PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Emily Leese won the vault and floor events as Rutgers gymnastics scored a 195.325 on Friday night at Jersey Mike's Arena, falling to Iowa's 196.300 in the Big Ten dual meet.

The Scarlet Knights shined on beam with a season-best 49.125, dropping an excellent 9.725 by Katy Koopman and combining scores from Emily Leese (9.775), Gabrielle Dildy (9.850), Jacqueline Manifold (9.875), Rachael Riley (9.825), and Stephanie Zannella (9.800) for the season-high score.
 

ALL-AROUND THE GYM

• Emily Leese scored her second consecutive 9.875 on vault to win an event in a Big Ten dual. She concluded the evening with a 9.850 floor routine, finishing in a three-way tie for the event title in the dual with the Hawkeyes.
• Jacqueline Manifold's season-best 9.875 on beam was Rutgers' top score in the event, good for second place in the competition.
• Avery Balser turned in her fourth score of 9.825 or higher this season, tying for third with that 9.825 on Friday.

KNIGHT NOTES

• Rutgers teamed up for its top beam score of the season at 49.125.
• Emily Leese has a total of seven event wins this season in six meets.
• Gabrielle Dildy put together her best collegiate beam routine with a 9.850.
• Jacqueline Manifold's 9.875 on beam was a season high and Rutgers' top score on the apparatus.
• Rachael Riley matched her career-high 9.775 on vault, hitting the mark in her fourth consecutive meet.
• Grad transfer Katy Koopman hit her Rutgers-high of 9.725 on beam.

TOP PERFORMERS

Vault: Emily Leese (9.875) – 1st of 12
Bars: Avery Balser (9.825) – T-3rd of 12
Beam: Jacqueline Manifold (9.875) – 2nd of 12
Floor: Emily Leese (9.850) – T-1st of 12
 

UP NEXT

The Scarlet Knights compete in their second meet of the weekend at New Hampshire on Sun., Feb. 11 in a quad meet with Brown and Towson at 1 p.m.
 

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