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Friday, February 15
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7:30 PM
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196.850
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195.325
Maryland
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Record Night as Minnesota Defeats Maryland
2/16/2019 12:01:00 AM | Gymnastics
The Minnesota Women's Gymnastics team finished out a five-week stretch of conference dual meets tonight with a 196.850-195.325 win over Maryland to give the team an undefeated record of 5-0 in the Big Ten. The Gophers improve to an overall record of 9-2 on the season as they post their second-highest score in 2019.
Maryland led after the first rotation, having posted a team uneven bars score of 49.250 whereas the Gophers combined for a team vault score of 49.125. Minnesota took over the top spot in the second rotation as the No. 9 in the NCAA uneven bars squad earned a whopping team event score of 49.525. During the third rotation the Gophers extended their lead to almost a full point over Maryland (.975) as the beam team scored a 49.250 on the event. Minnesota confirmed the win with their 48.950 team performance on floor.
"I was really proud of the team tonight," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "We had another great night, some fabulous routines, and bars was just amazing. I'm just really proud of the way the team continues to get better each week."
Tonight's uneven bars team score was a school record for the Gophers as 49.525 becomes the best mark in program history. The previous best score was a 49.450 at California in 2018. All six gymnasts either posted a new career-high score on the event or matched their previous personal best. Ivy Lu earned a 9.975 on bars for the third time in her career and once again tied the school record.
"We hit every routine, and, even more impressively, I think we stuck every dismount, which is huge," Hansen commented. "I think that's why we ended up with the school record. It was a pretty amazing night on bars."
Ramler blew the crowd away as she too set a new school record in the individual all-around competition, earning an astounding 39.725. Her score surpasses the previous record of 39.675 set by Lindsay Mable against Nebraska back in 2015. Ramler scored a 9.900 or higher on all four apparatuses and earned a pair of 9.950s to achieve this feat.
"It hasn't quite hit me yet, but I'm sure that when it does it's going to feel really great," said Ramler about her accomplishment tonight. "I've worked really hard, so to have this is awesome."
"She was fabulous tonight," Hansen added. "Really, every event was probably the best she's done all year long. It was great to see her do what she does every day in the gym."
Another high note of tonight's competition was seeing two judges flash the perfect 10 for Gophers gymnasts as one judge gave the coveted score to Lu for her uneven bars routine and the other awarded the 10 to Ramler for her performance on the balance beam.
Vault
Lexy Ramler earned a career-high score of 9.925 for her Yurchenko one-and-a-half vault. Her score is the highest-score that any member of the 2019 Minnesota women's gymnastics team has ever earned on vault while at the U. Ona Loper and Paige Williams posted matching 9.850s for the Gophers. Ali Sonier scored a 9.775 for her vault, and Kristen Quaglia notched a 9.725 to bring the Maroon and Gold to a team vault score of 49.125.Â
Bars
Quaglia began a strong rotation as she tied her career-high score of 9.825. Hannah Willmarth earned a new career-high score of 9.850. The event specialist stuck her blind full tuck, double back dismount in front of a wildly excited crowd in Maturi Pavilion. The new career-high's continued for the Gophers as Loper and Tiarre Sales posted matching 9.875s for new personal best. Ramler wowed the crowd and the judges with her routine and earned a 9.950, tying her career-best score. Ivy Lu saw a 10 flash as one of the judges awarded her the perfect score for her routine tonight. She ended up with a score of 9.975 to win the event as well as tie her career-high and the school record.
Minnesota put up a team event score of 49.525, overturning the program record for the best team uneven bars event score (previously a 49.450 at California in 2018).
Beam
Ramler led the way for the Gophers when the sophomore posted a 9.950 for the fourth time this season. Lu had the second-highest score on the team as she was awarded her third 9.900 of the season. Mary Korlin-Downs scored a 9.825 on the balance beam for the second consecutive meet and Sonier earned a 9.800 for her routine. Sales rounded out the rotation with her score of 9.775, giving Minnesota a team event score of 49.250.
Floor
Ramler won the event title thanks to her 9.900-earning routine. Williams and Loper each contributed a 9.800 to the team score. Abbie Nylin posted a 9.750 for Gophers while Sonier recorded a score of 9.700, bringing the team event score to a total of 48.950.
The Gophers are headed to Toledo, Ohio next weekend to compete against Michigan, Ohio State, Illinois and Rutgers in the Big Five meet next Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. CT.Â
Maryland led after the first rotation, having posted a team uneven bars score of 49.250 whereas the Gophers combined for a team vault score of 49.125. Minnesota took over the top spot in the second rotation as the No. 9 in the NCAA uneven bars squad earned a whopping team event score of 49.525. During the third rotation the Gophers extended their lead to almost a full point over Maryland (.975) as the beam team scored a 49.250 on the event. Minnesota confirmed the win with their 48.950 team performance on floor.
"I was really proud of the team tonight," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "We had another great night, some fabulous routines, and bars was just amazing. I'm just really proud of the way the team continues to get better each week."
Tonight's uneven bars team score was a school record for the Gophers as 49.525 becomes the best mark in program history. The previous best score was a 49.450 at California in 2018. All six gymnasts either posted a new career-high score on the event or matched their previous personal best. Ivy Lu earned a 9.975 on bars for the third time in her career and once again tied the school record.
"We hit every routine, and, even more impressively, I think we stuck every dismount, which is huge," Hansen commented. "I think that's why we ended up with the school record. It was a pretty amazing night on bars."
Ramler blew the crowd away as she too set a new school record in the individual all-around competition, earning an astounding 39.725. Her score surpasses the previous record of 39.675 set by Lindsay Mable against Nebraska back in 2015. Ramler scored a 9.900 or higher on all four apparatuses and earned a pair of 9.950s to achieve this feat.
"It hasn't quite hit me yet, but I'm sure that when it does it's going to feel really great," said Ramler about her accomplishment tonight. "I've worked really hard, so to have this is awesome."
"She was fabulous tonight," Hansen added. "Really, every event was probably the best she's done all year long. It was great to see her do what she does every day in the gym."
Another high note of tonight's competition was seeing two judges flash the perfect 10 for Gophers gymnasts as one judge gave the coveted score to Lu for her uneven bars routine and the other awarded the 10 to Ramler for her performance on the balance beam.
Vault
Lexy Ramler earned a career-high score of 9.925 for her Yurchenko one-and-a-half vault. Her score is the highest-score that any member of the 2019 Minnesota women's gymnastics team has ever earned on vault while at the U. Ona Loper and Paige Williams posted matching 9.850s for the Gophers. Ali Sonier scored a 9.775 for her vault, and Kristen Quaglia notched a 9.725 to bring the Maroon and Gold to a team vault score of 49.125.Â
Bars
Quaglia began a strong rotation as she tied her career-high score of 9.825. Hannah Willmarth earned a new career-high score of 9.850. The event specialist stuck her blind full tuck, double back dismount in front of a wildly excited crowd in Maturi Pavilion. The new career-high's continued for the Gophers as Loper and Tiarre Sales posted matching 9.875s for new personal best. Ramler wowed the crowd and the judges with her routine and earned a 9.950, tying her career-best score. Ivy Lu saw a 10 flash as one of the judges awarded her the perfect score for her routine tonight. She ended up with a score of 9.975 to win the event as well as tie her career-high and the school record.
Minnesota put up a team event score of 49.525, overturning the program record for the best team uneven bars event score (previously a 49.450 at California in 2018).
Beam
Ramler led the way for the Gophers when the sophomore posted a 9.950 for the fourth time this season. Lu had the second-highest score on the team as she was awarded her third 9.900 of the season. Mary Korlin-Downs scored a 9.825 on the balance beam for the second consecutive meet and Sonier earned a 9.800 for her routine. Sales rounded out the rotation with her score of 9.775, giving Minnesota a team event score of 49.250.
Floor
Ramler won the event title thanks to her 9.900-earning routine. Williams and Loper each contributed a 9.800 to the team score. Abbie Nylin posted a 9.750 for Gophers while Sonier recorded a score of 9.700, bringing the team event score to a total of 48.950.
The Gophers are headed to Toledo, Ohio next weekend to compete against Michigan, Ohio State, Illinois and Rutgers in the Big Five meet next Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. CT.Â
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