University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers to Open B1G Competition
1/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
| No. 11 Minnesota Golden Gophers at Maryland Terrapins | |
| Date | Thursday, January 15, 2015 |
| Time | 6 p.m. Central |
| Location | XFINITY Center / College Park, Md. |
| Tickets | MyGopherSports.com |
| Streaming | BTN+ |
| Live Stats | Maryland Statbroadcast |
| Preview/Notes | Minnesota / Maryland |
| Social Media | @GopherWGym / Facebook |
The Top 10.0 Things You Need to Know
1.0 - The No. 11 Minnesota women's gymnastics team will travel to College Park, Md. on Thursday evening to open conference competition against Maryland. The meet will begin at 6 p.m. CT and will be streamed on BTN Pllus live from the XFINITY Center. Live meet updates can be found by following @GopherWGym on Twitter.
2.0 - Minnesota defeated then-No. 25 Iowa State last Saturday at the Sports Pavilion to open its 2015 campaign. The Maroon and Gold, led by junior Lindsay Mable, outscored the Cyclones 194.950-193.475 in the first competition of the season. The Gophers won each of the four events and Mable earned the all-around crown. Madeline Hanley and Jenny Covers stepped up for the squad earning an event title each.
3.0 - Junior Lindsay Mable earned Co-Big Ten Gymnast of the Week after leading her team to victory on Saturday evening. The Aurora, Colo. native scored a 39.450 in the all-around competition and won two event titles in the Gophers' first outing. Mable ranks in the top three gymnasts for individual all-around score and her 9.900 on floor exercise places her in the top ten in the national rankings.
4.0 - In the latest national poll, Minnesota moved up six spots to No. 11 after defeating then-No. 25 Iowa State in the first weekend of competition. The Gophers are one of seven Big Ten teams in the Top 25. The Maroon and Gold rank tenth in the nation with an uneven bars team score of 48.950.
5.0 - On Saturday, the No. 11 Gophers will host the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners at the Sports Pavilion. Please visit MyGopherSports.com to purchase tickets for this weekend's meet.
6.0 - Former Gopher gymnast Jenny Hansen made her head coaching debut when the Gophers host Iowa State on Saturday evening. The Ripon, Wis. native competed for the Maroon and Gold from 2000-2003 and has served in numerous positions within the program and will look for her first conference win as interim head coach on Thursday. University of Alabama standout Geralen Stack-Eaton and local club coach Rich Stenger have rounded out Hansen's staff and have been hard at work in prepartion for the Gophers' 2015 campaign.
7.0 - The Gophers returned 9 gymnasts from 2014 including two-time All-American and Big Ten all-around Champion, Lindsay Mable, as well as Gopher standouts in seniors Jenny Covers and Cierra Tomson. Minnesota had a successful 2014 season where they won their second consecutive Big Ten regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Regional held at the University of Minnesota. Minnesota welcomed five new members to the family at the beginning of the academic year. Freshmen Abby DeMuse, Bailey Gardner, Ciara Gardner, Hannah Hitchcock and Rachel Rowland will make their regular season debut when the Gophers host Iowa State on Saturday. At the annual intrasquad meet, Gardner placed third in the all-around and DeMuse finished in a tie for second place on the bars (9.750) and fourth on floor (9.750).
8.0 - The Maroon and Gold will host six home meets during the 2015 season including the Big Ten Qualifier featuring Iowa, Michigan, Penn State and Rutgers on March 14. Last season, six Big Ten teams finished the 2014 season ranked in the top 25 teams in the country. Minnesota finished the season ranked 14th nationally.
9.0 - The back-to-back Big Ten Conference regular season champions were tabbed to place fifth in the Big Ten this season. Juniors Lindsay Mable and Madeline Hanley were named as gymnasts to watch this season. The University of Michigan women's gymnastics team earned the coveted top spot in the coaches' poll while No. 2 Nebraska and No. 3 Illinois round out the top three. Minnesota will match up with Maryland on Thursday. The Terrapins earned the seventh place spot in the preseason poll.
10.0 - Keep up with the Maroon and Gold throughout the season by following @GopherWGym on Twitter and Instagram and Minnesota Women's Gymnastics on Facebook. To join the conversation, use the hashtag #AlwaysGolden.
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