WMU Tops Falcons Despite BGSU's Season-Best 195.500

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Bowling Green State University gymnastics team set a slew of personal records and earned a season-best team score on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 28) in a dual meet at Western Michigan. However, the Broncos rallied during the final rotation and handed BGSU its first loss of the season, 195.675-195.550. The Falcons fall to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-American Conference, while WMU is now 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the MAC. Both teams are part of a three-way tie for third in the MAC behind Central Michigan (3-0) and Ball State (1-0).

BGSU began the day with a season-best 48.725 on the uneven bars. The Falcons' best individual score to date on that apparatus had been 9.775. Leslie Delgado matched that to lead off the meet, then Laura Mitchell (9.800) and Alexandra Fochler (9.825) exceeded it. In the second rotation, the Falcons moved to the vault, where they posted another season-best team score. All four counting scores were 9.700 or above, including a trio of 9.8s. Jovannah East earned a 9.875 and won the vault competition for the fourth straight meet.

In the second half of the meet, both teams were phenomenal in the floor exercise. Neither team had to count a score lower than 9.800, and the event title was shared by East and WMU's Rachael Underwood, each of whom scored 9.875. The Falcons competed in the floor exercise first and thus carried a lead into the final rotation. However, WMU finished ahead when BGSU could not match the Broncos' performance on the balance beam. WMU won that event 48.800-48.675.

HEAD COACH KERRIE TURNER SAYS...
"The team pulled together today and achieved a strong road score. I am disappointed we could not come up with the win, but it certainly was not due to effort and focus. Our student- athletes were all in from the first routine to the last routine.
Certainly this gives us an opportunity to continue to build road scores for our NCAA regional qualifying score."

FACTS AND FIGURES

BGSU has never posted a higher score in one of the first four meets of any season than today's 195.500.
BGSU's average team score is now 194.838. That is a school-record four-meet average to start a season.
The previous record for team average through four meets was 193.625 in 2001.
This is the first time ever BGSU has posted 194+ in each of their first four meets and 195+ in two of the first four.
The Falcons posted season-best team totals in three events against WMU:
- Vault (48.950), Bars (48.725), Floor (49.150)
The 9.875 on vault scored by East is the best for any Falcon on vault this season.
Alex Fochler's 9.825 is the best mark by any Falcon on bars this season.
Six Falcons combined to set eight new personal records against WMU.
Six Falcons combined for seven top-three finishes.
- East (1st - vault, T1st - floor)
- Fochler (T1st - bars)
- McPeak (T1st - beam)
- DeMeno (2nd - vault)
- Mitchell (T3rd - bars)
- Augustine (T3rd - floor)
East has six wins and eight top-threes in 12 events this season, plus 18 career wins and 27 career top-threes.
She earned a 9.800 or above in all three events vs WMU and has 9.800 or above in 38 of 44 career events (.864).
Fochler won her first career event and has two top-threes in four starts on bars.
Mitchell earned her 37th career top-three and fifth of the season; she is BGSU's active leader in top-three finishes.
McPeak's first-place finish on beam is her fifth career win and third of the season.
Including Nacaida Kearns, five Falcons have combined for 12 event wins thus far in 2018.

PERSONAL RECORDS

Lexi Augustine: 9.800 (beam), 9.850 (floor)
- Fourth straight PR on beam, third in four meets on floor
Lauren DeMeno: 9.850 (vault)
Leslie Delgado: 9.775 (bars, tied)
Alexandra Fochler: 9.825 (bars)
Nacaida Kearns: 9.725 (vault), 9.825 (floor)
Elena Lawson: 9.700 (vault)
Grace Logan: 9.750 (bars)
Randi Morris: 9.800 (vault, tied)

TEAM EVENT SCORES

	BGSU	WMU
Vault	48.950	48.750
Uneven Bars	48.725	48.950
Balance Beam	48.675	48.800
Floor Exercise	49.150	49.175
TOTAL	195.500	195.675

UP NEXT...
BGSU continues their road gauntlet next week with their first quad meet of the season. They will travel to Denver, Colo. to take on meet host Denver University, as well as Ball State and Brigham Young. The meet will commence at 8:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. MT) on Saturday, Feb. 3. Denver was ranked 13th in team average through three weeks and is 5-1 following a 196.675-195.000 win on Jan. 27 against Utah State. BYU was ranked 22nd after three weeks. The Cougars are 3-1 and posted a season-best 196.450 in a win over Air Force on Jan. 26. Ball State is now 6-3 overall and also posted a season-best score this weekend. The Cardinals scored 195.600 and beat Kent State in their MAC opener. Following the trip to Denver, the Falcons will head to Muncie, Ind. to face Ball State alone in a MAC dual on Sunday, Feb. 11.

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