland women's gymnastics team posted the sixth-best score in school history in its home dual loss to Division I Cornell University, 192.275-189.30.

Freshman Rachel Filipski (Lancaster) finished second on vault with a 9.60, while sophomore Bailey Gildemeyer (Liverpool/Cicero-North Syracuse) and senior Meghan Goyden (Endwell/Maine-Endwell) were part of a three-way tie for second on floor exercise with scores of 9.725.

Senior Maddy Scozzie (Ashburn, VA/Broad Run) placed third on uneven bars with a 9.625. Goyden was fifth on balance beam (9.50), with Scozzie in sixth place (9.40). Marley Bender (Riverside, CA/Woodcrest Christian), Gildemeyer and Goyden tied for fifth place on vault, each with a 9.475. Gildemeyer posted career bests on both vault and floor exercise.

For Cornell, Alicia Bair won vault (9.725), Kaitlin Green won beam (9.90), Lyanda Dudley won floor exercise (9.775), and Green and Elana Molotsky tied for first on bars (9.80). Dudley was the lone all-around competitor at the meet and finished with a 38.60.

Cortland will travel to Springfield College for a meet on Sunday, January 31, at 1 p.m.


Cornell 192.275, Cortland 189.30

Complete Results (PDF)

(Top 4)

Vault:  1) Alicia Bair (Cornell) 9.725, 2) Rachel Filipski (CORT) 9.60, 3) Alexandria Bourgeois (Cornell) 9.55, 4) Lyanda Dudley (Cornell) 9.525

Uneven Bars: tie 1) Elana Molotsky (Cornell) 9.80, tie 1) Kaitlin Green (Cornell) 9.80, 3) Maddy Scozzie (CORT) 9.625, 4) Lyanda Dudley (Cornell) 9.60

Balance Beam: 1) Kaitlin Green (Cornell) 9.90, 2) Lyanda Dudley (Cornell) 9.70, 3) Jessica O'Brien (Cornell) 9.625, 4) Rebecca Thron (Cornell) 9.55

Floor Exercise: 1) Lyanda Dudley (Cornell) 9.775, tie 2) Bailey Gildemeyer (CORT) 9.725, tie 2) Meghan Goyden (CORT) 9.725, tie 2) Elana Molotsky (Cornell) 9.725

All-Around: 1) Lyanda Dudley (Cornell) 38.60  (only all-around competitor)