WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's gymnastics team equaled its best score of the season en route to placing first in the opening session, and fifth overall, at the Gymnastics East Conference Championship at Kaplan Arena on Saturday.
 
Penn claimed the team title with a 194.925 and was followed by Yale (194.200), West Chester (194.075), Brown (193.750), W&M (193.050), Cornell (193.000), Bridgeport (192.800) and Southern Connecticut State (192.525).
 
Grace Costello highlighted the Tribe's individual performances and earned second-team all-conference honors on bars, tying for fifth with a career-high 9.800.
 
Emma Wiley narrowly missed out on all-conference distinction on vault, as she tied for seventh with a 9.700.
 
Sarah Kuper was W&M's top performer on beam (9.650), while Hannah Burke and Michelle Ngo earned the Tribe's best score on floor (9.800).
 
In addition to equaling its best team score of the season, W&M earned a season high on bars (48.675).
 
Event Recaps
Vault – 48.125
Emma Wiley – 9.700
Caroline Blatchford – 9.675
Sofia Huang – 9.675
Sarah Kuper – 9.600
Hannah Burke – 9.475
Grace Costello – 9.350
 
Bars – 48.675 (season high)
Grace Costello – 9.800 (career high)
Sarah Wozniak – 9.750
Caroline Blatchford – 9.725
Sarah Kuper – 9.700
Sarah Wozniak – 9.700
Amanda Jackson – 9.625 (career high)
 
Beam – 47.600
Sarah Kuper – 9.650
Caroline Blatchford – 9.625
Sofia Huang – 9.575
Abby Carpenter – 9.550
Emma Wiley – 9.200
Grace Costello – 8.350
 
Floor – 48.650
Hannah Burke – 9.800 (career high)
Michelle Ngo – 9.800
Grace Costello – 9.775 (career high)
Sophie Chandler – 9.650
Abby Carpenter – 9.625
Keaghan Schafer – 9.625
 
All-Around
Grace Costello – 37.275