UTICA, N.Y. - The Cortland women's gymnastics team recorded the second-best uneven bars score in school history and also hit school top-10 marks on balance beam and for overall team score in a 191.40-188.20 dual-meet victory versus Utica University at Valley Gymnastics.
 
Cortland posted a score of 47.975 on bars, the second-best effort by the Red Dragons all time behind the record of 48.65 set two seasons ago. Cortland's 48.15 score on beam is tied for seventh best in program history, and the 191.40 final score is the eighth best overall, and the fourth-highest score in a regular-season meet.
 
A total of 13 different Cortland gymnasts earned at least one top-six finish to help lead the Red Dragons to the victory. Tessa Sutton (Fairport/Rochester Gymnastics Academy) tied for first on floor exercise with a 9.75, tied for fifth on vault with a 9.45, and tied for sixth on beam with a 9.60. Olivia Chapman (Buffalo/Stumpf's Gymnastics Center) tied for first on bars with a 9.70 and tied for fifth on vault (9.45), and Samantha Meadows (Cypress, TX/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics) won the beam title outright with a 9.80.
 
Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA/Roth's CrossPoint Gymnastics) was the runner-up on vault (9.55). Autumn Adkins (Aledo, TX/Impact Athletics Training Center) tied for third on bars (9.60) and was sixth on floor (9.525), Shyann Bootman (East Greenbush/World Class Gymnastics Academy) placed third on floor, and Kyleigh Brown (Tunkhannock, PA/Endless Mountains Gymnastics) tied for third on vault (9.475).
 
Tayah Graham (Syracuse/Blaze Gymnastics) tied for fourth place on beam (9.625). Aria Roberts (Charlotte, NC/Everest Gymnastics) finished fifth on both bars (9.575) and floor (9.55), and Marisa Frascatore (Clay/CNY Gym Centre) tied for fifth on vault (9.45). Three other Red Dragons tied for sixth in events - Emily Baradic (Chandler, AZ/Gold Medal Gymnastics) and Kiana Wong (Elk Grove, CA/Dream Xtreme Gymnastics) on bars, each with a 9.55, and Lexi Weber (Closter, NJ/Galaxy Gymnastics) on beam, with a career-high 9.60.
 
Utica's Alisya Dorman won vault with a 9.60 and Camille Lindley tied with Chapman for first on bars with a 9.70. Grace Marra tied Sutton for first on floor with a 9.75. Marra finished first (37.775) and Dorman was second (37.275) in the all-around as the lone two competitors.
 
Cortland returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 31, with a dual meet at Division II West Chester University in Pennsylvania.

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

I'm so impressed with the entire team effort this evening. Every single athlete performed with confidence and grit. There was a fight for perfection tonight that usually happens later in season. This team is strong and wants to be great, and if we continue in the same mindset this will be a very successful season for the Red Dragons. I am very excited to continue to ride the momentum of tonight and build upon our scores!
 
Cortland 191.40, Utica 188.20

(Top 4)

Vault: 1) Alisya Dorman (UTICA) 9.60, 2) Gianna Mirigliano (CORT) 9.55, T3) Kyleigh Brown (CORT) 9.475, T3) Grace Marra (UTICA) 9.475
 
Uneven Bars: T1) Olivia Chapman (CORT) 9.70, T1) Camille Lindley (UTICA) 9.70, T3) Autumn Adkins (CORT) 9.60, T3) Alyssa Langston (UTICA) 9.60
 
Balance Beam: 1) Samantha Meadows (CORT) 9.80, 2) Alisya Dorman (UTICA) 9.775, 3) Grace Marra (UTICA) 9.70, T4) Tayah Graham (CORT) 9.625, T4) Haley Miller (UTICA) 9.625
 
Floor Exercise: T1) Tessa Sutton (CORT) 9.75, T1) Grace Marra (UTICA) 9.75, 3) Shyann Bootman (CORT) 9.65, 4) Emily Plone (UTICA) 9.60
 
All-Around: 1) Grace Marra (UTICA) 37.775, 2) Alisya Dorman (UTICA) 37.275 (only all-around competitors)