ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cortland women's gymnastics team lost a dual meet at Ithaca College, 192.10-190.00, despite reaching the 190-point mark for the third time in four outings. The Red Dragons' score included a season-best 47.975 on vault.
 
Rianna Adams (South Setauket/Ward Melville) won uneven bars with a season-high 9.70 and Kathryn McSweeney (East Brunswick, NJ) tied for second in the event with a 9.50. Rory Allan (Dubai, UAE/Gems International School Al Khail) finished second on vault with a career-best 9.725.
 
Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA) earned three top-six finishes. She finished third on balance beam with a career-high tying 9.75, tied for fourth on vault with a 9.65 and tied for sixth on floor exercise with a 9.70. Taylor Goldstein (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills West) placed fourth on bars with a 9.475 and fifth on beam with a career-high 9.70.
 
Other top-six finishers for the Red Dragons included Delaney Brown (Peru) with a fifth-place showing on floor (9.725), Kyleigh Brown (Tunkhannock, pA/Commonwealth Charter) with a sixth-place finish on vault (career-high 9.575) and Autumn Adkins (Aledo, TX) with a tie for sixth on floor (9.70).
 
Ithaca's Natalie Steed won vault (9.75) and Emily Kobusky won beam (9.825). Three Ithaca gymnasts - Jillian Freyman, Corey Foster and Grace Murray - tied for first on floor with scores of 9.825. There were no all-around competitors.
 
Cortland closes out the regular season next Sunday, March 3, at home versus Utica University at 1 p.m.

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

There were some great highlights today and some slight silly mistakes that cost us the meet. The girls know how close they are to breaking team and uneven bar records and I believe they were searching for perfection and put a lot of pressure on themselves. The goal as we head towards the final meet of regular season is to compete how they practice, focus on relaxing and remembering their mental cues on every skill. Everything counts at this point for the new qualification process to Nationals and our goal is top 2 at Regionals so we can qualify as a team. Congratulations to our event winners and top scorers of the day!
 
Ithaca 192.10, Cortland 190.00
 
(Top 4)

Vault:  1) Natalie Steed (ITH) 9.75, 2) Rory Allan (CORT) 9.725, 3) Grace Murray (ITH) 9.675, T4) Gianna Mirigliano (CORT) 9.65, T4) Lauren Babineaux (ITH) 9.65
 
Uneven Bars: 1) Rianna Adams (CORT) 9.70, T2) Kathryn McSweeney (CORT) 9.50, T2) Coral Cotteleer (ITH) 9.50, 4) Taylor Goldstein (CORT) 9.475
 
Balance Beam: 1) Emily Kobusky (ITH) 9.825, 2) Caitlin Pellegrino (ITH) 9.775, 3) Gianna Mirigliano (CORT) 9.75, 4) Abby Chesshire (ITH) 9.725
 
Floor Exercise: T1) Jillian Freyman (ITH) 9.825, T1) Corey Foster (ITH) 9.825, T1) Grace Murray (ITH) 9.825, 4) Abby Chesshire (ITH) 9.75 (Top Cortland: 5) Delaney Brown, 9.725)
 
All-Around: no all-around competitors