Panthers Prepped to Close Out Home Meet Campaign on Friday at Senior Night - Pitt Panthers #H2P (2024)

PITTSBURGH –The University of Pittsburgh gymnastics team (5-8-0, 1-5-0 ACC) is set to host Bowling Green (4-11-0, 0-4-0) on Friday evening at the annual Senior Night in the Fitzgerald Field House. Fans are encouraged to stick around after the meet to honor our seniors.

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Friday night's ACC dual meet will be streamed live on theACC Network Extra.
• Live scoring will be available throughVIRTI.US.
• Fans can follow along with live updates on X (Twitter) by following @Pitt_GYM.

THE MATCHUP

• This will be the 15^thtime the Panthers and the Falcons have met.
• Pitt currently holds a 9-5 edge to Bowling Green with a 7-1 home record.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Panthers secured second place overall in the quad meet against West Virginia (195.000), Towson (196.325) and Western Michigan (194.625), Sunday afternoon at the WVU Coliseum. Pitt posted a 195.225 overall team score.
• Sophom*ore Kennedy Duke secured the first place title in the All-Around as she posted a new career high 39.075.
• Three Panthers earned a 9.800 or higher for their routines on floor. Jordyn Ewing secured Pitt's highest score on the rotation – earning a 9.875. Jah'Liyah Bedminster posted a 9.850 while Emily Todd secured a 9.800.
• Pitt saw three Panthers secure a 9.800 or higher on the second rotation, vault. Fifth year Shruthi Anand secured a 9.825 while Duke posted a 9.800. Bedminster anchored the event – earning a 9.800.
• Ewing earned the highest score on the third rotation – posting a 9.850 for her routine on bars. Bedminster wasn't far behind as she earned a 9.825 after sticking her dismount.
• Junior Hallie Copperwheat posted a 9.800 on beam to secure Pitt's highest score on the event. Duke completed her journey through all-around on beam – posting a 9.750. Todd earned a 9.725 for her routine.

SCOUTING THE FALCONS

• Bowling Green fell to No. 23 Illinois on Sunday afternoon, 194.500-196.125.
• Love Akpan tied her career high on vault – posting a 9.825. She also set a new personal record on beam (9.825).
• Nadia Parente matched her personal record on beam with her 9825.
• Charniya Brown tied her second-best score of the season on vault after putting up a 9.750.

ARAYAH SUNSHINE

• Simons posted a strong performance on Friday night against Clemson. Simons earned a 9.825 or higher across the three events she competed in. Kicking off the evening strong, the fifth year posted a 9.850 on vault. Continuing her momentum, she secured a 9.825 for her routine on bars. The fifth year completed the evening with a strong performance on beam – earning a 9.850 for her routine.

THE TERRIFIC TODD

• Freshman Todd who secured the first-ever ACC Newcomer of the Week honor (1/9) posted the highest score Pitt has seen thus far this season on Friday evening. She earned a 9.900 for her routine on bars.
• The Bristol, England native tied for the first place title on bars against Clemson (1/21) with her 9.825.
• The freshman posted a 9.725 for her routine on beam – earning a career high against Clemson (2/9).
• Todd secured a career high on vault with her 9.750 as well as on floor after earning a 9.875 for her routine at North Carolina (2/16).

NOTHING BETTER THAN BEDMINSTER

• Senior Bedminster secured Pitt's first-ever ACC Gymnast of the Week honor (1/15) for her performance against the Kent State Golden Flashes.
• The Loganville, GA native posted a season-high on vault with her 9.825 against the Wolfpack.
• In the meet at NC State (1/26), Bedminster secured a career-high 9.875 with her floor routine.
• Senior Jah'Liyah Bedminster posted a career-high 9.950 – securing a perfect score for her vault (2/2).The Panthers haven't seen a 9.950 on vault since Alyse Zeffiro in 2004.
• Her efforts against North Carolina (2/2) secured her the ACC Specialist of the Week honor.
• Bedminster matched her career high score on floor against North Carolina (2/16).

SHE'S JUST KEN

• Sophom*ore Duke posted a career-high score on floor against the Wolfpack – posting a 9.825.
• She earned a career-high score on beam against the Tar Heels with her 9.800 (2/16).

YAY FOR KAY

• Freshman Kaylee Larson posted a career high score on floor with her 9.900 against North Carolina (2/3).

MARVELOUS MADSO

• Freshman Julie Madso posted a career-high score on vault against the North Carolina Tar Heels with her 9.825 (2/16).

UP NEXT

• The Panthers will travel to Nashville, TN as they are set to compete in the first ever Kidney Cares Women's Gymnastics Championships. Pitt is set to compete in the first round of quad meets on March 16 with a 12:30 p.m. CT start.