Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, March 4
Bowling Green, Ohio
6:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
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Central Michigan
Full Weekend Slate Ahead for Falcon Gymnastics
March 02, 2016 | Gymnastics
| BGSU GYMNASTICS WEEKLY SCHEDULE | ||
|---|---|---|
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME |
| 3/4/16 | vs. Central Michigan | 6 p.m. (ET) |
| 3/6/16 | at West Virginia w/ Ohio State | 2 p.m. (ET) |
| Bowling Green (4-9, 0-4 MAC) vs. Central Michigan (11-2, 3-1 MAC) Friday, March 4, 2016; 6:00 p.m. ET Anderson Arena / Bowling Green, Ohio LIVE STATS MEET NOTES PERFORMANCE LIST |
| Bowling Green (4-9, 0-4 MAC) at West Virginia (6-6, 0-3 Big 12) Ohio State (4-5-1, 0-3 Big 10) Sunday, March 6, 2016; 2:00 p.m. ET WVU Coliseum / Morgantown, W.Va. LIVE STATS LIVE STREAM MEET NOTES PERFORMANCE LIST |
Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University gymnastics team returns to Anderson Arena following back-to-back road meets, as the Falcons take on Central Michigan this Friday at 6 pm for Community Night. It will also be a book drive for the Cocoon Shelter of Wood County. Two days later, the Falcons travel to West Virginia for a tri-meet with Ohio State, followed by the team's final road meet of the regular season at Illinois State on March 10.
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FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Fans can follow the BGSU Gymnastics team on Twitter @FalconGymn for in-meet updates, news and notes. Links to live stats, video (as available) and away-meet live stats can be found at BGSUFalcons.com. For home meets, fans can follow live stats by downloading the app, "Beyond The Scores," on your smartphone or tablet. Create an account, add "Bowling Green State Gym Team" to your favorites, select the meet, and enjoy an interactive scoring system.
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HEAD COACH'S THOUGHTS
Kerrie Turner: "This is a very important competition weekend for our program. We must take this opportunity to score well at home and on the road. We begin on Friday with Central Michigan. CMU is always a strong program and I know our team will be eager to hit 24 for 24 routines. The focus will be on making a strong return to competition after a tough road meet this past weekend at Ball State. I expect the team will correct those mistakes and work on the finer details.
Sunday we travel to West Virginia University. This is a great venue for gymnastics. The excitement of competing against WVU and Ohio State will be intense and motivating. The road score will be a necessity to build our NCAA regional qualifying score. We need to pack a major punch into this weekend. The team is highly determined to really hit two meets in a row. It will certainly be a telling weekend in regards to getting closer to post season qualification."
ABOUT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
The Chippewas (11-2, 3-1) are led by head coach Jerry Reighard and currently sit at second in the Mid-American Conference standings. CMU fell to Kent last weekend for their first MAC loss of the season, 195.325-194.55. The team posted a season-high 196.125 at home against Western Michigan on Feb. 21, and currently rank No. 30 in the country with a 195.150 RQS. In the Chippewas' nine competitions this season, freshman Kasey Janowicz has won the all-around eight times, and has scored 39.000 or better five times. Last season, Central Michigan finished second as the MAC Championships with a 196.275, going on to qualify for NCAA Regionals as a team where they placed third (195.925).
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ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA
As of Tuesday, the Mountaineers enter the meet ranked No. 25 with a RQS of 195.540. Led by head coach Jason Butts, WVU sits at 6-6 overall and 0-3 in the Big 12. His team is averaging a score of 195.347 through the first 12 meets of the season. Last time out, the Mountaineers placed first with a season-high 196.225 in a meet against Penn State, West Chester, Temple and Southern Connecticut. Junior Alexa Goldberg earned a 39.100 in all-around, placing third, which is her fourth straight score of 39.000 or better.
ABOUT OHIO STATE
The Buckeyes are currently ranked No. 29 in the country as of Tuesday, hitting a 195.335 RQS. Heading into the weekend, Ohio State is 3-5-1 overall and 0-4 in the Big Ten, averaging a team score of 195.247 through nine meets. Most recently, OSU tied Eastern Michigan for first place in a tri-meet with Pittsburgh, who placed below the Buckeyes and Eagles. Taylor Harrison took the all-around title with a career-high score of 39.300. Last season, the Buckeyes edged out the Falcons 195.650-195.200 at Anderson Arena.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bowling Green State University gymnastics team won three individual events, as well as the all-around, but fell to Ball State on the road this past Sunday inside of Worthen Arena, the site of the 2016 Mid-American Conference Championships. The Cardinals recorded a 195.250 to the Falcons' 193.650. Individually, senior Alyssa Nocella was the uneven bars and floor exercise champion. Juniors Lauren Feely and Victoria Heath tied for first on beam and third on vault, and Heath also placed second on floor. Senior Caroline Ellingboe placed behind Nocella on bars, tying for second. Feely was the all-around champion with a score of 39.125 (9.8 vault, 9.775 bars, 9.750 beam, 9.8 floor).
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TOP ROUTINES IN 2016
All-Around: 39.325 | Alyssa Nocella (2/13/16 vs. EMU/SEMO)
Vault: 9.825 | Lauren Feely, Alyssa Nocella (2/13/16 vs. EMU/SEMO)
Bars: 9.9 | Alyssa Nocella (2/13/16 vs. EMU/SEMO)
Beam: 9.9 | Laura Mitchell (2/13/16 vs. EMU/SEMO)
Floor: 9.9 | Alyssa Nocella (2/28/16 at Ball State)
MAC RANKINGS
Listed below are the student-athletes, and their RQS, who rank top 10 in the conference in each event.
Vault- 7. Lauren Feely 9.795, t9. Victoria Heath 9.785
Bars-Â t5. Alyssa Nocella 9.840
Beam- 3. Laura Mitchell 9.830
Floor- 6. Victoria Heath 9.825, t8. Lauren Feely 9.810
All-Around- 4. Lauren Feely 39.015, 5. Alyssa Nocella 38.975
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VICTORIA EUPHORIA
After earning a scholarship this season, Heath is finding her rhythm on vault, floor and beam. Most recently, she was awarded MAC Gymnast of the Week for the first time in her career following a record-setting meet at Ball State on Sunday. The junior she tied two personal best scores and recorded another personal best in the three apparatuses she competed on. Heath began her day on vault, where she has shown great consistency, tying her for a team-high 9.800 and tied for third overall. Over the last three meets, she has scored all 9.800s. She then recorded a career-high 9.875 on floor, earning her a second place finish on the event. Heath was co-beam champion as she tied her career-best score with a 9.750.
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ALL-AROUND SUCCESS
Lauren Feely and Alyssa Nocella rank fourth and fifth, respectively, in conference all-around standings, putting them both within regional contention. Feely claimed the all-around title against Ball State on Feb. 28, posting a score of 39.125 (9.8 vault, 9.775 bars, 9.750 beam, 9.8 floor). The junior tied teammate Victoria Heath for first place on beam. At the meet, Nocella recorded a 9.9 on floor exercise, ranking as the fourth best score in program history. This was the team's first 9.9 of the season on the event, and Nocella now holds two of the three 9.9s collected this season by the Falcons (bars, floor). She was the bars and floor champion of the competition as well.
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OTHER FALCON NOTABLES
*BGSU has brought home six conference awards this season already. Feely and Nocella both have won gymnast and scholar athlete of the week, while Mitchell and Heath earned a gymnast of the week honor.
*Freshman Rachel Creagh earned a new career-best against the Cardinals, scoring a 9.700 on floor exercise, improving from her previous best of 9.650.
*Freshman Lauren De Meno tied her career-high on vault with a 9.725 against BSU.
*The Falcons have two MAC meets remaining, as they face Central Michigan and Northern Illinois at home. Between the two conference meets, BGSU travels to West Virginia for tri-meet with Ohio State and then to Illinois State to wrap up the regular season road slate.
NEWCOMERS TAKE OVER
The 2016 BGSU roster features eight freshmen and one redshirt-freshman who will all look to compete for the first time as collegiate gymnasts in 2016. The newcomers include Julia Beyer, Rachel Creagh, Lauren De Meno, Leslie Delgado, Erika Houser, Taylor Livingston, Katie Morsefield and Kayla Rose.
PRESEASON POLL
The Falcons were picked to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference in 2016 as voted on by the league's head coaches. Central Michigan was selected to win the conference, while 2015 tournament winners Kent State were chosen second. Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green followed, with Northern Illinois and Western Michigan tying for fifth and Ball State rounding out the conference.
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GYMNASTICS ADDITIONS
In November, Turner announced the addition of five student-athletes for the 2017 season. Randi Morris, Shannon St. Jean, Alex Johnston, Taylor Worthington and Kelsi Kuprat have all committed to BGSU, and will join the team next fall. Additionally, the Falcons added Leslie Delgado to this season's squad in December.
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