Editor’s Note and trigger Warning: The Head Coach of SCSU at the time, Gerald Nelson, has been alleged to have been discriminatory towards gymnasts within his program. The Head Coach of Bridgeport at the time, Byron Knox, has been alleged to have been abusive towards gymnasts within his program. As they may appear in these videos, a warning is provided.
by D.F. Pendrys [Gymnastike Video Coverage]
(Note: Coverage was filmed prior to terrible Flosports management decisions that started in 2014. All coverage filmed for FloGymnastics is their property by law. Linkage is not an endorsement of current FloSports management or management decisions. The reporting staff of FloGymnastics remains an excellent group however despite upper management failures.)
BRIDGEPORT, CT- The Bridgeport Purple Knights took a win at home over the Temple Owls and Southern Owls thursday night on the sound. UB posted a 192.975, Temple a 188.350, and SCSU a 187.125. Bridgeport’s Melissa Doucette took 9.875 on Vault, Lissette La Fex had a 9.8 on Bars, and Sasha Tsikhanovich scored a 9.825 to win Floor. Temple’s Reagan Oliveri’s 9.7 kept UB from sweeping all four events. Doucette’s 38.65 edged La Fex’s 38.525 to win the all around.
Kamri Riles flipped to a 9.75 on Floor, and Amber Hill earned a 9.7 on the Bars to add to UB’s top scoring. Southern’s Jennifer Rochefort posted a team high 9.725 on the Uneven Bars, and Brianna Ecklof led the team on Floor scoring a 9.7.
Full results are available at UB’s website.
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