BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Illinois State got off to a quick start and never looked back, as the Redbirds set season highs on the first three events of the day and went on defeat Bowling Green with a season high score of 195.225-194.025 on Saturday afternoon at Anderson Arena.
Scoring Breakdown:
•   Vault: ISU 48.975, BGSU 48.775
•   Bars: ISU 48.675, BGSU 48.400
•   Beam: ISU 48.700, BGSU 48.675
•   Floor: ISU 48.875, BGSU 48.050
Thoughts from Coach Bob Conkling:
"I am so proud of how the team competed today. They stayed focused from the first to the last routine. It was our highest team score so far this season and the good news is, we still have room to improve for our home meet on Friday. Angelica Labat and Madison Kipp both were rock stars in the all-around placing first and second."
Team Notes:
•   Illinois State started strong on bars with a season-best score of 48.675, but trailed BGSU after the first rotation as the Falcons posted a score of 48.775 on vault.
•   The Redbirds flew to the lead after the second rotation, as they just missed out on the elusive 49.000 as a team and tallied a season-high 48.975 on vault to move ahead of BGSU, which posted a 48.400 on bars.
•   ISU made it three for three with another season best score of 48.875 to maintain their lead heading to the final rotation.
•   With a strong finish on beam of 48.700, the Redbirds held on for the team win and recorded a season-high score of 195.225.
Gymnast Notes:
•   Angelica Labat took the win in the all-around competition with a season-high score of 39.275, just ahead of teammate Madison Kipp who competed in the all-around for the first time in her career and posted a 39.200 … Kipp set season best on vault, bars and floor to post the second-highest all-around score of the season for a Redbird.
•   Labat and Charlise Doctor tied for the win on vault with scores of 9.825, and J'Chelle Heard was right behind in fourth place with a 9.800 ... the score was a season-best for Doctor.
•   The Redbirds took the top three spots on bars, with Labat leading the way with a 9.825, Kipp in second with a 9.800 and Sofia Iribarren in third with a 9.775.
•   Labat and Kipp tied for second on beam with scores of 9.825, while teammates Isabelle Fox and Iribarren tied for fourth with scores of 9.775.
•   Kipp competed on floor for the first time this season and posted a 9.825 to tie for second, while Labat and Isabella DeCroo tied for fourth with scores of 9.800.Â
Up Next:
The Redbirds return home next Friday, February 11, to host in-state rival Northern Illinois at Redbird Arena. The meet is set to begin at 7 p.m. and will be the team's Pink Meet for breast cancer awareness and students in attendance can receive a free hat as part of the on-going Haturday promotion.
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