The No. 18 Penn State women's gymnastics team sent the home fans away from Rec Hall Saturday night in good spirits following a 192.900 to 191.175 upset over No. 15 Minnesota. For the team members and the coach, however, the win was not so satisfying.

"It was a very frustrating night," Penn State coach Steve Shephard said. "Even though we came away with a win, we're way better than we showed tonight."

Though much of the talk after the meet was focused on improvement, sophomore Katie Perret was optimistic about her performance, and her team's potential as they move through the rest of the season. Perret took home first place on the uneven bars, tying her season best score of 9.875. Senior Amie Olaes and freshman Alexandra Brockway tied for second place on bars, with a score of 9.750.

"It was a great victory for our team," Perret said. "As the season builds, we should be moving right on up. ... We can only get better from here on out."

Senior Stephanie Sullivan took first place on the balance beam with a season high score of 9.825. Freshman Brandi Personett claimed her second all-around title of the season with a combined score of 38.000, with fellow freshman Lindsey Montross coming in second with a score of 37.675.

"We can hit and we have the talent. We just need to practice under pressure and practice hitting clean when it really counts," Sullivan said. "We're going to have to re-evaluate the way we practice."

Freshman Rosie Smith took home her first title, scoring a 9.800 on vault and a 9.750 on the floor. Personett and Olaes tied for second on the vault with a score of 9.725.

"I did a good job," Smith said, "but there's definitely room for improvement."

Junior Lindsay Borkan returned to competition and was awarded the Ann Carr trophy for her courage and dedication following her recovery from a torn Achilles tendon that sidelined her two years ago.

Two key girls were unable to compete against Minnesota because of injuries. Senior Corissa Pirkl and Aslynn Satterfield were sidelined and were only able to give vocal support to their teammates.

Following the win, the focus now turns to the week of practice ahead prior to N.C. State coming to University Park on Saturday.

"We're going to work on the mental side of things," Shephard said. "Physically we've been working hard, maybe too hard, and we have some kids banged up. We're way better than a 192, and when we put it all together, we'll be a lot better."