PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Cortland women's gymnastics team finished second out of four schools at a quad meet hosted by Rhode Island College. The Red Dragons posted a score of 187.05, trailing only Brockport (188.375) and placing ahead of both RIC (186.10) and Springfield (184.375) - two schools that finished ahead of the Red Dragons last week in a meet at Ursinus. 
 
Junior Rianna Adams (South Setauket/Ward Melville) finished second on uneven bars with a 9.55, her best score in the event since her freshman year when she was an All-American in the event. Freshman Victoria Cave (Roanoke, VA/Hidden Valley) tied for second on balance beam with a 9.65. 
 
Freshman Autumn Adkins (Aledo, TX) and Alexa Rose Pahila (Greenville, SC/St. Joseph's Catholic School) each turned in three top-10 finishes. Adkins tied for fifth on vault (9.50), was sixth on uneven bars (9.375) and placed 10th on floor exercise (9.55). Pahila tied for seventh on vault (9.50) and tied for 10th on both bars (9.275) and balance beam (9.425). 
 
Sophomore Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA) tied for eighth on beam (9.45) and sophomore Ava Miranov (Morgantown, WV/University) and freshman Rory Allan (Dubai, UAE/Gems International School Al Khail) each tied for ninth on vault (9.425). Freshman Taylor Goldstein (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills West) tied for 10th on bars (9.275) and freshman Kathryn McSweeney (East Brunswick, NJ) tied for 11th on floor (9.475). 
 
Brockport's Emma Grace Sargent won vault (9.70) and bars (9.70), Springfield's Julia Reer was the beam champion (9.675), and RIC's Emma Tucker and Kelsey Gates and Springfield's Sophia LeBlanc finished in a three-way tie for first on floor (9.75). LeBlanc also won the all-around with a 37.95. 
 
Cortland will compete at Division II West Chester University next Saturday at 1 p.m.

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

The girls were confident and hungry for scores today! They attacked their skills and wanted to prove themselves. They continue to challenge themselves with increased skill difficulty and work on not just getting through the routines but performing them!
 

Brockport 188.375, Cortland 187.05, Rhode Island College 186.10, Springfield 184.375

(Top 6)
 
Vault: 1) Emma Grace Sargent (BROCK) 9.70, T2) Kirsten Paultre (BROCK) 9.575, T2) Maren Eramo (BROCK) 9.575, 4) Emma Tucker (RIC) 9.525, T5) Autumn Adkins (CORT) 9.50, T5) Sophia Damiano (RIC) 9.50 
 
Uneven Bars: 1) Emma Grace Sargent (BROCK) 9.70, 2) Rianna Adams (CORT) 9.55, 3) Taylor Bushey (BROCK) 9.50, T4) Olivia Keyes (RIC) 9.475, T4) Sophia LeBlanc (SPR) 9.475, 6) Autumn Adkins (CORT) 9.375 
 
Balance Beam: 1) Julia Reer (SPR) 9.675, T2) Victoria Cave (CORT) 9.65, T2) Olivia Keyes (RIC) 9.65, 4) Morgan Lunn (RIC) 9.60, 5) Sophia LeBlanc (SPR) 9.55, 6) Natalie Galioto (BROCK) 9.50 
 
Floor Exercise: T1) Emma Tucker (RIC) 9.75, T1) Kelsey Gates (RIC) 9.75, T1) Sophia LeBlanc (SPR) 9.75, T4) Morgan Lunn (RIC) 9.65, T4) Claire Geiger (SPR) 9.65, T6) Natalie Galioto (BROCK) 9.625, T6) Laken Sooy (BROCK) 9.625 (Top Cortland: 10) Autumn Adkins, 9.55) 
 
All-Around: 1) Sophia LeBlanc (SPR) 37.95, 2) Olivia Keyes (RIC) 37.40, 3) Kelsey Gates (RIC) 36.85, 4) Lienna Kay (BROCK) 36.05, 5) Sage Kaplan (SPR) 35.75 (only five all-around competitors)