CLINTON, S.C. – The 14th-ranked Presbyterian College Blue Hose (0-1) Acrobatics and Tumbling team battled the sixth-ranked Limestone Saints (2-0) before coming up short in a 258.090 to 247.660 setback in their season-opening meet at the Templeton Center on Friday evening.
 
"We came out super confident and we worked so hard tonight,"  Presbyterian coach Kara Christian said. "We gave everything we had on the mat tonight. It was a hard-fought loss. We are excited to get back on the mat at Baylor next weekend, and show the world what we got."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
* The Blue Hose began the meet with a score of 34.50 in the Compulsory Event, with the best scores of 9.05 in the Pyramid and 8.95 in the Toss Heats.
* Presbyterian recorded a score of 25.30 in the Acro Event, which included a high score of 8.85 in the 7-Element Heat.
* In the Pyramid Event, the Blue Hose finished with a score of 27.90, with a high score of 9.70 in the Open and a 9.65 Synchronized Heats.
* In the Toss Event, Presbyterian garnered a score of 25.45 with a high score of 8.65 in the 450 Salto.
* In the Tumbling Event, Presbyterian collected a score of 47.65 led by Abby Katz's 9.250 in the Open Pass.
* Presbyterian closed out the meet with an 86.86 in the Team Event.
 
NOTABLES
* The Open Pyramid team of Morgan Todd, Shayla Snow, Amirah Boyd, Robyn Beeman, Maya Reyes, and Ashlyn Getway recorded Presbyterian's highest score of the contest with a 9.70.


UP NEXT
The Blue Hose travel to Texas to play top-ranked Baylor on February 19 at 4 p.m.