2008 Woodie Awards
Gym'Backs post second best score of season
Harold McIlvain II
Issue date: 3/3/08 Section: Sports
The No. 11 Arkansas Gym'Backs concluded regular season Southeastern Conference play on the road Saturday as they tied their second best score of the season in a 197.900-195.950 loss to No. 1 Georgia.
Arkansas (4-5, 2-4 SEC) thrived on bars as the team posted a 49.175, which ranks tied for fifth all-time in Gym'Back history.
Senior Emily Peacock and sophomore Allison Daniels led the team with a 9.875 while senior Samantha Cortez had a career-high 9.825.
Sophomore Casey Jo Magee, who finished second in the all-around competition with a 39.375, posted a 9.825 on bars, which helped Arkansas stay close after one rotation, 49.575-49.175.
The Gym'Backs then posted a 49.150 on vault in the second rotation while Georgia (8-1, 6-0 SEC) finished with 49.500 on bars. Sophomore Sarah Nagashima led the Gym'Backs with a career-best 9.875 while Magee scored a 9.850. Sophomore Amy DeFilippo tied for a career-high with a 9.850.
Nagashima started the third rotation for the Gym'Backs by posting a 9.825 in her first collegiate floor exercise after replacing sophomore Ashly McPherson who was out with a neck strain. Peacock led Arkansas with a 9.875 while Magee posted a 9.825, which resulted in a 148.400-147.425 score heading into the final rotation.
Arkansas struggled on beam posting a 48.525, but Arkansas co-head coach Mark Cook was still proud of his team even after the lackluster rotation, he said.
"We were great on the first three events," Cook said. "We got a little distracted on the beam, but we fought through. I'm proud of the team and how they stayed together."
The Gym'Backs started the rotation with a fall off the beam, and then had two big wobbles in later performances, which caused the team to count a low 9.600 score.
Georgia took advantage of those mistakes by posting a 49.50 on floor to finish out its SEC season undefeated.
UA's Magee placed third overall in the event by posting a 9.875 while DeFilippo posted a 9.800 for the Gym'Backs. Nagashima also helped the team make up for those mistakes by posting a 9.725.
Arkansas will continue its road trip next weekend as it travels to No. 9 UCLA where the Gym'Backs will also face No. 4 Alabama and Cal State Fullerton in a Sunday contest.
Arkansas (4-5, 2-4 SEC) thrived on bars as the team posted a 49.175, which ranks tied for fifth all-time in Gym'Back history.
Senior Emily Peacock and sophomore Allison Daniels led the team with a 9.875 while senior Samantha Cortez had a career-high 9.825.
Sophomore Casey Jo Magee, who finished second in the all-around competition with a 39.375, posted a 9.825 on bars, which helped Arkansas stay close after one rotation, 49.575-49.175.
The Gym'Backs then posted a 49.150 on vault in the second rotation while Georgia (8-1, 6-0 SEC) finished with 49.500 on bars. Sophomore Sarah Nagashima led the Gym'Backs with a career-best 9.875 while Magee scored a 9.850. Sophomore Amy DeFilippo tied for a career-high with a 9.850.
Nagashima started the third rotation for the Gym'Backs by posting a 9.825 in her first collegiate floor exercise after replacing sophomore Ashly McPherson who was out with a neck strain. Peacock led Arkansas with a 9.875 while Magee posted a 9.825, which resulted in a 148.400-147.425 score heading into the final rotation.
Arkansas struggled on beam posting a 48.525, but Arkansas co-head coach Mark Cook was still proud of his team even after the lackluster rotation, he said.
"We were great on the first three events," Cook said. "We got a little distracted on the beam, but we fought through. I'm proud of the team and how they stayed together."
The Gym'Backs started the rotation with a fall off the beam, and then had two big wobbles in later performances, which caused the team to count a low 9.600 score.
Georgia took advantage of those mistakes by posting a 49.50 on floor to finish out its SEC season undefeated.
UA's Magee placed third overall in the event by posting a 9.875 while DeFilippo posted a 9.800 for the Gym'Backs. Nagashima also helped the team make up for those mistakes by posting a 9.725.
Arkansas will continue its road trip next weekend as it travels to No. 9 UCLA where the Gym'Backs will also face No. 4 Alabama and Cal State Fullerton in a Sunday contest.
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