ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cortland women's gymnastics team posted a season-high score of 188.80, as well as season bests in two events, at the Cornell Big Red Invitational.
 
The Division I host Big Red won the meet with a 193.475, followed by Brockport (192.625), Ithaca (190.375) and Cortland. The Red Dragons' team score their best since the same meet in 2020. Cortland's score included a season-high 46.45 on uneven bars and a season-high tying 47.775 on floor exercise.
 
Glynis Curcione (Buffalo/Wilson Central) finished fourth uneven bars with a 9.625. Abby Bang (Montgomery, MA/Gateway Regional) placed fifth on vault with a career-best 9.70 and tied for 15th on floor exercise with a 9.60.
 
Marisa Frascatore (Syracuse/Cicero-North Syracuse) led the Red Dragons on balance beam with a season/career high 9.525 for a 10th-place finish. She also was 11th on vault with a 9.60. Bianca Carr (Tappan/Tappan Zee) tied for 10th on uneven bars (9.425) with a 9.425 and tied for 15th on floor exercise with a 9.60. Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA) finished 11th on beam with a 9.50 and led the team with a season/career best 9.625 on floor exercise to tie for 13th place. Mirigliano placed third in the all-around with a 36.95.
 
Brockport's Sydney Schumaker won vault (9.825) and the Golden Eagles' Emma Grace Sargent won uneven bars (9.775). Cornell's Alexandra Quinn took top honors on beam (9.85). Sydney Beers of Cornell and Kirsten Paultre of Brockport tied for first on floor (9.825), and Beers won the all-around (38.90).
 
Cortland returns to action this Wednesday with a 6:30 p.m. dual meet at Ithaca College, part of the "Rumble and Tumble" combined event with the Red Dragons' wrestling match versus the Bombers.

Coach's Corner - Comments from Cortland Head Coach Sulekha Modi Zaug:

This team rallied around each other to fill in some spots that were opened this weekend and showed extreme depth and tenacity. Enough to eclipse our high score since the same meet before Covid. Their confidence is improving and we are still not at our peak. It's exciting to watch them improve week after week and overcome fears and self -doubt in one of the most mental sports there is!


Full Results (currently incorrectly including exhibition entries in the rankings; results will be fixed at a later date)
 
Cornell 193.475, Brockport 192.625, Ithaca 190.375, Cortland 188.80
 
(Top 6)

Vault:  1) Sydney Schumaker (BROCK) 9.825, 2) Sydney Beers (CORN) 9.80, 3) Maren Eramo (BROCK) 9.75, 4) Calista Brady (CORN) 9.725, 5) Abby Bang (CORT) 9.70, 6) Nicole Lonski (ITH) 9.675
 
Uneven Bars: 1) Emma Grace Sargent (BROCK) 9.775, 2) Rachel Swick (BROCK) 9.70, 3) Maddie Sakalosky (CORN) 9.65, 4) Glynis Curcione (CORT) 9.625, tie 5) Sydney Beers (CORN) 9.575, tie 5) Kate Michelini (CORN) 9.575, tie 5) Melanie Stone (CORN) 9.575, tie 5) Gabbi Gare (BROCK) 9.575
 
Balance Beam: 1) Alexandra Quiana (CORN) 9.85, 2) Natalie Galioto (BROCK) 9.825, 3) Cali Carcinski (BROCK) 9.775, ti3 4) Caitlin Pellegrino (ITH) 9.725, tie 4) Mikayla Burton (CORN) 9.725, 6) Sydney Beers (CORN) 9.70  (top Cortland: tie 10) Marisa Frascatore, 9.525)
 
Floor Exercise: tie 1) Sydney Beers (CORN) 9.825, tie 1) Kirsten Paultre (BROCK) 9.825, tie 3) Kyra Figurelli (BROCK) 9.80, tie 3) Emmie White (BROCK) 9.80, tie 5) Kate Michelini (CORN) 9.775, tie 5) Victoria DeMeo (CORN) 9.775  (top Cortland: tie 14) Gianna Mirigliano, 9.625)
 
All-Around: 1) Sydney Beers (CORN) 38.90, 2) Skye Cohen (ITH) 37.90, 3) Gianna Mirigliano (CORT) 36.95  (only three all-around competitors)