Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, January 11
Bowling Green, Ohio
4:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
vs
Eastern Michigan
Falcons To Open 2020 Season By Hosting Eastern Michigan
January 10, 2020 | Gymnastics
Bowling Green, Ohio -Â The Bowling Green State University gymnastics team will open the 2020 season Saturday by hosting Eastern Michigan at 4:00 pm in Anderson Arena. The Falcons begin their 45th season of competition and 13th under head coach Kerrie Turner.Â
LINKS TO KNOW
FULL GAME NOTES
RECORD BOOK
LIVE SCORES
BGSU ROAD TO NATIONALS TEAM PAGE
EMU ROAD TO NATIONALS TEAM PAGE
NOTES FOR MEET ONE
BGSU VS. EMU
Bowling Green is 27-24 all-time against Eastern Michigan, which is the second-most wins for the Falcon program against any opponent (BGSU has 28 wins all-time against Western Michigan).Â
Interestingly, this will be the third consecutive year in which BGSU and EMU will compete in Anderson Arena. A year ago, the meet was scheduled for Ypsilanti but cold weather conditions forced it to be moved to Bowling Green. Eastern Michigan came away with a 194.150-193.975 victory. The Falcons last defeated the Eagles in 2018, a 195.025-193.950 win. BGSU is 20-5 all-time at home against Eastern Michigan.
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NEW-LOOK FALCONS
Bowling Green fans may be hard-pressed to recognize the lineups when the Falcons open competition Saturday. As many as three freshmen could be in the lineup and those newcomers could all be on multiple events. Along with those freshmen, veterans such as Samantha Marion and Alex Fochler could see increased roles. While Jovannah East is the top returner in each of the four lineups, Elena Lawson (9.688 on vault, 9.627 on floor and 9.369 on bars) and Jasmine Jones (9.505 on beam) will also provide a steadying influence.
GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START
A year ago, Bowling Green struggled out of the gate, scoring 189.675 in a quad meet at Alabama. Conversely, the Falcons scored 194.000 two years ago to win at Michigan State to open the 2018 season. The program record score for a season-opening meet was 194.825 to open the 2001 season with a pair of home victories over Kent State and Illinois-Chicago.
EAST'S OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Jovannah East will go down as one of the greatest gymnasts in BGSU history. Just the second gymnast to qualify for the NCAA National Championships, East has put together a remarkable career through her first three years. East's career accomplishments include the following:
Three-time First Team All-MAC (2017, 2018, 2019)
Two-time Academic All-MAC (2018, 2019)
MAC Vault Co-Champion (2018)
MAC Beam Co-Champion (2019)
MAC All-Tournament Team (2017, 2018, 2019)
MAC Freshman of the Year (2017)
NCAA Regionals Qualifier (2017, 2018, 2019)
NCAA Nationals Qualifier (2018)
MAC Gymnast of the Week (2x in 2018, 2x in 2019)
MAC Specialist of the Week (2017)
BLUE RIBBONS
Collegiate gymnastics teams across the country, including Bowling Green, will be wearing blue ribbons during meets this weekend to honor the life of gymnast Melanie Coleman, who passed away in November, and in support of Southern Connecticut State University gymnastics.Â
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
For more information on all things BGSU gymnastics, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @FalconGymn), Facebook (@BGSUGymnastics) and Instagram (@BGSU_Gymnastics) as well as on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.
UP NEXT
BGSU will head on the road for three consecutive meets, beginning with a four-way at Rutgers Saturday. That meet is scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm and will also feature Ursinus and Minnesota. After that, BGSUÂ heads to Ball State and Western Michigan before returning home Feb. 15 for a triangular with Illinois State and Temple at 2:00 pm.
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LINKS TO KNOW
FULL GAME NOTES
RECORD BOOK
LIVE SCORES
BGSU ROAD TO NATIONALS TEAM PAGE
EMU ROAD TO NATIONALS TEAM PAGE
NOTES FOR MEET ONE
BGSU VS. EMU
Bowling Green is 27-24 all-time against Eastern Michigan, which is the second-most wins for the Falcon program against any opponent (BGSU has 28 wins all-time against Western Michigan).Â
Interestingly, this will be the third consecutive year in which BGSU and EMU will compete in Anderson Arena. A year ago, the meet was scheduled for Ypsilanti but cold weather conditions forced it to be moved to Bowling Green. Eastern Michigan came away with a 194.150-193.975 victory. The Falcons last defeated the Eagles in 2018, a 195.025-193.950 win. BGSU is 20-5 all-time at home against Eastern Michigan.
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.@FalconGymn are kicking off their 2020 season at Anderson Arena vs. EMU tomorrow at 4! pic.twitter.com/eh9TYzdtyT
— BGSU Athletics Marketing (@BGScreechTeam) January 10, 2020
NEW-LOOK FALCONS
Bowling Green fans may be hard-pressed to recognize the lineups when the Falcons open competition Saturday. As many as three freshmen could be in the lineup and those newcomers could all be on multiple events. Along with those freshmen, veterans such as Samantha Marion and Alex Fochler could see increased roles. While Jovannah East is the top returner in each of the four lineups, Elena Lawson (9.688 on vault, 9.627 on floor and 9.369 on bars) and Jasmine Jones (9.505 on beam) will also provide a steadying influence.
GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START
A year ago, Bowling Green struggled out of the gate, scoring 189.675 in a quad meet at Alabama. Conversely, the Falcons scored 194.000 two years ago to win at Michigan State to open the 2018 season. The program record score for a season-opening meet was 194.825 to open the 2001 season with a pair of home victories over Kent State and Illinois-Chicago.
EAST'S OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Jovannah East will go down as one of the greatest gymnasts in BGSU history. Just the second gymnast to qualify for the NCAA National Championships, East has put together a remarkable career through her first three years. East's career accomplishments include the following:
Three-time First Team All-MAC (2017, 2018, 2019)
Two-time Academic All-MAC (2018, 2019)
MAC Vault Co-Champion (2018)
MAC Beam Co-Champion (2019)
MAC All-Tournament Team (2017, 2018, 2019)
MAC Freshman of the Year (2017)
NCAA Regionals Qualifier (2017, 2018, 2019)
NCAA Nationals Qualifier (2018)
MAC Gymnast of the Week (2x in 2018, 2x in 2019)
MAC Specialist of the Week (2017)
BLUE RIBBONS
Collegiate gymnastics teams across the country, including Bowling Green, will be wearing blue ribbons during meets this weekend to honor the life of gymnast Melanie Coleman, who passed away in November, and in support of Southern Connecticut State University gymnastics.Â
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
For more information on all things BGSU gymnastics, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @FalconGymn), Facebook (@BGSUGymnastics) and Instagram (@BGSU_Gymnastics) as well as on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.
UP NEXT
BGSU will head on the road for three consecutive meets, beginning with a four-way at Rutgers Saturday. That meet is scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm and will also feature Ursinus and Minnesota. After that, BGSUÂ heads to Ball State and Western Michigan before returning home Feb. 15 for a triangular with Illinois State and Temple at 2:00 pm.
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