Gymnastics | 3/12/2021 9:16:00 PM

SHREVEPORT, La. - Isabel Goyco won event titles in both floor exercise and balance beam, matching her career high with a 9.825 on beam and narrowly missing a career-high with a 9.875 on floor, Madeline Gose won event titles on vault and shared on floor, evening career-high marks with her 9.875 on floor and 9.850 on vault, while Maddie Griffith set a new career high with a 9.875 on the uneven bars to lead the way for the Texas Woman's University gymnastics team in a 195.150-192.250 win over Centenary on Friday afternoon at the Gold Dome. 

"First and foremost we were grateful for the opportunity to compete today," said head coach Lisa Bowerman. "The team truly brought their joy into their performances tonight. We certainly would have liked to finish stronger on Beam tonight, however I still feel as though we have set ourselves up well heading into the Conference Championship one week from today."

The Pioneers notched their highest team score of the season and the highest score since TWU scored 195.225 last season against Oklahoma, and the highest team event score of the year in both floor and bars. TWU's 49.050 on floor was the highest team score since the Pioneers' 49.125 in a quad meet against LSU, Arkansas, and Centenary last season, while the 49.000 on beam was TWU's highest since scoring 49.025 in the 2018 USAG National Championship team final. 

On vault, Gose led the way, while Lexi Leake debuted with a 9.800 to tie for second. Griffith evened her career-high with a 9.750 to sit alone in fourth, while Domi Bonzagni, Mara Johnson, and Daisy Woodring all finished tied for fifth with matching 9.700s, with Bonzagni's score matching a career high. 

Griffith led the way on bars followed closely by Isabel Goyco's 9.800 to finish second, while Bonzagni, Johnson, and Steelie King hit matching 9.775s to tie for third, and Leake's 9.750 sixth-place finish rounded out the Pioneers' scores in the event. 

On beam, Goyco's score narrowly edged Alix Pierce's 9.800, which evened her career high. Woodring and Gose finished tied for third with matching 9.775s. 

Goyco and Gose led the way on floor, with Woodring finishing closely behind them with a career-high 9.825. Bonzagni finished tied for fourth at 9.750, while Johnson added a 9.725. 

Bonzagni also finished second in the all-around with a 38.125. 

The meet concludes the regular season for TWU, as the Pioneers will next compete on Friday, March 19, in Normall, Ill. at the Midwest Independent Conference Championships. A 6 p.m. meet is scheduled.