The women's gymnastics team (14-3) will try to improve upon its home performances when it returns to Rec Hall at 8 tomorrow night to compete against Rutgers and Temple in its last home meet of the season.

Coach Judi Avener said the Lady Lions, ranked No. 13 nationally, have put a lot of pressure on themselves to do well.

"This is the last opportunity to score well at home," Avener said. "We're a threat to ourselves."

The team has been very inconsistent this season, scoring better on the road than at home. Avener said distractions at home like boyfriends, family, schoolwork and the gymnasts' own desires to do well make them a little "fearful" so they lose concentration and mess up.

But the Lady Lions need to add a better home-meet score than the ones it has already achieved to improve its average and chances at NCAA Regionals and nationals. After the Atlantic 10 Championships (next weekend at George Washington) a team average is determined by averaging the scores of two home meets, two away meets and any other meet.

"We have to try to change the pattern of our home meets," Allison Barber said. "We want our score to be in the 190s."

"If everyone improves their score by one-tenth of a point, we could improve our overall score by two whole points," Kira Rohm said.

The Lady Lions will try not to focus on the competition but on their own performances. However, Rohm said they try not to take anyone for granted.

"On paper Rutgers and Temple don't pose a major threat," Avener said.

The Lady Lions defeated Rutgers 186.75-178.8 in the season opener, but have not faced Temple yet this season.

So far, the Lady Lions are undefeated against A-10 opponents, which include Rutgers and Temple.

Since spring break, the team has focused on routines, perfecting skills and form as well as concentration, intensity and consistency.

"We practiced a lot with a lineup like we would have in a regular meet," Barber said. "It really psyched us up, especially with team unity."

Rohm, a senior, in excited about the meet, her last meet in Rec Hall.

"It's always been an emotion-packed meet," Rohm said. "A time to remember everything that's happened in the past three and a half years."