BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Delaney Brown (Peru) and Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA) each recorded event victories during Cortland's 190.775-188.525 dual-meet loss at Brockport. The Red Dragons posted team season highs in three events - uneven bars (46.925), vault (47.60) and floor exercise (48.325), with the bars score tied for eighth best in school history.
 
Brown tied for first on floor exercise with a career-high 9.825 that is tied for 10th best in program history. She also recorded a career best 9.60 on vault for a fourth-place finish. Mirigliano won balance beam with a career-best 9.75 and placed third on vault with a season-high 9.675.
 
Gabrielle Nadler (Potomac, MC/Richard Montgomery) earned two fourth-place finishes with a career-high 9.75 on floor and a season-high 9.475 on beam. Kathryn McSweeney (East Brunswick, NJ) posted a season-best 9.60 on bars and finished fourth.
 
Victoria Cave (Roanoke, VA/Hidden Valley) tied for fifth on beam with a 9.075. Ninabella English (Winter Park, FL), competing for the first time this season, tied for sixth on vault with a 9.55. Alexa Rose Pahila (Greenville, SC/St. Joseph's Catholic School) and Rianna Adams (South Setauket/Ward Melville) tied for sixth on bars with scores of 9.425 - Pahila's effort matched her season best.
 
Brockport's Maren Eramo won vault with a 9.825 and Emma Grace Sargent was the bars winner with a 9.85. Natalie Galioto and Kirsten Paultre tied Brown on floor, and Lienna Kay scored a 38.60 as the lone all-around competitor.
 
Cortland will compete at the Empire State Collegiate Championship next Sunday, Feb. 11, at Cornell University. The championship will feature Cortland, Cornell, Brockport, Ithaca, Utica and LIU.

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

What a fight today and some personal records for Gabby and Delaney on floor! We have been trying to clean up details as we head towards the middle of our season and working on hitting all routines. Floor continues to improve and we are landing our very difficult vaults with more confidence. Beam was last after a very long day and unfortunately we had some trouble here which cost us the meet. Brockport has a very successful program and we were in the lead coming into the last rotation. The team saw how close we were and we will continue to work hard for the first ever NYS championship competition next week at Cornell with 6 NY teams!


Brockport 190.775, Cortland 188.525

(Top 4)
Vault:  1) Maren Eramo (BROCK) 9.825, 2) Emma Grace Sargent (BROCK) 9.70, 3) Gianna Mirigliano (CORT) 9.675, 4) Delaney Brown (CORT) 9.60
 
Uneven Bars: 1) Emma Grace Sargent (BROCK) 9.85, 2) Lienna Kay (BROCK) 9.725, 3) Taylor Bushey (BROCK) 9.70, 4) Kathryn McSweeney (CORT) 9.60
 
Balance Beam: 1) Gianna Mirigliano (CORT) 9.75, 2) Lienna Kay (BROCK) 9.675, 3) Maya Pecoraro (BROCK) 9.50, 4) Gabrielle Nadler (CORT) 9.475
 
Floor Exercise: tie 1) Delaney Brown (CORT) 9.825, tie 1) Natalie Galioto (BROCK) 9.825, tie 1) Kirsten Paultre (BROCK) 9.825, 4) Gabrielle Nadler (CORT) 9.75
 
All-Around: 1) Lienna Kay (BROCK) 38.60  (only all-around competitor)