CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland women's gymnastics team posted the second-best floor exercise score in school history and recorded its third team score higher than 191 points on the season in a close 191.30-191.025 dual-meet loss to visiting Ithaca.
 
Cortland finished with a 48.775 team score on floor - the second-highest score in program history and just shy of the school record of 48.85 set in 2019.
 
Samantha Meadows (Cypress, TX/Texas Connections Academy at Houston) earned at least a share of the top honors in two events along with another top-three finish. She won balance beam with a 9.65, tied for first on floor exercise with a career-best 9.80, and tied for third on vault with a 9.675. Autumn Adkins (Aledo, TX) tied for first on uneven bars with a 9.675 and placed fourth on floor with a 9.75.
 
Kathryn McSweeney (East Brunswick, NJ) finished third on floor with a career-best 9.775. Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA) tied for third on vault (9.675), and she tied for fifth on floor with teammate Gabrielle Nadler (Potomac, MD/Richard Montgomery), each with a 9.725. Nadler's performance was her season best.
 
Rianna Adams (South Setauket/Ward Melville) finished fourth on bars with a season-high 9.575. Anna Lee Dobson (Hueytown, AL/Valley Creek Academy) was fifth on beam (9.55), while Kyleigh Brown (Tunkhannock, PA/Commonwealth Charter Academy) and Tayah Graham (Syracuse/Liverpool) tied for fifth on vault, each with a 9.575.
 
Ithaca's Natalie Steed won vault (9.75), Lauren Babineaux tied Adkins for first on bars (9.675), and Corey Foster tied Meadows for first on floor (9.80). There were no all-around competitors.
 
Cortland wraps up the regular season next Sunday, March 2, when it hosts Utica University in a 1 p.m. dual meet.

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

I'm really excited about the difficulty on vault and the fight on the landings! Floor was absolutely incredible with scoring and performances. We are looking forward to an exciting end to our regular season next week for a Senior Meet! The goal at this point is to get the team qualified to Nationals so every team score is very important. Today's 191 will help us in the rankings.


Ithaca 191.30, Cortland 191.025

(Top 4)

Vault:  1) Natalie Steed (ITH) 9.75, 2) Grace Murray (ITH) 9.70, T3) Gianna Mirigliano (CORT) 9.675, T3) Samantha Meadows (CORT) 9.675
 
Uneven Bars: T1) Autumn Adkins (CORT) 9.675, T1) Lauren Babineaux (ITH) 9.675, 3) Nicole Lonski (ITH) 9.65, 4) Rianna Adams (CORT) 9.575

Balance Beam: 1) Samantha Meadows (CORT) 9.65, T2) Mya John (ITH) 9.625, T2) Emily Kobusky (ITH) 9.625, 4) Caitlin Pellegrino (ITH) 9.60
 
Floor Exercise: T1) Samantha Meadows (CORT) 9.80, T1) Corey Foster (ITH) 9.80, 3) Kathryn McSweeney (CORT) 9.775, 4) Autumn Adkins (CORT) 9.75
 
All-Around: (no all-around competitors)