BALTIMORE, MD - The No. 15 Iona University acrobatics & tumbling team earned its second victory of the season in a 255.690-230.505 win over Morgan State University in a National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association matchup at Hill Field House. The Gaels won all six events and lost just two out of 20 total heats in the program's first-ever road matchup.
COMPULSORY
Iona took the opening event, 36.15-34.85. Highlighted by a 9.70 score in the Pyramid Heat, the Maroon & Gold also posted a +.75 differential in the Acro Heat.
ACRO
The Gaels won the second event by nearly four points, 27.45-23.65. Iona's top heat score came in the Five-Element round with a
9.50. The team also posted a +2.1 differential in the Seven-Element Heat.
PRYRAMID
Iona led by more than nine points at the halftime break (92.85-83.20) after winning the Pyramid Event 29.25-24.70. The team posted scores of
9.85 in the Inversion Heat and 9.80 in the Open heat and earned all .75 of a possible 30 total points.
TOSS
Following halftime, the Gaels continued to shine, winning the toss heat 25.80-22.90. Iona took the 450 Salto and Open Heats but surrendered the Synchronized heat by just .05 points.
TUMBLING
Iona earned heat wins in five of the six tumbling rounds with a narrow defeat in the Trio Pass Heat. The event score was 52.300-51.075.
Junior
Alyssa Lentz earned the highest score in the event with a 9.375 in the Aerial Pass Heat. Graduate
Athena Martinez posted a
9.350 in the Six-Element Pass Heat and freshman
Olivia Montalbano scored a 9.075 in the Open Pass Heat.
TEAM EVENT
The Gaels put a capper on the 25+ point win with an 84.74-73.33 advantage in the Team Event finale.
THE LINEUP
- #1 Georgia Mason, freshman
- #2 Athena Martinez, graduate student
- #3 Annabella Cicci, freshman
- #4 Alyssa Lentz, junior
- #6 Teresa Jennings, freshman
- #7 Brooke O'Brien, freshman
- #8 Rachelle Ricafranca, freshman
- #9 Olivia Montalbano, freshman
- #10 Bella St. Louis, freshman
- #11 Samantha Gonzalez, freshman
- #14 Sophia Huertas, freshman
- #19 Alexandra Swaris, freshman
- #22 Nicole Bonnett, junior
- #23 Jenna Roby, freshman
- #25 Nelizeh Ambrose, freshman
- #26 Rebecca Lane, junior
- #27 Alia Ellis, freshman
- #31 Portia Dryden, freshman
- #40 Paige Delman, junior
- #43 Gia Arias, freshman
- #45 Emma Kelley, freshman
UP NEXT
The Gaels return home next Sunday (March 3) to host No. 1 Baylor on Sunday, March 3 at the Hynes Center.
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