Shreveport- The Centenary gymnastics team will face the Lindenwood University Lions on Saturday in a Midwest Independent Conference dual meet on Senior Night at 5 p.m. at the Gold Dome.
Live video will be available for the meet at the link below: https://collegetvticket.com/event/centenary-college-vs-lindenwood-university/
Live statistics will generate once the meet begins and be available at: www.GoCentenary.com
The Ladies will honor their senior class at the end of the evening. The five seniors are - Rose Deshler (Hastings, Minn.), Kendall Huff (Riviera, Texas), Leilani Johnson (Wichita, Kan.), Kennedy Stephens (Bella Vista, Ark.), Lacey Wedge (Belle Chasse, La.), and Taylor Ann Wilson (Memphis, Tenn).
Centenary finished second last Saturday to the Texas Woman's University Pioneers in the Rose City Classic in Tyler, Texas. The Ladies earned a 191.175, their second-highest score of the season, while the Pioneers won with a 195.650 score.
Centenary's top event score of the night was a season-high 48.350 on floor followed by two more season-bests- a 48.100 on vault and a 47.925 on bars. The Ladies also recorded a 46.800 on beam. Four Ladies earned career-high scores in the meet.
Centenary and TWU were meeting for the third time this season, after the Maroon and White placed third in a quad meet hosted by the Pioneers in January and then TWU edged Centenary, 191.700-189.525, in a MIC dual meet on Feb. 10 at the Gold Dome.
Freshman Amy Foret (Bedford, Texas) was selected as the MIC Newcomer of the Week on Thursday, as she earned the honor for the second time this season after winning it on Feb. 1. Foret won the All-Around competition versus TWU on Saturday with a career-high 38.225, winning the AA for the second meet in a row and third time this season.
She earned three top-10 finishes on beam (8th), vault (10th), and floor (T-6th). She also placed 11th on bars with a 9.375. Foret tied with TWU's Kyla Podges on floor with a 9.725, scored a 9.575 on vault, a 9.55 on bean, and a 9.725 on floor.
Wilson tied for first on bars with a season-high 9.825, nearly matching her career-high score of 9.85. Wilson tied with TWU's Brooke Ferrari for the bars title. Johnson earned a career-high 9.80 on floor to finish fourth, and sophomore Carissa Martinez (Albuquerque, N.M.) also recorded a new career-high on floor (9.775) to finish fifth. Martinez nearly matched her career-high score on vault (9.725) as she earned a 9.70 to place sixth.
Huff scored a 9.675 on vault to place eighth and Johnson finished ninth with a 9.60. Deshler was the Ladies' top finisher on beam (sixth place) with a 9.65. Freshman Sophie Schmitz (Trophy Club, Texas) recorded a career-high 9.70 on bars to place eighth and sophomore Emma Lavelle (Mandeville, La.) nearly matched her career-high score (9.625) on bars with a 9.60 to finish ninth.
The Ladies and Lions are meeting for the second time this season after the Maroon and White finished second to the host Lions last month in a tri-meet in St. Charles, Mo.
See the Ladies' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/gymnastics/2022-23/schedule
Live stats and live video are available for all home meets.
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