BELMONT, N.C. — The Belmont Abbey acrobatics & tumbling team celebrated its 14 seniors with a 253.925-242.310 victory over the King Tornado Wednesday evening at the Wheeler Center.
Wednesday's meet marked the regular-season finale for both teams and with the win, the Crusaders clinch the No. 4 seed in the Conference Carolinas tournament and will host a quarterfinal meet next week.
The group of 14 seniors were recognized in a post-meet ceremony. They are:
Mauriella Beauchamp,
Victoria Bonham,
Bri Camp,
Erena Chaples,
Kristin Fary,
Jessica Janson,
Charis Littrell,
Madeleine Martin,
Lauren Mattera,
Lauren Pipes,
Sydney Singh,
Blythe Terrell,
Deanna Woolard and
Emily Wueste.
Belmont Abbey closes the regular season with a 5-4 overall record and 5-3 mark in league competition. King is now 4-6 overall, 3-5 in league play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Event 1 — Compulsory
The Crusaders opened the meet with three scores of 9.0 or higher and earned a total of 35.85. Belmont Abbey's best score came in the Pyramid Heat, scoring a 9.7. In the Toss Heat, Belmont Abbey scored a 9.6 as well. King finished with a 34.35 in the event.
Event 2 — Acro
King had a slight edge in the event scoring a 28.05 compared to a 27.7 for the Abbey. Belmont Abbey's best score came in the 5-Element Acro (Heat 1), scoring a 9.75/10.
Isabella Schrout,
Gracie Grady, Terrell,
Valentina Ordonez and
Mackenzie Linegar all contributed to the score for the Abbey. The Crusaders also had a 9.45/10 in 7-Element Acro.
Event 3 — Pyramid
Belmont Abbey scored a 28.55 compared to 25.9 for King to take a halftime lead. The Crusaders finished with scores of 9.45 or higher in all three heats, highlighted by a 9.6/10 in the Open Pyramid. Pipes, Terrell,
Kylie Brophy,
Kristin Fary, Linegar and Woolard all participated in the heat. The Abbey led 92.1-88.3 at the half.
Event 4 — Toss
The Crusaders finished with a 25.65 compared to a 28.5 start value and earned scores of 8.4 or higher in all three heats. The 450 Salto Toss proved to be the best score for the Abbey with an 8.80/9.3. King finished with a 24.55.
Event 5 — Tumbling
The Crusaders extended their lead with a 49.575 in the Tumbling event.
Sadie Hunt scored a 9.0/9.4 in the 6-Element Pass to lead the individuals while she and Gaby Cox led the group passes with an 8.3/8.85 in the Duo Pass. Madison Quinla scored an 8.725/9.1 in the Open Pass while she teamed up with Woolard and Chaples for an 8.0/9.1 in the Trio Pass.
Event 6 — Team Event
Belmont Abbey closed the meet with a 90.52. Lander ended with an 89
UP NEXT
- The Crusaders will host a Conference Carolinas quarterfinal dual meet on April 6 at 7 p.m. against the No. 5 seed that will be determined this weekend.
