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Falcon Gymnastics Heads to the Land of Lincoln for an Illinois State Tri-Meet on Friday
February 02, 2023 | Gymnastics
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green gymnastics team returns to action on Friday evening as the Falcons travel to Normal, Ill., to face the Illinois State Cardinals and the Centenary College Ladies. The meet will start at 8 p.m. at CEFCU Arena.
MEET INFO
• Live stats and live video are available via BGSUFalcons.com.
• The meet will be broadcast live on ESPN+. A subscription will be required.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Illinois State is No. 50 according to Road to Nationals, while BGSU is No. 58. Centenary College, a DIII school, is No. 67.
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 47 on bars, No. 54 on vault, and No. 58 on beam and on floor.
• Illinois State is No. 38 on floor, No. 48 on vault, No. 53 on bars and No. 57 on beam.
• Centenary College is No. 66 on floor, No. 67 on vault, No. 68 on beam and No. 70 on bars.
ALL-TIME SERIES
• BGSU is 15-9 all-time against Illinois State but dropped both its matches last season to the Cardinals. BGSU's last win in the series came in 2020 at Anderson Arena.
• Bowling Green has never faced Centenary College, which is located in Louisiana.
Illinois State
• Illinois State has already had home and home meets with Western Michigan and NIU. They are 1-3 against those MAC foes with a win over WMU at home on Jan. 15.
• Last time out, Illinois State traveled to NIU for a tri-meet, falling to the Huskies (195.500-194.350). ISU did overcome Winona State who also was at the meet.
Centenary
• Centenary has participated in three meets so far this season, placing second in a tri-meet with SEMO and Greenville, while placing third in a quad-meet with Texas Woman's, Air Force and Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
• Last time out, Centenary topped Hamline at home (186.700-185.100).
LAST WEEK
• Central Michigan Chippewas eked out victory at the end of the final rotation as the Bowling Green Falcons fell, 194.100-193.775, last time out.
• Bowling Green took a 146.350-145.050 lead heading into the fourth rotation on the heels of four different CMU gymnasts falling off the beam. Central Michigan, who entered the week No. 25 in the nation on floor, was stellar in the final rotation with a 49.050 to seal the victory after BGSU had three gymnasts fall off the beam, or not stick a landing.
• Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso had a PR in the All-Around at 38.800
• Solorzano-Caruso also had a Bowling Green PR on floor at 9.725
• Katrina Mendez Abolnik had a PR on vault with a 9.875
CAREER HIGH TRACKER
• After four weeks, nine different Falcons have set career highs.
• at NIU
• Bowling Green returns home for MACtion with Kent State at the Stroh Center on Sat., Feb. 11. The event starts at 4 p.m.
MEET INFO
• Live stats and live video are available via BGSUFalcons.com.
• The meet will be broadcast live on ESPN+. A subscription will be required.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Illinois State is No. 50 according to Road to Nationals, while BGSU is No. 58. Centenary College, a DIII school, is No. 67.
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 47 on bars, No. 54 on vault, and No. 58 on beam and on floor.
• Illinois State is No. 38 on floor, No. 48 on vault, No. 53 on bars and No. 57 on beam.
• Centenary College is No. 66 on floor, No. 67 on vault, No. 68 on beam and No. 70 on bars.
ALL-TIME SERIES
• BGSU is 15-9 all-time against Illinois State but dropped both its matches last season to the Cardinals. BGSU's last win in the series came in 2020 at Anderson Arena.
• Bowling Green has never faced Centenary College, which is located in Louisiana.
Illinois State
• Illinois State has already had home and home meets with Western Michigan and NIU. They are 1-3 against those MAC foes with a win over WMU at home on Jan. 15.
• Last time out, Illinois State traveled to NIU for a tri-meet, falling to the Huskies (195.500-194.350). ISU did overcome Winona State who also was at the meet.
Centenary
• Centenary has participated in three meets so far this season, placing second in a tri-meet with SEMO and Greenville, while placing third in a quad-meet with Texas Woman's, Air Force and Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
• Last time out, Centenary topped Hamline at home (186.700-185.100).
LAST WEEK
• Central Michigan Chippewas eked out victory at the end of the final rotation as the Bowling Green Falcons fell, 194.100-193.775, last time out.
• Bowling Green took a 146.350-145.050 lead heading into the fourth rotation on the heels of four different CMU gymnasts falling off the beam. Central Michigan, who entered the week No. 25 in the nation on floor, was stellar in the final rotation with a 49.050 to seal the victory after BGSU had three gymnasts fall off the beam, or not stick a landing.
• Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso had a PR in the All-Around at 38.800
• Solorzano-Caruso also had a Bowling Green PR on floor at 9.725
• Katrina Mendez Abolnik had a PR on vault with a 9.875
CAREER HIGH TRACKER
• After four weeks, nine different Falcons have set career highs.
• at NIU
- Bingham (BB – 9.725)
- Brown (VT – 9.700)
- Coburn (VT – 9.675)
- Bingham (UB – 9.250)
- Brown (UB – 9.650)
- Brzoska (BB – 9.500)
- Castiglia (FX – 9.675)
- Coburn (FX – 9.525)
- Rivelli (UB – 9.800)
- Solorzano-Caruso (AA – 38.300)
- Weilbacher (VT – 9.90)
- Weilbacher (AA – 39.275)
- Bingham (BB – 9.80)
- Brown (VT – 9.750)
- Brzoska (BB – 9.650)
- Coburn (VT – 9.70)
- Mendez Abolnik (VT – 9.875)
- Solorzano-Caruso (FX – 9.725)
- Solorzano-Caruso (AA – 38.800)
- Coburn (FX – 9.725)
- Brzoska (UB – 9.725)
• Bowling Green returns home for MACtion with Kent State at the Stroh Center on Sat., Feb. 11. The event starts at 4 p.m.
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