Brockport, NY – The #2 Brockport Golden Eagles head back to Ithaca, where they will take on Rhode Island College, Ursinus and the Bombers in the Harriet Marranca Memorial Invitational meet. The meet is set to start at 2PM on Sunday, February 19^th.
 
Brockport is coming off their first regular season loss since 2020, dropping a nail-biter to Division I Cornell, 193.475-192.625. The Golden Eagles did pick up two victories on the day, as their season-high 192.625 put them over Ithaca and Cortland.

Harriet Marranca: The Harriet Marranca Memorial Invitational is an annual event hosted by Ithaca's gymnastics team. Marranca was the founder and first coach of the Bombers gymnastics program. After her passing in 1996, Ithaca renamed their invitation in her name, to honor her and raise awareness about cancer.
 
Rotation Order:
Brockport – Bars, Beam, Floor, Vault
Ithaca – Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor
Rhode Island College – Beam, Floor, Vault, Bars
Ursinus – Floor, Vault, Bars, Beam
 
Vault: Led by the dynamic trio of senior Kyra Figurelli (T-5^th, 9.6813 SAS), and juniors Maren Eramo (T-5^th, 9.6813 SAS) and Sydney Schumaker (T-7^th, 9.6563 SAS) the Golden Eagles are flying high as the top ranked team in the NCGA on the vault. Brockport is coming off a season high 48.425 where the team counted five scores that were 9.550 or above, including Schumaker's 9.825, which is tied for the highest score in the NCGA this season.

Uneven Bars: Ranking fourth nationally, Brockport seems to be finding the rhythm that felt far in the distance at the start of the year. The Golden Eagles are led by junior Emma Grace Sargent, who ranks first on the event with a SAS of 9.7313. Seniors Rachel Swick (5^th) and Gabbi Gare (11^th) each have an SAS of 9.500+ and helped guide the team to a season high 47.875 during last weeks meet.
 
Beam: Don't panic that Brockport is ranked eighth nationally on the beam. Some early struggles and routine upgrades gave the Golden Eagles a slow start, however they are picking things up nicely, posting a season high 47.650 last week. Junior Natalie Galioto currently ranks fifth on the event with a SAS of 9.5938. Freshman Cali Czarcinski rebounded from a tough week to post a career high 9.775.
 
Floor: Brockport remains dominant on the floor, as the team continues sit atop the national rankings with a 48.5438 SAS. A one-two punch of senior Kyra Figurelli (1^st, 9.7875 SAS) and junior Kirsten Paultre (2^nd, 9.7750 SAS) has led the way for Brockport, followed closely by senior Emmie White and junior Natalie Galioto. The team has scored over a 48.500 for the last three weeks.
 
About Ithaca: Ithaca is ranked sixth nationally, however they have been a consistent challenge for the Golden Eagles. The Bombers will have the momentum of hosting and are coming off a season high 190.925 in their victory over Cortland on Wednesday. While they've had some struggles on vault and the uneven bars this season, Ithaca has made up for it with the fourth ranked balance beam and second ranked floor. Freshman Emily Kobusky has broken into the collegiate stage with a storm, ranking third nationally on the beam, while senior Cameryn Nichols ranks in the top ten for both the beam (T- 5^th) and floor (8^th)
 
About Rhode Island College: Rhode Island has yet to put the big scores up this season, however they've remained consistent. The Anchorwomen have seen their overall scores slowly increasing the last three weeks, hitting a season-high 185.950 in their meet against Brockport and Cortland two weeks ago. The team will be coming off a week with no competition, so they've had some time to try and work out some of the minor hiccups they've had.
 
About Ursinus: Ursinus has had a busy schedule to start the year. After two early season matchups with NCGA opponents, they've seen Division II and I opponents the last three weeks. The team has averaged a 185.650 over the season, with their season high 187.075 coming against West Chester.
 
Up Next: Brockport heads to Division II Bridgeport for a quad meet with the Purple Knights, Rhode Island College and West Chester next week. That meet is set to start at 5PM on February 25^th.