WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's gymnastics team will return to action when it hosts Alaska for Senior Day at Kaplan Arena on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Following the meet, W&M will honor its senior class –
Hannah Burke,
Ascha Laird,
Michelle Ngo,
Brynn Vetrano and
Lily Walker.
Admission to the meet is
FREE.
Live video and live scoring will be available via Virtius.
Complete information on how to follow the meet is available below.
Clear Bag Policy and Metal Detectors
Furthering its commitment to a first class and secure environment at home athletic events, William & Mary will implement the use of walk-through metal detectors at the entrances to athletic venues (both ticketed and non-ticketed events) beginning in the fall of 2025. This enhanced security method mirrors standard practice at most major professional and intercollegiate athletic events throughout the country and compliments the
Clear Bag Policy already in place. Fans will proceed through metal detectors prior to having their tickets scanned or entering a venue for non-tickets events. Entrants will not need to remove items such as belts, cell phones, coins, jackets, jewelry, watches, wallets, shoes or other small objects. If additional screening is necessary, security staff will ask the individual to proceed to a secondary screening area, where they will be asked to divest themselves of certain items and pass through again until clear.
A LOOK AT THE TRIBE
W&M is coming off a victory at the HBCU Classic in its last outing and currently ranks eighth in the Gymnastics East Conference with a NQS of 191.500. En route to winning the three-team meet in Atlanta last weekend, the Tribe recorded season highs on vault (48.625) and floor (48.900). W&M's best event this season has been beam where it ranks fourth in the conference (48.090).
Individually,
Hannah Burke currently ranks eighth in the GEC on floor (9.800), while she is also the team's top performer on vault (9.670).
Catherine Bare leads the team on bars (9.685) and
Sophia Summers is the Tribe's top scorer on beam (9.730).
SCOUTING ALASKA
Alaska enters Thursday's meet ranked fourth in the MPSF with a NQS of 190.480 and ranks last in the conference in all four events.
The Seawolves are led by Maribelle Albert (vault, 9.475), Claudia Lessig (bars, 9.590), Alexandra Karkowski (beam, 9.655) and Ariana DeSouza (floor, 9.620).
| Matchups At A Glance |
|
William & Mary |
Alaska |
| National Ranking |
68th |
71st |
| Team NQS |
191.500 |
190.480 |
| Vault NQS |
47.905 |
47.585 |
| Bars NQS |
47.165 |
47.520 |
| Beam NQS |
48.090 |
47.840 |
| Floor NQS |
48.121 |
47.560 |
NEXT UP
Following Thursday's meet, W&M will return to action when it hosts Alaska for another dual meet on Saturday at 2 p.m. The competition will be the Tribe's Alumni Meet and celebrate 50 years of women's gymnastics at W&M.
