No. 15 Gymnastics Takes Down No. 10 Michigan with Season-Excessive 197.525

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – No. 15 Michigan State gymnastics scored a season-high 197.525 to defeat No. 10 Michigan, 197.525-197.425, Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor.  

MSU strikes to 2-4 general and 1-2 within the Big Ten, whereas Michigan drops to 4-2 and 1-2 within the convention. The Spartans earned their fourth-straight twin meet victory over the Wolverines with Sunday’s win. 

The Spartans scored staff season highs on each occasion and received no less than a share of three out of 4 potential particular person occasion titles. Junior MaKayla Tucker received the all-around title, the primary of her profession. 

“We feel amazing,” stated head coach Mike Rowe. “We always have a good time here and always have one of our best meets here. We’re back. We had some struggles at the beginning of the season and now things are starting to settle in. We’ve still got more fuel in the tank, so we’re happy it happened like it did. Our motto for this week of practice was to be undeniable and they carried it through with them to every event. I’m so proud of them.” 

The Spartans used a season-high 49.275 on bars to sit down simply 0.05 behind Michigan after the primary rotation. Three Spartans both tied or set season highs, led by senior Sage Kellerman within the anchor spot with a 9.925 to earn a share of the occasion title with Michigan’s Ava Jordan. Senior Olivia Zsarmani additionally scored a season-high 9.900 within the fifth spot to complete third on the occasion and senior Nikki Smith went 9.850 for a season excessive within the No. 4 spot. Junior MaKayla Tucker posted a 9.825, whereas senior Naya Howard and freshman Lilia Cosman scored 9.775s. 

MSU took a 98.700-98.450 lead after the second rotation after its second-straight season-high occasion rating with a 49.425 on vault. Kellerman took dwelling her second occasion title of the day with a near-perfect 9.975 within the anchor spot, incomes a ten.000 from one choose. Zsarmani added her second season-high of the meet with a 9.925 within the fifth spot to complete second. Freshman Korynne Marquart and Tucker added 9.850s, with Marquart scoring a career-high, whereas Smith scored a 9.825. 

A 3rd season-high occasion rating with a 49.475 on flooring for MSU helped the Spartans keep a 148.175-147.875 lead over the Wolverines after three rotations. The Spartans put up 4 scores of 9.900 or higher, with all 4 of these scores marking both a profession or season excessive. Smith anchored with a season-high 9.950, incomes a 9.900/10.000 cut up from the judges, to earn runner-up honors. Tucker scored a career-high-tying 9.925 for the second-straight meet and sophomore Cady Duplissis and junior Gabi Ortiz every posted career-high 9.900s. Cosman earned a 9.800. 

MSU put the meet away within the last rotation with its last season-high rating of the day, scoring a 49.350 on beam. Tucker and Zsarmani tied Michigan’s Carly Bauman and Kayli Boozer with 9.900s to earn a share of the occasion title, every scoring a season excessive on the occasion. The title was the primary of each Tucker and Zsarmani’s careers on the occasion. Competing within the lead off place for the primary time in her profession, junior Kendall Abney scored a 9.850 alongside teammates Smith, Cosman and junior Isabella Trostel. 

Tucker captured her first-career all-around title with a 39.500. Smith posted a season-high 39.475 to complete second. 

Up subsequent, MSU stays on the street to face Penn State on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. on B1G+.