The North Carolina gymnastics team ended the regular season Friday with one of its strongest performances of the year. The Tar Heels posted a team score of 194.775, their best away score this season and second-best all year.
UNC finished the night .500 points ahead of runner-up Brown. William and Mary and Rutgers finished third and fourth, respectively, falling more than a full point behind North Carolina.
For the first time since their last victory— a home win against Pitt on Jan. 31 — the Tar Heels went into a meet at full strength.
UNC welcomed back two key contributors Friday in freshman Christina Pheil and senior Michelle Ikoma, both of whom missed time this season with injuries.
In her first meet in almost two months, Pheil competed in only the floor exercise, earning a score of 9.750
Ikoma earned the same score in her only event of the night, the vault.
“Christina and Michelle are healthier now, and it showed in their performances,” said coach Derek Galvin to GoHeels.com.
While the Tar Heels excelled in all aspects on Friday, their victory came because of their scores on the uneven bars.
North Carolina tied its season-high score of 49.050 , which was almost half a point higher than second-place Brown.
