NORMAL, Ill. – In its second meet of the weekend, Illinois State competed against Midwest Independent Conference foe Centenary for the second time in three days as it hosted the ladies at Horton Field House. The Redbirds were consistent throughout and finished with a huge score on the floor to come away with a 193.700-185.575 win over Centenary on Sunday afternoon.
Scoring Breakdown:
• Illinois State: 193.700
• Centenary: 185.575
Thoughts From Coach Ringer:
"We still have some fine tuning to do but overall, I was extremely happy with their performance today especially coming off a double meet weekend. The mental toughness they have been able to grow and develop is special and I'm so proud of how they have progressed over the past couple of months and particularly over the past two weeks. I stress to the group to just get one percent better each week or find that hidden tenth that will help us score better next time. My goal for them today was to just keep going and persist and that's exactly what they did."
Team Notes:
• Illinois State started the meet with a big score of 48.450 on vault to take the early lead in the meet over their MIC foe.
• Following a sub-par rotation on bars on Friday night, the Redbirds rallied with a strong effort of 48.075 on the event against Centenary to take a commanding lead halfway through the competition.
• The third rotation was also a strong one for the Redbirds, as they put together a team score of 48.325 to take a running score of 144.850 to the floor for the final event of the day.
• ISU closed things out with its largest score of the night with a 48.850 on floor to cap off a strong meet for the Redbirds.
Gymnast Notes:
• The Redbirds took the top five spots on vault, with Savannah Ray coming away with the win with a score of 9.750 … she was followed by Sammie Wolff and Leah Davis in a tie for second with matching scores of 9.725 and Mia Oh and Madyson Baucum tied for fourth with scores of 9.625.
• ISU also took the top five spots on bars, as Jada Beswick took the event win with a score of 9.750 … Julia Heiner was right behind in second with a 9.700 and Ray came in third with a 9.600.
• Illinois State finished 2-5 on the beam, as Jaly Jones paced the group in second with a 9.725 followed by Ally Lau in third with a 9.700 and Ray in fourth with a 9.675 as Davis rounded out the top five with a 9.650.
• On the floor, Jones and Davis tied for the event win on the floor with matching scores of 9.825, with Mia LeBlanc in third with a 9.750 as Abbey Harris and Courtney Woods tied for fourth with scores of 9.725.
Up Next:
Illinois State is back in action next Saturday, January 24, when the Redbirds hit the road to take on Central Michigan in a dual meet set to begin at 5 p.m. CT at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
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