Friday, March 13
Raleigh, N.C.
6 p.m.
West Virginia University
195.725
at
196.65
No. 21 NC State
West Virginia Scores Fourth Straight 195.0+ Score at No. 21 NC State
March 13, 2026 10:07 PM | Gymnastics
RALEIGH, N.C. – The West Virginia University gymnastics team scored a 195.725 to finish in second place behind No. 21 NC State, who scored a 196.65, inside Valvano Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday night.
The score marked WVU's fourth straight 195.0+ team score, while it also is the Mountaineers' third-highest score of the campaign. West Virginia used scores of 48.85 on vault and uneven bars, 48.95 on balance beam and a 49.075 on floor exercise.
Opening the meet on uneven bars, junior Amber Lowe stuck her dismount to set a new season best and tie her career high with a 9.875. She was followed by a trio of 9.775's from junior Jayden McDonnell and freshmen Kayla Smith and Haley Mendoza. Sophomore Kaelyn Skeel finished the scoring with a 9.65.
Moving to vault, a pair of stuck landings from Kayla Smith and sophomore Emerson Smith earned matching 9.8's to lead the way. Senior Carlee Nelson and sophomores Karleigh DiCello and Sophia Rice completed the scoring with three 9.75's.
West Virginia shined on floor exercise, with a pair of 9.85's from Kayla Smith and junior Jurnee Lane pacing the event. Freshman Auden Pederson was just behind them with a 9.825. Rice and Emerson Smith added two 9.775's to round out the third rotation.
Finishing the meet on balance beam, Lowe once again led the way with a 9.85, before Lane scored a season-best 9.825. Kayla Smith also reached a new career best on the event with a 9.8, closely followed by Mendoza with a 9.775. Junior Kaylei Adams finished off the meet by scoring a much-needed 9.7, which was used to replace a fall before her in the lineup.
On all-around, Kayla Smith secured a new career-best total on all four events with a 39.225 to earn first place. Kayla and Emerson tied for third place on vault, while Kayla also tied for third on beam. Lowe tallied a tie for third on bars and earned a solo win on beam.
Up next, West Virginia will wrap up its double weekend and the regular season in a tri meet at Pitt with Illinois State on Sunday, March 15. Competition at Fitzgerald Field House in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUGymnastics on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The score marked WVU's fourth straight 195.0+ team score, while it also is the Mountaineers' third-highest score of the campaign. West Virginia used scores of 48.85 on vault and uneven bars, 48.95 on balance beam and a 49.075 on floor exercise.
Opening the meet on uneven bars, junior Amber Lowe stuck her dismount to set a new season best and tie her career high with a 9.875. She was followed by a trio of 9.775's from junior Jayden McDonnell and freshmen Kayla Smith and Haley Mendoza. Sophomore Kaelyn Skeel finished the scoring with a 9.65.
Moving to vault, a pair of stuck landings from Kayla Smith and sophomore Emerson Smith earned matching 9.8's to lead the way. Senior Carlee Nelson and sophomores Karleigh DiCello and Sophia Rice completed the scoring with three 9.75's.
West Virginia shined on floor exercise, with a pair of 9.85's from Kayla Smith and junior Jurnee Lane pacing the event. Freshman Auden Pederson was just behind them with a 9.825. Rice and Emerson Smith added two 9.775's to round out the third rotation.
Finishing the meet on balance beam, Lowe once again led the way with a 9.85, before Lane scored a season-best 9.825. Kayla Smith also reached a new career best on the event with a 9.8, closely followed by Mendoza with a 9.775. Junior Kaylei Adams finished off the meet by scoring a much-needed 9.7, which was used to replace a fall before her in the lineup.
On all-around, Kayla Smith secured a new career-best total on all four events with a 39.225 to earn first place. Kayla and Emerson tied for third place on vault, while Kayla also tied for third on beam. Lowe tallied a tie for third on bars and earned a solo win on beam.
Up next, West Virginia will wrap up its double weekend and the regular season in a tri meet at Pitt with Illinois State on Sunday, March 15. Competition at Fitzgerald Field House in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUGymnastics on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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