CLEMSON, S.C. – Competing in front of a crowd of more than 8,000, the William & Mary women's gymnastics team opened its season with a 196.325-190.050 setback at Clemson on Friday evening.
 
The historic competition was the Tigers' first meet in school history.
 
Highlighting the Tribe's individual performances were a pair of third-place finishes, as Michelle Ngo placed third on beam with a career-high 9.800 and Caroline Blatchford finished third in all-around (36.675).
 
W&M's best team score came on beam where it earned a 48.225.
 
Event Recaps
Vault – 47.800
Hannah Burke – 9.675 (career high)
Sarah Kuper – 9.625
Samantha Burd – 9.575
Grace Costello – 9.550
Caroline Blatchford – 9.375
Anne Marie Kuebler – 9.000
 
Bars – 47.600
Tori Sipes – 9.650
Catherine Bare – 9.600
Ascha Laird – 9.550
Sarah Kuper – 9.550
Sarah Wozniak – 9.250
Caroline Blatchford – 8.550
 
Beam – 48.225
Michelle Ngo – 9.800 (career high)
Grace Costello – 9.675
Caroline Blatchford – 9.650
Madeline Frazier – 9.625
Melanie Faulkner – 9.475
Sarah Kuper – 9.400
 
Floor – 46.425
Michelle Ngo – 9.700
Hannah Burke – 9.550
Caroline Blatchford – 9.100
Summer Penzi – 9.050
Grace Costello – 9.025
Sophie Chandler – 8.500
 
All-Around
Caroline Blatchford – 36.675
 
Up Next
W&M will return to action when it competes at the inaugural MLK Day Invitational hosted by Fisk University at Vanderbilt University's Memorial Gymnasium on Monday at 3 p.m.