Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, February 6
Chapel Hill, NC
1:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
at
North Carolina
Gymnastics Set to Compete in Quad Meet Saturday at UNC
February 03, 2016 | Gymnastics
| BGSU GYMNASTICS WEEKLY SCHEDULE | ||
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| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME |
| 2/6/16 | vs. University of North Carolina, North Carolina State and Pittsburgh | 1 p.m. (ET) |
| Bowling Green (1-5, 0-1 MAC) vs. University of North Carolina (1-5, 0-2 EAGL) North Carolina State (2-2, 0-0 EAGL) University Pittsburgh (2-8, 1-2 EAGL) Saturday, February 6, 2016; 1:00 p.m. ET Charmichael Arena / Chapel Hill, N.C. LIVE STREAM LIVE STATS MEET NOTES PERFORMANCE LIST |
Bowling Green, Ohio – Following back-to-back home meets, the Falcon gymnastics team will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. for a quad meet with the Tar Heels, NC State and Pittsburgh, all members of the East Atlantic Gymnastics League. The meet starts at 1 p.m. and will take place in Carmichael Arena.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Fans can follow the BGSU Gymnastics team on Twitter @FalconGymn for in-meet updates, news and notes. Links to live stats, video (as available) and away-meet live stats can be found at BGSUFalcons.com. Fans can follow live stats for home meets by downloading the app, "Beyond The Scores," on your smartphone or tablet. Create an account, add "Bowling Green State Gym Team" to your favorites, select the meet, and enjoy an interactive scoring system.
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HEAD COACH'S THOUGHTS
Kerrie Turner: "The team has done a great job building scores from the very first meet of the season. It will be imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to score well on the road, not only for the momentum we have built, but for our regional qualifying score. This is going to be a great group of teams together all in one place at UNC with Pittsburgh and N.C. State. The excitement should lend a great atmosphere for the team to step up. I am happy with the line ups we put on the competition floor this past weekend and I am looking forward to seeing some of the detail work we have done in practice help our scores in the competition."
ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
The Tar Heels hold a 1-5 record overall this season and sit at 0-2 in the EAGL. The team, coached by Derek Galvin, recorded a season-high 194.275 against George Washington on Jan. 30. Senior Sarah Paterson won EAGL Specialist of the Week award last week for her performances on vault and balance beam, setting new personal bests on both events. Last season, UNC placed fifth at EAGLs with a 194.800, and sophomore Morgan Lane and senior Lexi Cappalli finished in the top 10 of the all-around.
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ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA STATE
The Wolfpack, led by head coach Mark Stevenson, are 2-2 in the EAGL and will compete in their first conference meet this weekend. NC State ranked 27th in the national preseason poll and second in the EAGL preseason poll. The team's highest score this season is a 194.700 posted in the Wolfpack's season opener against Penn State. This past weekend versus Lindenwood, the team notched five career-best scores. In 2015, NC State finish No. 25 in the country, tying for third place the EAGL Championships with a 195.225.
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ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
The Panthers, also a member of the EAGL, are coached by Debbie Yohman and hold a 2-8 overall record (1-2 EAGL). Pittsburgh posted a season high score of 193.550 on Jan. 23 and most recently a 193.100 on Jan. 30. Senior Lindsay Offutt recorded three first-place finishes last weekend against Michigan State, Towson, and Rutgers, earning herself the EAGL Gymnast of the Week award. Last season, the Panthers finished sixth at the conference championships with a score of 193.475.
LAST TIME OUT
The Falcons set season-high scores on vault exercise and balance beam, as well as a season-high overall team score on Saturday at the program's first ever meet inside of the Stroh Center. The Falcons fell to No. 14 University of Denver 196.125-194.525. BGSU recorded identical scores of 48.675 on vault and beam, setting new season highs on the events. The Falcons' previous bests were 48.375 and 48.400, respectively.
MITCHELL IS BEAMING
Sophomore Laura Mitchell sits atop of the conference on balance beam this season with an average score of 9.831 through four meets this season. She tied her career-high of 9.875 against Alaska Anchorage, which ties for the highest score on any apparatus this season, and has yet to score below a 9.800 in 2016. Mitchell holds the top two beam scores this season for BGSU, as well as four of the top five.
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ELECTRIC FEEL-Y
The 2015 MAC co-vault champion, Lauren Feely, returns for her junior season, competing in the all-around competition. Most recently, the junior placed second this past weekend, helping her team set season-high scores on vault and balance beam, as well as a season-high overall team score against No. 14 University of Denver. Feely scored a 9.800 or above on three of her four individual events, adding up to a 39.125 all-around score, crushing her previous best by 0.150. She also tied for second place on vault exercise with a 9.800, tied for third on uneven bars with a 9.850, placed seventh on floor exercise with a 9.800 and scored a 9.675 on balance beam. Feely's uneven bar score earned her a new personal best by 0.125.
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ALL-AROUND ALYSSA
Three-time regional qualifier Alyssa Nocella has recorded two second place, one third place and a sixth place finish this season in all-around competition through the Falcons' first four meets of 2016. The senior earned the team's top individual score in the first two competitions of the season. Most recently, she placed third in all-around with a 39.050 against University of Denver, breaking the 39.000 mark for the first time in 2016. She placed second on bars with a career-high 9.875, fifth on vault with a 9.750, seventh on balance beam with a 9.700 and finished the night with a 9.675 floor routine.
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VICTORIA EUPHORIA
Victoria Heath's 9.775 vault score this past weekend tied her season-high, earning her a fourth place finish on the event. Her vault helped the Falcons to their season-high on the apparatus with a 48.675. The junior ranks tied for eighth in the MAC on the event. Heath's floor routine tied her for third place, as she tied her career-best with a 9.850. Two weekends ago against UAA, the junior led off things for the Falcons on floor exercise, winning the event with a career-best 9.850, a score that was the second highest at the meet on any event. She also gave BGSU a crucial boost on vault, finishing in second place.
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BG'S BEST EVENT "BAR" NONE
The Falcons have had great success on the uneven bars so far this season, ranking fourth in the MAC with an average score of 48.513. The team's high of 48.875, which earned them first place on the apparatus against WMU and EMU, is the third highest in the conference this season. BGSU took three of the top four spots this past weekend against University of Denver. Alyssa Nocella, Lauren Feely and Caroline Ellingboe recorded scores of 9.75, 9.850 and 9.850, respectively.
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NEWCOMERS TAKE OVER
The 2016 BGSU roster features eight freshmen and one redshirt-freshman who join the team in 2016. The newcomers include Julia Beyer, Rachel Creagh, Lauren De Meno, Leslie Delgado, Chelsea Eley, Erika Houser, Taylor Livingston, Katie Morsefield and Kayla Rose. Unfortunately, Beyer and Delgado are both out for the remainder of the season due to injury. Rose earned the highest freshman score of the meet by a Falcon for the second straight week with a 9.750 on floor exercise, which ties her personal best.
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TOP ROUTINES IN 2016
All-Around: 39.125 | Lauren Feely (1/30/16 vs. University of Denver)
Vault: 9.800 |Â Lauren Feely (1/23/16, 1/30/16 vs. University of Denver)
Bars: 9.875 | Alyssa Nocella (1/30/16 vs. University of Denver)
Beam: 9.850 | Laura Mitchell (1/8/16, 1/17/16, 1/30/16 vs. University of Denver)
Floor: 9.850 | Alyssa Nocella (1/8/16), Victoria Heath (1/23/16, 1/30/16 vs. University of Denver)
MAC RANKINGS
Listed below are the student-athletes, and their averages, who rank top 10 in the conference in each event.
Vault- t8. Victoria Heath, Lauren Feely 9.750
Bars-Â 4. Alyssa Nocella 9.806
Beam- 1. Laura Mitchell 9.831
Floor- 10. Lauren Feely 9.781
All-Around- 5. Lauren Feely 38.769, 7. Alyssa Nocella 38.662
PRESEASON POLL
The Falcons were picked to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference in 2016 as voted on by the league's head coaches. Central Michigan was selected to win the conference, while 2015 tournament winners Kent State were chosen second. Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green followed, with Northern Illinois and Western Michigan tying for fifth and Ball State rounding out the conference.
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GYMNASTICS ADDITIONS
In November, Turner announced the addition of five student-athletes for the 2017 season. Randi Morris, Shannon St. Jean, Alex Johnston, Taylor Worthington and Kelsi Kuprat have all committed to BGSU, and will join the team next fall. Additionally, the Falcons added Leslie Delgado to this season's squad in December.
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