Shreveport – The Centenary gymnastics team fell in its home opener on Saturday to the Texas Woman's University Pioneers at the Gold Dome by a score of 190.425 to 182.900.
The Ladies, who placed third in their opening meet of the season last weekend in Corvallis, Ore., will be at home next Saturday, Jan. 25 for a 6 p.m. meet against Cortland.
Centenary sophomore Kendall Sanders (Spring Branch, Texas) had a big night for the Ladies as she finished third in the All-Around with a score of 37.90, third in the Uneven Parallel Bars with a score of 9.35, and tied for second in the Floor Exercise with a score of 9.725.
Senior Cami Bea Austin (Memphis, Tenn.) won the Vault competition with a score of 9.70 and placed fourth in the All-Around competition with a 36.77. Austin tied for first place in the All-Around competition with a final score of 36.775 last weekend at Oregon State.
Ladies' freshman Kendall Huff (Riviera, Texas) finished in a four-way tie for third place in the Vault with a score of 9.575. Huff placed third last weekend in Oregon in the All-Around competition. Junior Jenny Jackson (Monticello, Fla.) finished third in the Uneven Parallel Bars with a score of 9.225.
TWU's duo of Isabel Goyco and Brian Northrup led the way for the Pioneers, finishing first and second in the All-Around, claiming the two top spots in the Uneven Parallel Bars and Floor Exercise. Goyco won the All-Around, balance, beam, and floor exercise along with her second-place finish in the bars.
Centenary will host Texas Woman's for a second time on Friday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. and will finish off the weekend with a meet against Winona State on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. Centenary's final home meet of the season will be held on Sunday, March 1 against Southeast Missouri State at 2 p.m.
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