DENTON, Texas (Mar. 8) – On the strength of career-high scores from seniors Kayla Jones, Spencer Jones, and Stephanie Repp, the TWU gymnastics team turned a slow start into a strong finish in a home dual meet against #19 Arizona on Sunday afternoon at Kitty Magee Arena.
 
The Wildcats scored a season-high 197.125 to win the meet while the Pioneers posted a 192.475.  Repp tied her career-high on beam with a 9.875 while Kayla Jones set a new career-high on floor with a 9.875 and Spencer Jones tied her career-high on floor with a 9.900.
 
The Pioneers stumbled out of the gate as they counted two falls on vault and posted 47.400 team score.  TWU was led on vault by freshman Schyler Jones with a career-high 9.800 while freshman Madison Nettles scored a 9.750.
 
TWU improved their team score on bars in the second rotation but counted a fall for a 47.825.  Schyler Jones and sophomore Katie Simpson were the TWU team leaders on the event with a 9.775 each while Spencer Jones scored a 9.725.  The score for Schyler Jones was another career-high.
 
The Pioneers posted a 48.300 on beam after three gymnasts scored a 9.775 or higher.  Repp led the team on the event with a 9.875 while Schyler Jones and Spencer Jones both finished with a 9.775.
 
In the final rotation on floor, TWU scored a season-high 48.950 with four gymnasts posting a 9.800 or higher.  Spencer Jones won the event title with her impressive 9.900 mark while Kayla Jones tied for second overall with her 9.875.  Schyler Jones posted her third career-high of the day with a 9.825 and freshman Mallory Moredock set a new career-high of her own with a 9.800.
 
The Pioneers also swept the all-around competition for the day. Schyler Jones scored a career-high 39.175 while Spencer Jones scored a 38.900 and Stephanie Repp posted a 38.000.
 
"We had lot of career highs and lot of highlights," said TWU head coach Lisa Bowerman.  "It's unfortunate that the meet started the way it did (counting two fallas on vault and a fall on bars) and it had to factor into the final outcome.  It's disappointing to see that we couldn't put it together on vault and we had to count a fall on both bars and beam.  Our goal was to take another step forward today and some individuals did that but as a team we did not."
 
The Pioneers will return to action when they travel to Gainesville, FL, to close out their regular season against #3 Florida on Friday, Mar. 13.  The dual meet is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. (CST) at Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The meet will be streamed live on the SEC Network+ and the Watch ESPN app.
 
Team Scores:
1) Arizona – 197.125
2) Texas Woman's – 192.475

Individual Scores:
VAULT: Moredock 9.125, Repp 8.975, Spencer Jones 9.500, Schyler Jones 9.800, Simpson 9.225, Nettles 9.750
BARS: Repp 9.600, Schyler Jones 9.775, Kelly 8.750, Spencer Jones 9.725, Simpson 9.775, Cochefski 8.950
BEAM: Vincent 9.200, Kelly 9.150, Simpson 9.675, Repp 9.875, Schyler Jones 9.775, Spencer Jones 9.775
FLOOR: Repp 9.550, Moredock 9.800, Nettles 9.000, Kayla Jones 9.875, Schyler Jones 9.825, Spencer Jones 9.900
 
ALL-AROUND: Schyler Jones 39.175, Spencer Jones 38.900, Repp 38.000