Sunday, March 17
East Lansing, Mich.
2 PM ET
Michigan State University
vs
Ball State, UIC, Alaska
Spartan Gymnastics Honors Seniors in Final Home Meet on Sunday
3/15/2019 5:31:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
The gymnastics program honors seven seniors on Sunday afternoon at Jenison Field House.
A FULL ROTATIONÂ . . . Â Â
What you need to know about the Spartans
The Spartans return home for the final meet of the regular season on Senior Day, Sunday, March 17 with a quad at 2 p.m. ET inside Jenison Field House. The meet will be streamed on BTN Plus, with watch live and live results links available on msuspartans.com.
MSU hosts Jam Jenison with Alaska Anchorage, Ball State and Illinois-Chicago. Free brandanas will be given away to all in attendance on Sunday afternoon.
SEASON HIGHSÂ . . .Â
- The Spartans posted a season-high 195.850 as a team against Eastern Michigan on March 1, topping the 195 mark for the third time this season.Â
- The Spartans have improved their team vault score as the season has progressed. Since posting a 48.550 against the Wolfpack on Jan. 5, MSU tallied a 48.750 at the Collegiate Challenge on Jan. 12, a 48.775 at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18, followed by a 48.800 vs. No. 14 Ohio State on Jan. 27 and again against No. 21 Minnesota on Feb. 2, before earning a 49.000 at Illinois on Feb. 8. MSU posted a new top score on the apparatus at the Big Five meet on Feb. 22, earning a 49.100.
- Michigan State set a new season-high of 49.200 on floor at Illinois on Feb. 2 and tied it vs. Rutgers (2/16) and at Elevate The Stage (3/8), the eighth time the Spartans have tallied 49.000 or better this season. At Illinois on Feb. 2 was the first 49.200 on floor for MSU since the Big Ten Quad meet on March 15, 2014.
SPARTAN NOTES . . .
- Sophomore Lea Mitchell tallied a new career best all-around score of 39.350 to win her third title this season in the all-around at EMU on Mar. 1.
- Junior Gabriella Douglas has totaled six event wins this season after taking the floor (9.875) and the beam (9.825) titles at EMU on Mar. 1.
- Senior Roya Shirley posted a career-high of 9.875 on vault to tie for first at the Big Five meet on Feb. 22.
- Douglas set a new personal best on floor for third time this season with a 9.925 and tallied 9.775 on vault to earn first place in both events vs. Rutgers on Feb. 16.
- Freshman Sydney Ewing recorded her  first career wins with then-personal bests on bars (9.850) and vault (9.775) vs. Rutgers on Feb. 16.Â
- Senior Molly Hoerner-O'Malley set a career-high 9.850 on beam to win her first event of the season vs. Rutgers on Feb. 16.Â
- Mitchell won her second all-around of the season with a 39.025 vs. Rutgers on Feb. 16.Â
- Mitchell set a new personal best (9.925) for the second time this season to tie for first on floor at Illinois on Feb. 8.Â
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- Douglas tied for first, setting a new then-career-high on floor (9.900) and set a new season-high of 9.875 on the beam vs. No. 21 Minnesota on Feb. 2.
- Sophomore Tristan Brown set a new career-high on floor (9.825) and Ashley Beatty set a new top mark on vault (9.825) at No. 21 Minnesota on Feb. 2.
- Mitchell won the all-around vs. No. 14 Ohio State on Jan. 27, posting a season-high 39.100. She started the season placing second (38.675), third (39.025) and third (38.500) in the all-around. Â Â
- Mitchell posted a then-personal best on floor (9.900) against OSU on Jan. 27. She also tied her personal best on vault with a 9.825, on the way to tying for the meet's top honors on floor and vault.Â
- Hoerner O'Malley posted a personal best of 9.800 to lead the Spartans on bars against No. 14 Ohio State on Jan. 27.
- Freshman Ashley Hofelich tied her personal best on floor against No. 14 Ohio State on Jan. 27, posting a 9.825.
- Senior Jessica Ling, who has recovered from three reconstructive surguries to her ACL throughout her career, tied her personal-best and posted the Spartans top bars score of the season with a 9.875 to take second place at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18.
ROAD TO NATIONALS . . .
MSU is currently ranked No. 40 in the week 10 Road to Nationals standings, moving down one spot from last week's rankings.Â
The Spartans are No. 24 on the floor exercise, No. 29 on vault, No. 42 on bars and No. 54 on balance beam.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION . . .
The Seawolves enter the meet with a 7-6 dual record and are fourth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with a 192.800 RQS. Alaska is coming off a second place finish (193.450) at the Oregon State tri-meet last week. Sophia Hyderally ranks fourth in the MPSF on beam and fifth on floor to lead the team. Â Â
Ball State is coming off a first-place finish at Kent State's  quad meet last week with a score of 195.325, above their RQS of 194.740. Arden Hudson tallied a 9.825 on bars to tie for first in the event and set a new career best along the way.Â
UIC enters the meet with an RQS of 195.340 and a season-high of 196.150. The Flames lead the Midwest Independent Conference this season and are coming off a win at the Illinois Classic (196.150) ending Illinois' 11-year run. Alisa Sheremeta and Miki Northern both scored 9.900 on floor to lead the team.Â
QUOTABLE WITH COACH ROWE . . .
It's been an emotional week for us, and we've managed to suppress it to a point, but senior night is always hard. You're at a point in the season where you start to peak and then the reality of a third of your team leaving starts to creep in. Ball State, UIC and Alaska will bring lots of talent and determination to the arena on Sunday. We've got things to prove to ourselves and our fans. We're going to leave it all out on the floor and have fun!
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What you need to know about the Spartans
The Spartans return home for the final meet of the regular season on Senior Day, Sunday, March 17 with a quad at 2 p.m. ET inside Jenison Field House. The meet will be streamed on BTN Plus, with watch live and live results links available on msuspartans.com.
MSU hosts Jam Jenison with Alaska Anchorage, Ball State and Illinois-Chicago. Free brandanas will be given away to all in attendance on Sunday afternoon.
SEASON HIGHSÂ . . .Â
- The Spartans posted a season-high 195.850 as a team against Eastern Michigan on March 1, topping the 195 mark for the third time this season.Â
- The Spartans have improved their team vault score as the season has progressed. Since posting a 48.550 against the Wolfpack on Jan. 5, MSU tallied a 48.750 at the Collegiate Challenge on Jan. 12, a 48.775 at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18, followed by a 48.800 vs. No. 14 Ohio State on Jan. 27 and again against No. 21 Minnesota on Feb. 2, before earning a 49.000 at Illinois on Feb. 8. MSU posted a new top score on the apparatus at the Big Five meet on Feb. 22, earning a 49.100.
- Michigan State set a new season-high of 49.200 on floor at Illinois on Feb. 2 and tied it vs. Rutgers (2/16) and at Elevate The Stage (3/8), the eighth time the Spartans have tallied 49.000 or better this season. At Illinois on Feb. 2 was the first 49.200 on floor for MSU since the Big Ten Quad meet on March 15, 2014.
SPARTAN NOTES . . .
- Sophomore Lea Mitchell tallied a new career best all-around score of 39.350 to win her third title this season in the all-around at EMU on Mar. 1.
- Junior Gabriella Douglas has totaled six event wins this season after taking the floor (9.875) and the beam (9.825) titles at EMU on Mar. 1.
- Senior Roya Shirley posted a career-high of 9.875 on vault to tie for first at the Big Five meet on Feb. 22.
- Douglas set a new personal best on floor for third time this season with a 9.925 and tallied 9.775 on vault to earn first place in both events vs. Rutgers on Feb. 16.
- Freshman Sydney Ewing recorded her  first career wins with then-personal bests on bars (9.850) and vault (9.775) vs. Rutgers on Feb. 16.Â
- Senior Molly Hoerner-O'Malley set a career-high 9.850 on beam to win her first event of the season vs. Rutgers on Feb. 16.Â
- Mitchell won her second all-around of the season with a 39.025 vs. Rutgers on Feb. 16.Â
- Mitchell set a new personal best (9.925) for the second time this season to tie for first on floor at Illinois on Feb. 8.Â
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- Douglas tied for first, setting a new then-career-high on floor (9.900) and set a new season-high of 9.875 on the beam vs. No. 21 Minnesota on Feb. 2.
- Sophomore Tristan Brown set a new career-high on floor (9.825) and Ashley Beatty set a new top mark on vault (9.825) at No. 21 Minnesota on Feb. 2.
- Mitchell won the all-around vs. No. 14 Ohio State on Jan. 27, posting a season-high 39.100. She started the season placing second (38.675), third (39.025) and third (38.500) in the all-around. Â Â
- Mitchell posted a then-personal best on floor (9.900) against OSU on Jan. 27. She also tied her personal best on vault with a 9.825, on the way to tying for the meet's top honors on floor and vault.Â
- Hoerner O'Malley posted a personal best of 9.800 to lead the Spartans on bars against No. 14 Ohio State on Jan. 27.
- Freshman Ashley Hofelich tied her personal best on floor against No. 14 Ohio State on Jan. 27, posting a 9.825.
- Senior Jessica Ling, who has recovered from three reconstructive surguries to her ACL throughout her career, tied her personal-best and posted the Spartans top bars score of the season with a 9.875 to take second place at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18.
ROAD TO NATIONALS . . .
MSU is currently ranked No. 40 in the week 10 Road to Nationals standings, moving down one spot from last week's rankings.Â
The Spartans are No. 24 on the floor exercise, No. 29 on vault, No. 42 on bars and No. 54 on balance beam.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION . . .
The Seawolves enter the meet with a 7-6 dual record and are fourth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with a 192.800 RQS. Alaska is coming off a second place finish (193.450) at the Oregon State tri-meet last week. Sophia Hyderally ranks fourth in the MPSF on beam and fifth on floor to lead the team. Â Â
Ball State is coming off a first-place finish at Kent State's  quad meet last week with a score of 195.325, above their RQS of 194.740. Arden Hudson tallied a 9.825 on bars to tie for first in the event and set a new career best along the way.Â
UIC enters the meet with an RQS of 195.340 and a season-high of 196.150. The Flames lead the Midwest Independent Conference this season and are coming off a win at the Illinois Classic (196.150) ending Illinois' 11-year run. Alisa Sheremeta and Miki Northern both scored 9.900 on floor to lead the team.Â
QUOTABLE WITH COACH ROWE . . .
It's been an emotional week for us, and we've managed to suppress it to a point, but senior night is always hard. You're at a point in the season where you start to peak and then the reality of a third of your team leaving starts to creep in. Ball State, UIC and Alaska will bring lots of talent and determination to the arena on Sunday. We've got things to prove to ourselves and our fans. We're going to leave it all out on the floor and have fun!
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