Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, March 6
Philadelphia, Pa.
7:00 PM
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Temple
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Falcons Travel To Temple And Brown For Weekend Tri-Meets
March 05, 2020 | Gymnastics
Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University gymnastics team will hit the road for two tri-meets this weekend, traveling to Temple on Friday before competing at Brown on Sunday. The Falcons are coming off a second-place finish at Kent State's quad meet last weekend, where they scored a 193.275 and defeated Ursinus and Brockport.
BGSU will travel to Philadelphia to face Temple and Pennsylvania on Friday night. The Falcons hosted Temple earlier this season, defeating the Owls, 194.550-193.550, on Diversity and Inclusion Day. The meet is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.
The Falcons will wrap up the weekend in a tri-meet against Brown and Rhode Island College on Sunday at 1:00 pm. It will be BGSU's first meeting with either team this season.
LINKS TO KNOW
Live Results at Temple
Live Video at Temple
Live Results at Brown
Full Meet Notes
THE HISTORY
The Falcons have faced Temple three times in the past and hold a 2-1 record all-time against the Owls. Prior to this season, the two teams squared off in 2017 where the Falcons scored a 190.725 but fell to Temple's score of 191.925. BGSU won the most recent matchup at Anderson Arena on Feb. 15.Â
The Falcons won their lone matchup against Pennsylvania in 2009, defeating the Quakers with a team score of 193.275, compared to 190.600.
BGSU defeated Brown in 2008, 191.275-188.675, in the first matchup between the two teams. The victory came on the road in Providence, R.I. where the Falcons will look to remain perfect against the Bears.
Sunday will mark the first meeting between Bowling Green and Rhode Island College.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE
Redshirt freshman Tess Muir made her return to the lineup against Eastern Michigan. Muir competed on vault, beam and floor a year ago until an injury ended her season after just four meets. She took to the balance beam against EMU and posted a personal best score of 9.775. Muir added a spot start on the floor exercise against Central Michigan and scored a 9.675.
Junior Alex Fochler missed the entire 2019 season after performing on uneven bars in 2018. She returned to the lineup this year. After a slow start against Eastern Michigan, she earned medalist honors in back-to-back meets at Rutgers and at Ball State. She recorded scores of 9.850 and 9.800 in those two contests and has finished in the top three in six consecutive meets in which she has competed. She is now tied for eighth in the MAC on the event.
Redshirt sophomore Samantha Marion earned MAC Specialist Of The Week honors following her performance at Eastern Michigan and she has competed on beam and vault in each of the first seven meets. Marion had not competed in her first two years at Bowling Green due to injuries, but is ranked seventh in the MAC on vault this year.
MAKING AN IMPACT
With the season more than halfway complete, a handful of Falcons are making larger impacts in the lineup than they previously have.
Senior Jovannah East is averaging a 9.607 on bars, ahead of last year's 9.553. She is also ahead of last year's average on floor with a 9.850. Another senior, Taylor Worthington, is scoring 9.707 on beam, ahead of her average of 9.658 in 2019, and easily a career-best.
Junior Alex Fochler is averaging a 9.620 on floor, competing in the event for the first time in her career. She also has posted a career-best 9.668 average on bars. Junior Elena Lawson is posting career-best averages on vault (9.725), bars (9.569) and floor (9.763), while junior Samantha Marion is in the lineup for the first time in her career, scoring a 9.794 on vault and a 9.513 on beam.
Sophomore Katelyn Goldstrom competed in just one rotation a year ago, but is taking part in three this year. Her average of 9.494 on bars is markedly better than her 9.150 a year ago, while she is also competing on vault and floor, averaging a 9.575 on the latter. Another sophomore, Paige Bachner, is competing on bars for the first time in her career and she has posted a 9.483 average.
Redshirt freshman Tess Muir is averaging a 9.366 on balance beam, an improvement from 9.156 in 2019 before injury cut her season short.Â
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 3+ 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, 2x in 2020)
MAC Specialist of the Week (2017)
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK RECOGNITION
Senior Jovannah East and junior Samantha Marion have both earned recognition from the Mid-American Conference for their efforts this year. Marion was named the MAC Specialist of the Week after the opening weekend of the season. East has twice been named MAC Gymnast of the Week, most recently following the past weekend.
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.
BGSU will travel to Philadelphia to face Temple and Pennsylvania on Friday night. The Falcons hosted Temple earlier this season, defeating the Owls, 194.550-193.550, on Diversity and Inclusion Day. The meet is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.
The Falcons will wrap up the weekend in a tri-meet against Brown and Rhode Island College on Sunday at 1:00 pm. It will be BGSU's first meeting with either team this season.
LINKS TO KNOW
Live Results at Temple
Live Video at Temple
Live Results at Brown
Full Meet Notes
THE HISTORY
The Falcons have faced Temple three times in the past and hold a 2-1 record all-time against the Owls. Prior to this season, the two teams squared off in 2017 where the Falcons scored a 190.725 but fell to Temple's score of 191.925. BGSU won the most recent matchup at Anderson Arena on Feb. 15.Â
The Falcons won their lone matchup against Pennsylvania in 2009, defeating the Quakers with a team score of 193.275, compared to 190.600.
BGSU defeated Brown in 2008, 191.275-188.675, in the first matchup between the two teams. The victory came on the road in Providence, R.I. where the Falcons will look to remain perfect against the Bears.
Sunday will mark the first meeting between Bowling Green and Rhode Island College.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE
Redshirt freshman Tess Muir made her return to the lineup against Eastern Michigan. Muir competed on vault, beam and floor a year ago until an injury ended her season after just four meets. She took to the balance beam against EMU and posted a personal best score of 9.775. Muir added a spot start on the floor exercise against Central Michigan and scored a 9.675.
Junior Alex Fochler missed the entire 2019 season after performing on uneven bars in 2018. She returned to the lineup this year. After a slow start against Eastern Michigan, she earned medalist honors in back-to-back meets at Rutgers and at Ball State. She recorded scores of 9.850 and 9.800 in those two contests and has finished in the top three in six consecutive meets in which she has competed. She is now tied for eighth in the MAC on the event.
Redshirt sophomore Samantha Marion earned MAC Specialist Of The Week honors following her performance at Eastern Michigan and she has competed on beam and vault in each of the first seven meets. Marion had not competed in her first two years at Bowling Green due to injuries, but is ranked seventh in the MAC on vault this year.
MAKING AN IMPACT
With the season more than halfway complete, a handful of Falcons are making larger impacts in the lineup than they previously have.
Senior Jovannah East is averaging a 9.607 on bars, ahead of last year's 9.553. She is also ahead of last year's average on floor with a 9.850. Another senior, Taylor Worthington, is scoring 9.707 on beam, ahead of her average of 9.658 in 2019, and easily a career-best.
Junior Alex Fochler is averaging a 9.620 on floor, competing in the event for the first time in her career. She also has posted a career-best 9.668 average on bars. Junior Elena Lawson is posting career-best averages on vault (9.725), bars (9.569) and floor (9.763), while junior Samantha Marion is in the lineup for the first time in her career, scoring a 9.794 on vault and a 9.513 on beam.
Sophomore Katelyn Goldstrom competed in just one rotation a year ago, but is taking part in three this year. Her average of 9.494 on bars is markedly better than her 9.150 a year ago, while she is also competing on vault and floor, averaging a 9.575 on the latter. Another sophomore, Paige Bachner, is competing on bars for the first time in her career and she has posted a 9.483 average.
Redshirt freshman Tess Muir is averaging a 9.366 on balance beam, an improvement from 9.156 in 2019 before injury cut her season short.Â
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 3+ 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, 2x in 2020)
MAC Specialist of the Week (2017)
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK RECOGNITION
Senior Jovannah East and junior Samantha Marion have both earned recognition from the Mid-American Conference for their efforts this year. Marion was named the MAC Specialist of the Week after the opening weekend of the season. East has twice been named MAC Gymnast of the Week, most recently following the past weekend.
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.
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