NORMAN, Okla. (Jan. 21, 2018) - Texas Woman's University led 15^th-ranked Iowa State after two events following strong performances on floor and vault before going on to score a 191.425 overall in a tri-meet with Oklahoma, the 2017 NCAA National Champions, and the Cyclones Sunday afternoon inside Lloyd Noble Center.
 
Mallory Moredock earned three six-place finishes to lead TWU on floor (9.800), vault (9.850), and beam (9.775). Oklahoma took the team title with a team score of 197.525 and ISU placed second with a 194.975.
 
Abigail Versemann was the first to take the floor for TWU and notched a 9.700 followed by a 9.500 from Morgan Colee. Moredock tallied her 9.800 before Erin Alderman scored a 9.750, and Schyler Jones and Bridgette Peterson wrapped up the event with a 9.700 and 9.600, respectively, for a team total of 48.550.
 
The Pioneers then went onto vault and steered by Colee and Brandi Lazarus, who each registered career-highs with Colee garnering a 9.750 and Lazarus a 9.825. Alderman posted a 9.675, Megan Gentry a 9.725, Moredock a 9.850, and Jones a 9.750, as the team totaled a 48.900.
 
Alyssa Kelly finished strong on the bars for TWU with a 9.800. Kelly was preceded by an 8.950 from Jones, a 9.650 by Bria Northrop, a 9.650 from Colee, an 8.000 by Taylor Vincent, and a 9.400 from Versemann for a Pioneer score of 47.450.
 
TWU concluded the meet on the beam beginning with a 9.450 from Lazarus, a 7.925 by Alderman and a 9.775 from Moredock. Kelly tallied a 9.625, and Jones registered a 9.750 for a team total of 46.525.
 
Head Coach Lisa Bowerman said, "I was very happy with how well we started out the meet on floor and vault. There was a lot of good energy heading into the last two events. Unfortunately we got a little shaken up on bars and had to change our lineup for beam.
 
"We did not handle this adversity as well as I would have liked, but I am hopeful that we have learned from it and will sue this experience to make us even better and even stronger as a team. I am excited that we have a quick turnaround before our next meet. We will be ready to hit on all four events Friday."
 
The Pioneers travel to face Iowa State, this time in Ames, Iowa, for a dual meet Friday at 6:30 p.m.