THE RUNDOWN
Score: No. 5 Gannon 277.26, No. 9 Alderson Broaddus 263.06
Records: Gannon (5-2, 2-0 ECAC), Alderson Broaddus (3-4, 1-2 ECAC)
Location: Erie, Pa. - Hammermill Center
The Short Story: Gannon Acrobatics and Tumbling team tied a program record with its fifth victory of the season with a 277.26-263.06 victory over Alderson Broaddus on Saturday, Mar. 31. The Lady Knights also produced their first perfect 10 of the season in the Five-Element Acro event.

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GANNON'S WINNING TEAMS/INDIVIDUALS

Compulsory Event - Heat 2 (Comp Pyramid)
Team Members: Chelsea Cowan (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep), Zeina Ellamei (Cairo, Egypt/Oasis International), Hayley Nejman (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy), Kelsey McGarvey (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy), Sydney Pouliopoulos (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy), Jenna DeCoursey (East Hampton, Conn./East Hampton), Lisa Wagaman (California, Md./Leonardtown), Meghan Hughes (Lakewood, N.J./Donovan Catholic), Jocelyn Scott (DuBois, Pa./DuBois), Michaela Soper (Fallston, Md./Fallston), Ashley Barrish (West Berlin, N.J./Overbrook), Nikki Pizzi (Wallingford, Conn./Lyman Hall), Mikayla Vecchio (Cheswick, Pa./Deer Lakes), Gina Pergolizzi (Seminole, Fla./Seminole), Alyssa Lezamiz (Manalapan, N.J./Freehold)
Points Possible: 10.0
Score: 9.9
 
Compulsory Event – Heat 3 (Comp Toss) 
Team Members: Cowan, Barrish, Vecchio, Elizabeth Martin (Chicago, Ill./Von Steuben), Pizzi, Hughes, Scott, McGarvey, Soper, Kristen Godshall (Rochester, N.Y./Churchville-Chili), Wagaman
Points Possible: 10.0
Score: 9.9
 
Compulsory Event – Heat 4 (Comp Tumbling)
Team Members: Regan Kanner (Apollo, Pa./Kiski Area), Hughes, Lauren Zemanek (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek), Pizzi, Wagaman, Vecchio, Scott, Schuler
Points Possible: 10.0
Score: 8.95
 
Acro Event - Heat 1 (5 Element)
Team Members: Cowan, Nejman, Godshall, Vecchio
Points Possible: 10.0
Score: 10.0
 
Acro Event - Heat 2 (6 Element)
Team Members: McGarvey, Scott, Schuler, Pizzi
Points Possible: 10.0
Score: 9.85
 
 
Pyramid Event - Heat 2 
Team Members: Kelsey LeClair (Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley), Wagaman, Brittney McNiff (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield), Scott, Sydney Hulin (Doylestown, Ohio/Chippewa), Ellamei, Vecchio, Pizzi, Pouliopoulos
Points Possible: 9.9
Score: 9.85
 
 
Toss Event – Heat 2  
Team Members:  Hughes, Godshall, Soper, Scott, McGarvey, Cowan, Martin, Vecchio, Barrish, Pizzi, Pergolizzi
Points Possible: 9.4
Score: 9.3
 
Toss Event - Heat 3
Team Members: Hughes, Scott, McGarvey, Godshall, Soper, Pergolizzi
Points Possible: 9.5
Score: 9.45

Tumbling Event – Duo Pass  
Team Members: Scott, Danielle Samuel (Randallstown, Md./Western School of Technology and Environmental Science)
Points Possible: 9.55
Score:  8.65
 
Tumbling Event – Triple Pass  
Team Members: Hughes, Schuler, Pergolizzi
Points Possible: 10.0
Score: 9.3
 
Tumbling Event – Quad Pass
Team Members: Martin, Nejman, Wagaman, Pizzi
Points Possible: 9.1
Score:  8.6
 
Tumbling Event – Aerial Pass  
Team Members: Samuel
Points Possible: 9.95
Score:  9.8
 
Tumbling Event – 6 Element Pass 
Team Members: Hughes
Points Possible: 10.0
Score: 9.775
 
Tumbling Event – Open Pass
Team Members: Schuler
Points Possible: 10.0
Score: 9.875
 
Team Routine
Team Members: Entire Team
Points Possible: 104.61
Score: 96.06


BEYOND THE SCORESHEET

• Gannon was ranked No. 5 in the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) coaches' poll.
• Alderson Broaddus was tabbed No. 9 in the NCATA coaches' poll.
• Gannon scored its first perfect 10 of the season in the Five-Element Acro Event.
• The only other no deduction score from Gannon came in the open pass tumbling heat at Oregon. Samuel scored a perfect 9.95 in the heat.
• Head coach Jacquie Eshleman previously coached Alderson Broaddus from 2014-2017.
• Saturday's meet was Gannon's Senior Night. The Lady Knights had five seniors honored, Cowan, LeClair, Soper, Nejman and Martin.
   

UP NEXT

• Gannon Acrobatics & Tumbling will finish off the regular season at Quinnipiac on April 8.
• The competition is scheduled for Noon.