While it is only week five of the season, N.C. State and North Carolina are already meeting for the second time this season. Both teams have been on 196 plus streaks and will be looking to continue that here. All of North Carolina’s 196 scores were at home, so reaching that mark away will be the foal here as NQS season is creeping up. Western Michigan has yet to hit the 196 mark after being close the last two weeks and will be looking to hit that mark here.
Chloe Negrete for the Wolfpack and Julia Knower for the Tar Heels have been on fire the past couple of weeks and will be a big part of both teams’ success this week. Look out for Negrete on beam where she has gone 9.900 the past two weeks, as well as Knower on floor where she went 9.950. Payton Murphy has been leading the Broncos’ charge this season, notching 9.875 or higher on three events and tying her own program all-around record. Ronni Binstock has similarly played a key role, returning from absence last season as a major floor contributor and a steady leadoff on vault and beam, and will be one to watch on those events.
