ERIE, Pa. – The sixth-ranked Gannon Acrobatics & Tumbling team won five of six events and took control in the second half on Wednesday evening against 11^th-ranked West Liberty, 269.170-245.300, at the Highmark Events Center in Erie.
 
Gannon began the event with a 36.30-34.45 advantage over West Liberty in the compulsory event, as the Knights outscored the Hilltoppers in each of the four heats to open the meet. Gannon scored an event-high 9.65 in the compulsory toss and added a 9.50 in the compulsory pyramid.
 
West Liberty earned a narrow win over Gannon in the acro event, thanks to a 9.30 in the five-element and a 9.55 in the seven-element. Gannon scored an event-high 9.60 in the five-element acro despite the narrow defeat in the event.
 
The Golden Knights got back on track in the pyramid event just before halftime, outscoring the Hilltoppers by a lopsided 29.20-25.70 margin in the three heats. The event featured Gannon's top two scores of the day as the Knights recorded a 9.90 in the synchronized pyramid and a 9.85 in the open pyramid.
 
Following halftime, it was all Gannon with sizable scoring margins in each event. In the toss, the Knights recorded a 9.70 in the 450 salto and added a 9.55 in the open heat to seal the event victory with a 28.25-25.80 scoring advantage.
 
The Knights also outscored West Liberty by over six points in the tumbling event with a 53.700-47.550 win in the event. Gannon's score of 9.25 in the duo pass highlighted the synchronized heats to begin the event. The Knights then capped the event with a high-scoring efforts in each of the solo athlete passes. Michaelah Lanza (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North) scored a 9.325 in the aerial pass, Ali Price (New Paris, Pa./Chestnut Ridge) chipped in a 9.525 in the six-element pass, and Caitlyn Crawford (Reston, Va./South Lakes) highlighted the event with a 9.70 in the open pass.
 
Gannon wrapped up the win and improved to 6-1 on the season following a 93.87-83.90 scoring margin in the team event. Gannon's team event score was a season-best performance.

West Liberty fell to 4-2 on the year following the setback.
 
The Knights will return to action on Saturday, April 2 at first-year program Kutztown. The meet is set for a 3 p.m. start time.
 

Gannon Competition Roster (3/16/22 – vs. West Liberty)
2 Ali Price (New Paris, Pa./Chestnut Ridge)
3 Charisma Felix (Las Vegas, Nev./College of So. Nevada High School West)
4 Suzy Whiteman (Delmont, Pa./Franklin Regional)
6 Nicole Pavia (Oxford, Conn./Oxford High)
7 Kat Rodriguez (Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall)
9 Athena Martinez (Austin, Texas/Vista Ridge)
11 Bri Blaszak (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence)
13 Bethany Schirz (Reno, Nev./Edward C. Reed)
14 Annie Colantonio (Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin)
15 Michaelah Lanza (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North)
16 Ashley Fallgren (Beaverton, Ore./Hillsboro)
19 Maddie Olsen (Phoenix, Ariz./Chandler Prep)
23 Sydney Hess (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan)
25 Emma Winters (Shelby Township, Mich./Eisenhower High)
26 Addy Womeldorph (Parker, Texas/Allen)
27 Jema Reasoner (Collierville, Tenn./Collierville)
29 Abbie Hoffman (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc)
37 Lauren Rupert (Central Square, N.Y./Paul V. Moore)
38 Montana Muller (Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua)
39 Megan Revell (Richland, Wash./Richland High)
41 Caitlyn Crawford (Reston, Va./South Lakes)
42 Caitlyn McLaughlin (West Seneca, N.Y./Orchard Park)
43 Maria Ondrejko (Scenery Hill, Pa./Bishop Canevin)
44 Alexis Tosado (Sparks, Nev./Edward C. Reed)
46 Brianna Arre (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend)
47 Morgan Gilbert (Black River, N.Y./Immaculate Heart Central)
50 Sammy Gouge (Midland, Mich./Bullock Creek)
51 Lauren Arroyo (West Covina, Calif./Mater Dei)