Falcons Return To Competition At Kent State

Sunday, January 17

Kent, Ohio

3:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

190.550

194.675

Kent State

January 17, 2021 | Gymnastics

By: by Jason Knavel, Assistant AD for Strategic Communications

Kent, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University gymnastics team opened the 2021 season Sunday at Kent State, dropping the meet by a score of 194.675-190.550. After missing much of the 2020 season with an injury, sophomore Taylor Jensen returned to action by competing in, and winning, the all-around for the first time in her collegiate career.

FINAL RESULTS

JENSEN STABILIZES THE FALCON LINEUP

BGSU was shorthanded in its first competition of the 2021 season but Taylor Jensen stabilized the lineup and produced solid scores across all four rotations, winning the all-around competition.
Jensen opened with a 9.575 on bars and then tied her career-best with a 9.525 on vault. She closed the meet with a pair of 9.750 scores on floor and balance beam, tying for second place overall on beam.
For Jensen, it was just the first time she had competed on balance beam in her collegiate career.

BREAKING DOWN THE TEAM SCORES

Bowling Green used just five of a possible six competitors in the lineup in two rotations – vault and floor.
The Falcons posted at least a 47.275 in each rotation, peaking with 48.025 on vault.
Kent State won each of the four rotations, peaking with a 49.000 on floor.

TOP INDIVIDUAL FINISHES

As noted earlier, Taylor Jensen won the all-around and tied for second overall on balance beam.
Elena Lawson posted the Falcons' top score of the day with a 9.800 on vault to tie for second overall.
Alex Fochler tied Jensen with a 9.750 on balance beam for second place.

OTHER NOTABLE SCORES

Elena Lawson competed in the all-around and recorded a personal best total of 37.675.
Paige Bachner tied her career-best on the uneven bars with a 9.675 and posted a score of 9.550 in her first time ever on vault.
Transfer Kayla Chan scored a 9.625 on both vault and floor in her first time wearing the orange and brown.
Freshman Megan Decious made her collegiate debut on the floor exercise and scored a 9.650. She also competed on balance beam for the Falcons.

FROM HEAD COACH KERRIE TURNER
"Today, our goal was to get started with competition again with a grateful attitude. I am impressed with how the team stayed together and didn't give up despites some falls and mistakes. This score certainly won't define our team and I look forward to building our lineups to full strength in the coming weeks."

UP NEXT

Bowling Green is slated to be on the road in exactly a week, competing at Eastern Michigan Sunday at 1:00 pm.
The Falcons will then compete at Northern Illinois on Jan. 31 before finally hosting a meet Feb. 5 when BGSU takes on defending Mid-American Conference champion Central Michigan.