Friday, January 18
Ann Arbor, Mich.
7 PM ET
Michigan State University
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Michigan
Gymnastics Takes On Rival No. 9 Michigan in Ann Arbor Friday
1/17/2019 2:28:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
A FULL ROTATION . . .
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State gymnastics takes to the road for the second straight week, for the first Big Ten dual of the season at No. 9 Michigan on Friday, Jan. 18 at UM's Crisler Center at 7 p.m. The Wolverines are the fifth nationally ranked team the Spartans have faced in the first three weeks of the season. Live stats and results for Friday's meet can be found at msuspartans.com.
LAST TIME OUT . . .
Michigan State gymnastics finished in third place with a score of 194.900 at the Collegiate Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 12, facing three teams ranked in the top-15 of the Road to Nationals poll.
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No. 2 UCLA won the meet with a score of 197.700, followed by No. 9 California at 196.075. No. 14 UC Davis was behind MSU in fourth place, scoring 194.125. The Spartans (1-3) improved their opening-weekend score of 191.700 against No. 25 NC State by 3.2 points with a solid showing last Saturday.
"We were really pleased with the girls overall performance," MSU head coach Mike Rowe said. "Warmups went great. They were focused, and it transferred over in competition. It was nice starting on floor as the girls performed well, had fun, and the crowd response helped us gain some momentum for the remaining events."
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Michigan State tallied a 49.025 on floor, a 48.750 on vault, a 48.350 on bars and a 48.775 on the beam for its final score of 194.900. UCLA scored 49.075 on vault, 49.45 on bars, 49.475 on beam and 49.700 on the floor to take the meet victory. Starting on floor, junior Gabriella Douglas tied her personal-best with a 9.85 to lead the Spartans.Â
Douglas was followed by freshman Sydney Ewing with a 9.825 and sophomore Lea Mitchell, who posted a 9.80. Freshmen Ashley Hofelich and Alaina Raybon both received a 9.775, while sophomore Tristan Brown rounded out the scoring with a 9.75.
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Moving to the vault for the second rotation, Douglas set a new personal record with a 9.80. Mitchell was the second Spartan with a score of 9.775, followed by a trio at 9.725, in Hofelich, sophomore Ashley Beatty and senior Roya Shirley.Â
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On bars for rotation three, senior Jessica Ling was the top Spartan with a 9.80. Mitchell wasn't far behind with a 9.70, while Ewing and Shirley both scored 9.625.Â
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Closing on the beam, MSU was led by 9.85's from both Douglas and Raybon. Mitchell and freshman Alyssa Wiedeman both scored 9.75.Â
"Our vaults are getting more consistent, we just need to continue working on amplitude, shapes, and landings," Rowe said. "Bars was a big improvement over last week, but we still have a ways to go in swinging more aggressive and sticking dismounts. I was really proud of our beam squad tonight, as they stayed focused and closed the meet looking confident and fighting for every tenth! Overall, I'm pleased with the outcome. We still have work to do and we will continue to improve!"
SPARTAN NOTES . . .
- Lea Mitchell has started the season placing second (38.675) and third (39.025) in the all-around at the first two meets, respectively. Â Â
- Freshmen Ashley Hofelich and Alaina Raybon both won events in their collegiate debuts on Jan. 5 vs. NC State. Hofelich won the vault with a score of 9.800, while Raybon took top honors on the floor with a 9.850. Hofelich also took second on the floor exercise with a 9.825.
- Senior Jessica Ling, who has recovered from three reconstructive surguries to her ACL throughout her career, posted the Spartans top bars score of the season with a 9.800 at the Collegiate Challenge Jan. 12.Â
- MSU is currently ranked No. 22 on the floor exercise in the Road to Nationals rankings. Â
SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES . . .
The Wolverines started the season with a first-place finish (196.050) at the Cancun Classic on Jan. 4, defeating Iowa State (194.275), West Virginia (194.150) and Rutgers (189.800). UM is coming off a third-place finish in a quad at Alabama on Jan. 11. Denver won the meet with a score of 196.275, followed by No. 18 Alabama at 196.175 and Michigan at 196.025. Bowling Green was fourth at 189.675.
Freshman Natalie Wojcik has started her collegiate career with back-to-back Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors, winning five individual events and two all-arounds in the team's first two meets of the season.
UM is coached by Bev Plocki, who is in her 30th season as head coach. She has led the Wolverines to 23 Big Ten championships, 23 NCAA Championship appearances and 10 NCAA Super Six berths in her tenure. She was the 1994 NCAA National Coach of the Year.
QUOTABLE WITH COACH ROWE . . .
"Our attention to details and consistency in the gym paid off for us last weekend in Anaheim," MSU head coach Mike Rowe said. "Our focus is to continue on that path and build on it. Â Detail work is never finished, but the girls have made good progress this week and that's all we can ask!"
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State gymnastics takes to the road for the second straight week, for the first Big Ten dual of the season at No. 9 Michigan on Friday, Jan. 18 at UM's Crisler Center at 7 p.m. The Wolverines are the fifth nationally ranked team the Spartans have faced in the first three weeks of the season. Live stats and results for Friday's meet can be found at msuspartans.com.
LAST TIME OUT . . .
Michigan State gymnastics finished in third place with a score of 194.900 at the Collegiate Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 12, facing three teams ranked in the top-15 of the Road to Nationals poll.
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No. 2 UCLA won the meet with a score of 197.700, followed by No. 9 California at 196.075. No. 14 UC Davis was behind MSU in fourth place, scoring 194.125. The Spartans (1-3) improved their opening-weekend score of 191.700 against No. 25 NC State by 3.2 points with a solid showing last Saturday.
"We were really pleased with the girls overall performance," MSU head coach Mike Rowe said. "Warmups went great. They were focused, and it transferred over in competition. It was nice starting on floor as the girls performed well, had fun, and the crowd response helped us gain some momentum for the remaining events."
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Michigan State tallied a 49.025 on floor, a 48.750 on vault, a 48.350 on bars and a 48.775 on the beam for its final score of 194.900. UCLA scored 49.075 on vault, 49.45 on bars, 49.475 on beam and 49.700 on the floor to take the meet victory. Starting on floor, junior Gabriella Douglas tied her personal-best with a 9.85 to lead the Spartans.Â
Douglas was followed by freshman Sydney Ewing with a 9.825 and sophomore Lea Mitchell, who posted a 9.80. Freshmen Ashley Hofelich and Alaina Raybon both received a 9.775, while sophomore Tristan Brown rounded out the scoring with a 9.75.
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Moving to the vault for the second rotation, Douglas set a new personal record with a 9.80. Mitchell was the second Spartan with a score of 9.775, followed by a trio at 9.725, in Hofelich, sophomore Ashley Beatty and senior Roya Shirley.Â
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On bars for rotation three, senior Jessica Ling was the top Spartan with a 9.80. Mitchell wasn't far behind with a 9.70, while Ewing and Shirley both scored 9.625.Â
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Closing on the beam, MSU was led by 9.85's from both Douglas and Raybon. Mitchell and freshman Alyssa Wiedeman both scored 9.75.Â
"Our vaults are getting more consistent, we just need to continue working on amplitude, shapes, and landings," Rowe said. "Bars was a big improvement over last week, but we still have a ways to go in swinging more aggressive and sticking dismounts. I was really proud of our beam squad tonight, as they stayed focused and closed the meet looking confident and fighting for every tenth! Overall, I'm pleased with the outcome. We still have work to do and we will continue to improve!"
SPARTAN NOTES . . .
- Lea Mitchell has started the season placing second (38.675) and third (39.025) in the all-around at the first two meets, respectively. Â Â
- Freshmen Ashley Hofelich and Alaina Raybon both won events in their collegiate debuts on Jan. 5 vs. NC State. Hofelich won the vault with a score of 9.800, while Raybon took top honors on the floor with a 9.850. Hofelich also took second on the floor exercise with a 9.825.
- Senior Jessica Ling, who has recovered from three reconstructive surguries to her ACL throughout her career, posted the Spartans top bars score of the season with a 9.800 at the Collegiate Challenge Jan. 12.Â
- MSU is currently ranked No. 22 on the floor exercise in the Road to Nationals rankings. Â
SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES . . .
The Wolverines started the season with a first-place finish (196.050) at the Cancun Classic on Jan. 4, defeating Iowa State (194.275), West Virginia (194.150) and Rutgers (189.800). UM is coming off a third-place finish in a quad at Alabama on Jan. 11. Denver won the meet with a score of 196.275, followed by No. 18 Alabama at 196.175 and Michigan at 196.025. Bowling Green was fourth at 189.675.
Freshman Natalie Wojcik has started her collegiate career with back-to-back Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors, winning five individual events and two all-arounds in the team's first two meets of the season.
UM is coached by Bev Plocki, who is in her 30th season as head coach. She has led the Wolverines to 23 Big Ten championships, 23 NCAA Championship appearances and 10 NCAA Super Six berths in her tenure. She was the 1994 NCAA National Coach of the Year.
QUOTABLE WITH COACH ROWE . . .
"Our attention to details and consistency in the gym paid off for us last weekend in Anaheim," MSU head coach Mike Rowe said. "Our focus is to continue on that path and build on it. Â Detail work is never finished, but the girls have made good progress this week and that's all we can ask!"
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