Bowling Green State University Athletics
Sunday, February 25
Brookville, N.Y.
2 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
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LIU
Photo by: Ben Zetocha/BGSU Athletics
Falcons Fly East to the Empire State for Weekend Meet at LIU
February 23, 2024 | Gymnastics
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green gymnastics team heads to the Empire State on Sunday for a non-conference meet at Long Island University (LIU). The meet will take place at the Pratt Recreation Center on the Brookville campus. The event starts at 2 p.m.
MEET INFO
• Live results and live video are available via BGSUFalcons.com.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 61 in the nation per Road to Nationals. LIU is ranked No. 59.
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 56 on vault, No. 58 on beam, No. 61 on bars and No. 62 on floor.
• LIU is ranked No. 31 on beam, No. 57 on vault, No. 64 on floor and No. 65 on bars.
ALL-TIME SERIES
• BGSU and LIU have met only one other time. The first all-time meeting came last year at tri-meet hosted at Michigan State. The Falcons edged LIU by the close margin of 196.200-196.100. The score by the Falcons was the fourth-best team score in program history.
LIU
• LIU is 10-6 on the year. LIU competes tonight at Towson in a tri-meet with Temple.
LAST WEEK
• BGSU participated in a non-conference meet at Central Michigan, falling to the Chippewas, 195.625-191.475.
• Love Akpan had a PR on floor with a 9.850.
• Akpan scored a 38.625 in the All-Around, which was a PR.
• Akpan tied her PR on beam with a 9.625.
• Keira Thornton notched a PR on floor with a 9.875.
• Emily Castiglia had a season-high 9.550 on floor.
CAREER-HIGH TRACKER
• After six weeks, 10-different Falcons have set or tied career highs.
VS. ILLINOIS STATE
• Brown (VT – 9.800)
• Thornton (VT – 9.575)
• Akpan (VT – 9.675)
• Akpan (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (UB – 9.650)
• Parente (BB – 9.550)
• Akpan (BB – 8.400)
• Akpan (FX – 9.575)
• Thornton (FX – 8.900)
VS. NIU
• Akpan (VT – 9.800)
• Akpan (FX – 9.625)
• Brzoska (BB – 9.800)** - tied
• Thornton (BB – 9.375)
• Thornton (FX – 9.675)
• Thornton (VT – 9.650)
• Thornton (AA – 37.325)
AT BALL STATE
• Akpan (FX – 9.700)
• Brown (UB – 9.800)
• Parente (BB – 9.775)
• Thornton (FX – 9.800)
• Thornton (UB – 9.675)
AT WESTERN MICHIGAN
• Bingham (VT – 9.750)** - tied
• Bingham (UB – 9.850)** - tied
• Brzoska (BB – 9.800)** - tied
• Decious (FX – 9.825)
• Rivelli (UB – 9.925)
• Thornton (FX – 9.850)
• Thornton (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (VT – 9.650)** - tied
VS. CMU, UW-Oshkosh
• Castiglia (BB – 9.825)** - tied
• Akpan (FX – 9.825)
VS. EMU, WVU, FISK
• Akpan (VT – 9.825)
• Brzoska (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (UB – 9.725)** - tied
• Parente (BB – 9.825)
• Decious (FX – 9.825)** - tied
• Bannister (FX – 9.800)
• Brzoska (FX – 9.750)** - tied
AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
• Akpan (FX – 9.850)
• Akpan (AA – 38.625)
• Akpan (BB – 9.625)** - tied
• Thornton (FX – 9.875)
NEXT UP
• BGSU heads to Columbus on Friday, March 1 to take part in Ohio State's All Ohio tri-meet with Kent State. The meet starts at 6:30 p.m.
MEET INFO
• Live results and live video are available via BGSUFalcons.com.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 61 in the nation per Road to Nationals. LIU is ranked No. 59.
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 56 on vault, No. 58 on beam, No. 61 on bars and No. 62 on floor.
• LIU is ranked No. 31 on beam, No. 57 on vault, No. 64 on floor and No. 65 on bars.
ALL-TIME SERIES
• BGSU and LIU have met only one other time. The first all-time meeting came last year at tri-meet hosted at Michigan State. The Falcons edged LIU by the close margin of 196.200-196.100. The score by the Falcons was the fourth-best team score in program history.
LIU
• LIU is 10-6 on the year. LIU competes tonight at Towson in a tri-meet with Temple.
LAST WEEK
• BGSU participated in a non-conference meet at Central Michigan, falling to the Chippewas, 195.625-191.475.
• Love Akpan had a PR on floor with a 9.850.
• Akpan scored a 38.625 in the All-Around, which was a PR.
• Akpan tied her PR on beam with a 9.625.
• Keira Thornton notched a PR on floor with a 9.875.
• Emily Castiglia had a season-high 9.550 on floor.
CAREER-HIGH TRACKER
• After six weeks, 10-different Falcons have set or tied career highs.
VS. ILLINOIS STATE
• Brown (VT – 9.800)
• Thornton (VT – 9.575)
• Akpan (VT – 9.675)
• Akpan (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (UB – 9.650)
• Parente (BB – 9.550)
• Akpan (BB – 8.400)
• Akpan (FX – 9.575)
• Thornton (FX – 8.900)
VS. NIU
• Akpan (VT – 9.800)
• Akpan (FX – 9.625)
• Brzoska (BB – 9.800)** - tied
• Thornton (BB – 9.375)
• Thornton (FX – 9.675)
• Thornton (VT – 9.650)
• Thornton (AA – 37.325)
AT BALL STATE
• Akpan (FX – 9.700)
• Brown (UB – 9.800)
• Parente (BB – 9.775)
• Thornton (FX – 9.800)
• Thornton (UB – 9.675)
AT WESTERN MICHIGAN
• Bingham (VT – 9.750)** - tied
• Bingham (UB – 9.850)** - tied
• Brzoska (BB – 9.800)** - tied
• Decious (FX – 9.825)
• Rivelli (UB – 9.925)
• Thornton (FX – 9.850)
• Thornton (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (VT – 9.650)** - tied
VS. CMU, UW-Oshkosh
• Castiglia (BB – 9.825)** - tied
• Akpan (FX – 9.825)
VS. EMU, WVU, FISK
• Akpan (VT – 9.825)
• Brzoska (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (UB – 9.725)** - tied
• Parente (BB – 9.825)
• Decious (FX – 9.825)** - tied
• Bannister (FX – 9.800)
• Brzoska (FX – 9.750)** - tied
AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
• Akpan (FX – 9.850)
• Akpan (AA – 38.625)
• Akpan (BB – 9.625)** - tied
• Thornton (FX – 9.875)
NEXT UP
• BGSU heads to Columbus on Friday, March 1 to take part in Ohio State's All Ohio tri-meet with Kent State. The meet starts at 6:30 p.m.
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