Sunday, February 18
Durham, N.H.
1:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
195.025
at
195.650
New Hampshire
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Falcons Improve RQS in Sunday Dual at New Hampshire
February 18, 2018 | Gymnastics
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DURHAM, N.H. -- Jovannah East completed all four events for the first time in her career and helped the Bowling Green State University gymnastics team break the 195 barrier for the third time this season on Sunday (Feb. 18) against the University of New Hampshire. Although the Wildcats won the meet 195.650-195.025, the Falcons' performance showed a marked improvement from the previous two meets. On the uneven bars, the lineup continued to improve and posted a season-best score for the fourth consecutive meet. BGSU also set a season-best team score on the uneven bars. The team now owns a 194.739 average through seven meets and improved their Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) to 194.735. The Falcons are now 3-6 overall, and New Hampshire improves to 5-4.
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Sophomore standout Jovannah East was a late addition to the uneven bars lineup, and as usual, her performance met the pressure of the moment. Her first collegiate bars routine earned a 9.825 from the judges, which was BGSU's best score on that apparatus and resulted in a third-place finish. The addition to her repertoire was the final key to all-around status, and she excelled in all four events. She also posted the team's best scores on vault (9.800), beam (9.875), and floor (9.900). East finished in the top three of each event and tied for the victory on floor. As a result, her all-around score was 39.400, the fourth-best in BGSU history.
Bowling Green gymnasts earned 9.8 or above seven times on Sunday. Two were achieved by Lexi Augustine, who tied for third on the floor with a 9.800 and placed fourth on the bars with another 9.800. Laura Mitchell matched her season-high on the beam and tied for fourth with a 9.850. Another five routines were awarded at least a 9.750.
HEAD COACH KERRIE TURNER SAYS...
"We saw great improvement from the team today. We had to make a lineup change on bars, and Jovannah East stepped in and got the job done along with her teammates. I was also pleased to see our beam lineup get back on track after a tough rotation last week. This score will help our RQS and will help us move towards that 196 mark."
FACTS AND FIGURES
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UP NEXT...
The BGSUÂ gymnastics team heads into their most challenging portion of their 2018 season next week. The Falcons will participate in pair of meets in a 48-hour span against a total of five teams, four of which are currently ranked in the top 30 nationally. On Friday (Feb. 23), the team will head to the Seagate Centre in Toledo, Ohio for Elevate The Stage, where they will square off against Michigan, Denver, and Utah State. BGSU has already competed against the Pioneers and Aggies in 2017. As of Feb. 12, the Wolverines were #6 and Denver was #10 in the country. On Sunday (Feb. 25), the Falcons will host a tri-meet against #26 Central Michigan and #27 Ohio State. The Chippewas are currently the top-ranked team in the MAC. The Friday meet is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., while Sunday's meet starts at 2:00 p.m. in Anderson Arena.
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DURHAM, N.H. -- Jovannah East completed all four events for the first time in her career and helped the Bowling Green State University gymnastics team break the 195 barrier for the third time this season on Sunday (Feb. 18) against the University of New Hampshire. Although the Wildcats won the meet 195.650-195.025, the Falcons' performance showed a marked improvement from the previous two meets. On the uneven bars, the lineup continued to improve and posted a season-best score for the fourth consecutive meet. BGSU also set a season-best team score on the uneven bars. The team now owns a 194.739 average through seven meets and improved their Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) to 194.735. The Falcons are now 3-6 overall, and New Hampshire improves to 5-4.
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PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS FORÂ ELEVATE THE STAGE
FEB. 23, 2018 -- SEAGATE CENTRE
Daily Pass: Adults (13+) $15, Youth (6-12): $10, Children (5-and-under) FREE
Weekend Pass: Adults (13+) $30, Youth (6-12): $20, Children (5-and-under) FREE
Sophomore standout Jovannah East was a late addition to the uneven bars lineup, and as usual, her performance met the pressure of the moment. Her first collegiate bars routine earned a 9.825 from the judges, which was BGSU's best score on that apparatus and resulted in a third-place finish. The addition to her repertoire was the final key to all-around status, and she excelled in all four events. She also posted the team's best scores on vault (9.800), beam (9.875), and floor (9.900). East finished in the top three of each event and tied for the victory on floor. As a result, her all-around score was 39.400, the fourth-best in BGSU history.
Bowling Green gymnasts earned 9.8 or above seven times on Sunday. Two were achieved by Lexi Augustine, who tied for third on the floor with a 9.800 and placed fourth on the bars with another 9.800. Laura Mitchell matched her season-high on the beam and tied for fourth with a 9.850. Another five routines were awarded at least a 9.750.
HEAD COACH KERRIE TURNER SAYS...
"We saw great improvement from the team today. We had to make a lineup change on bars, and Jovannah East stepped in and got the job done along with her teammates. I was also pleased to see our beam lineup get back on track after a tough rotation last week. This score will help our RQS and will help us move towards that 196 mark."
FACTS AND FIGURES
- BGSU's 195.025 is the team's seventh straight meet in 2018 with a 194 or above and ninth straight overall.
- Both streaks are program records.
- The Falcons' average score is now 194.739. Only the 2016 team (194.236) also had a 194+ average through seven meets.
- Jovannah East now has 23 career wins and 35 top-three finishes. She has 11 wins in 2018.
- East has 9.8+ in 19 of 22 events in 2018 (.864) and 47 of 54 career events (.870).
- Lexi Augustine tied for third on the floor exercise. She has five top-threes in 2018, all within the last five meets.
- Four Falcons tied or established new season best scores on Sunday.
- Jovannah East
- 9.875 (beam - tied; team best for 2018)
- 9.825 (bars, first attempt)
- 39.400 (all-around, first attempt)
- Lauren DeMeno: 9.725 (bars)
- Jovannah East: 9.900 (floor; team best for 2018)
- Shannon Goniwiecha: 9.700 (vault)
- Laura Mitchell (9.850, beam - tied)
- Team, bars: 48.825
- Team, beam: 48.900
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| Bowling Green | New Hampshire | |
| Vault | 48.400 | 48.825 |
| Bars | 48.825 | 48.925 |
| Beam | 48.900 | 49.225 |
| Floor | 48.900 | 48.675 |
| TOTAL | 195.025 | 195.650 |
UP NEXT...
The BGSUÂ gymnastics team heads into their most challenging portion of their 2018 season next week. The Falcons will participate in pair of meets in a 48-hour span against a total of five teams, four of which are currently ranked in the top 30 nationally. On Friday (Feb. 23), the team will head to the Seagate Centre in Toledo, Ohio for Elevate The Stage, where they will square off against Michigan, Denver, and Utah State. BGSU has already competed against the Pioneers and Aggies in 2017. As of Feb. 12, the Wolverines were #6 and Denver was #10 in the country. On Sunday (Feb. 25), the Falcons will host a tri-meet against #26 Central Michigan and #27 Ohio State. The Chippewas are currently the top-ranked team in the MAC. The Friday meet is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., while Sunday's meet starts at 2:00 p.m. in Anderson Arena.
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