CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland women's gymnastics team closed out its regular-season schedule with a 190.30-189.325 dual-meet victory over visiting Utica University.
 
The Red Dragons will compete next Saturday at the NCGA East Regional, hosted by Brockport. The top two team finishers at that meet are guaranteed spots at the NCGA Championship March 23 in St. Peter, Minn., with other finishers possibly earning berths based on other criteria.
 
Cortland utilized strong depth in its victory over the Pioneers as the Red Dragons were victorious despite not posting an event champion. Cortland outscored Utica on vault, 47.40-46.95, on uneven bars, 47.525-47.125, and floor exercise, 48.50-47.175, with Utica holding the advantage on balance beam, 48.075-46.875.
 
Tessa Sutton (Fairport/The Ogburn School) finished second on floor exercise with a career-best 9.75. Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA) earned three top-six finishes, tying for second on vault (9.60), tying for fourth on floor (9.675) and finishing sixth on beam (9.45). Tayah Graham (Syracuse/Liverpool) tied for second on vault (9.60).
 
Autumn Adkins (Aledo, TX) placed third on bars (9.725) and tied for fourth on floor (9.675), while Samantha Meadows (Cypress, TX/Texas Connections Academy) finished third on floor (9.725). Kathryn McSweeney (East Brunswick, NJ) was fourth on uneven bars (9.625) and Gabrielle Nadler (Potomac, MD/Richard Montgomery) tied for fourth on floor with a 9.675.
 
Also for the Red Dragons, Anna Lee Dobson (Hueytown, AL/Valley Creek Academy) finished fifth on beam (9.475) and tied for fifth on vault (9.45). Ava Miranov (Morgantown, WV/University) and Rianna Adams (South Setauket/Ward Melville) tied for sixth on bars, each with a 9.45. Miranov's score is a career high.
 
Utica's Emmy Graff won vault (9.625), Alyssa Langston won bars (9.825), Abigail Walters won beam (9.725) and Grace Marra won floor (9.775). Graff was the lone all-around competitor with a 38.625.
 
Following the meet, Cortland honored its four seniors - Adams, Miranov, Nadler and Zoe Potamianos (Jamesville/Jamesville-DeWitt).

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

Our routines are getting stronger and stronger and as we finished up regular season we are so proud of beating the school record twice this year! Confidence was there, the skills were there, and we have a few more practices to work on the final details to be ready to rock Regionals next weekend! We were happy to provide our seniors the opportunity to showcase their events today for the last time in front of our home crowd and it was a really special day for the team. This team is truly a family and even thinking about saying goodbye to some after such incredible careers is always so hard! Onward now to postseason and looking forward to some great results next weekend!
 
Cortland 190.30, Utica 189.325

(Top 4)

Vault:  1) Emmy Graff (UTICA) 9.625, T2) Gianna Mirigliano (CORT) 9.60, T2) Tayah Graham (CORT) 9.60, 4) Madison Villani (UTICA) 9.50

Uneven Bars: 1) Alyssa Langston (UTICA) 9.825, 2) Emmy Graff (UTICA) 9.75, 3) Autumn Adkins (CORT) 9.725, 4) Kathryn McSweeney (CORT) 9.625

Balance Beam: 1) Abigail Walters (UTICA) 9.725, 2) Melissa Ainsley Pinckard (UTICA) 9.70, 3) Grace Marra (UTICA) 9.675, 4) Emmy Graff (UTICA) 9.65 (Top Cortland: 5) Anna Lee Dobson (CORT), 9.45)

Floor Exercise: 1) Grace Marra (UTICA) 9.775, 2) Tessa Sutton (CORT) 9.75, 3) Samantha Meadows (CORT) 9.725, T4) Gabrielle Nadler (CORT) 9.675, T4) Autumn Adkins (CORT) 9.675, T4) Gianna Mirigliano (CORT) 9.675

All-Around: 1) Emmy Graff (UTICA) 38.625 (only all-around competitor)