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Sunday, February 6
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Minnesota to Face Illinois On The Road
2/5/2022 6:00:00 PM | Gymnastics
The No. 8 University of Minnesota gymnastics team heads to their first road meet of the season, traveling to Illinois to compete against the Fighting Illini on Sunday, February 6. The meet will begin at 2:00 p.m. CT and will be available on B1G+.
Last Time Out
The University of Minnesota women's gymnastics team had a record-setting performance at Maturi Pavilion, led by perfect scores from Ona Loper on vault and Mya Hooten on floor. Michigan's 198.025 won the team title, and Minnesota followed with a 197.650.
Minnesota's 49.725 floor score shattered the previous record of 49.575, most recently earned against Nebraska in 2021. The 49.575 recorded by the Maroon and Gold on vault was the second-best in program history, behind the 49.600 scored at UCLA in 2002.
Hooten's perfect 10 on floor was the second in her career and second in program history. She also accomplished the feat as a freshman on March 5, 2021. Loper's perfect 10 marked her fourth perfect score on the event in her career and eight perfect score on vault in program history. With the perfect 10s from both Loper and Hooten, Monday's meet was the first time in program history two gymnasts recorded a perfect 10 at a home meet.
Lexy Ramler's 39.825 all-around score is second best in program history, second only to her 39.850 scored at the Big Five meet in 2021.
Gophers in the Rankings
Minnesota comes in at No. 5 overall for their first time in the rankings this season. The Maroon and Gold is ranked second in the nation on vault, eighth on bars and 18th on beam and second on floor.
Ramler is ranked in the top-five in the country in all events, including in the all-around (1), on vault (4), bars (1), beam (2) and floor (4). Loper continues to be nationally as the No. 1 gymnast on vault and No. 6 in the all-around. Mya Hooten is ranked No. 4 in the nation on floor and Maddie Quarles is No. 16 in the country on vault.
B1G Weekly Honors
Two Gopher gymnasts were honored for their stellar performances against Michigan. Mya Hooten was named the Big Ten Specialist of the Week and Ona Loper earned Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors.
Hooten recorded the second perfect 10 of her career on floor, which is also the second perfect score on the event in program history. In addition to her 10.000 on floor, Hooten scored a 9.850 on vault and 9.800 on bars. This is the second B1G Specialist of the Week award in her career.
Loper posted a career-high 39.725 in the all-around, highlighted by the fourth perfect 10 of her career on vault. Loper also added a 9.925 on floor along with a pair of 9.900 on bars and beam. This is the fourth time she has been recognized as the B1G Gymnast of the Week.
2022 B1G Weekly Awards
Mya Hooten: B1G Specialist of the Week - (1/25/22)
Ona Loper: B1G Gymnast of the Week - (1/25/22)
Lexy Ramler: B1G Gymnast of the Week - (1/18/22)
Scouting Illinois
Illinois women's gymnastics returned to competition after a two weekend break traveling to Penn State and Nebraska last weekend to open their Big Ten season. The Illini had success at Penn State, defeating the Nittany Lions and posting a 196.350. Their best event of the night was floor where they scored a 49.250 behind Muller who started the rotation with a career-high 9.875, Ruthuja Nataraj (9.875), Kaitlyn Ewald who anchored the floor lineup with a career-high on the event (9.850). Also scoring her career-high was Knight who earned a 9.90 on the event.
Against Nebraska the Illini came up short, losing by .05 to the Cornhuskers. Junior Mia Takekawa saw success, earning three event titles and competing in the all-around for the first time since her freshman season. Takekawa also hit a new career-high 9.90 on the uneven bars. On floor and beam Amelia Knight again proved to be a key gymnast for the Illini. She scored a team high 9.825 on floor and a 9.80 on beam to close out the meet for Illinois.
Illinois returns two All-Big Ten honorees in Mia Takekawa and Mia Townes this season. Senior Rachel Borden also elected to use her extra year of eligibility to return for 2022. After setting a new program record 197.575 at the end of last season, the Illini are ready to build off that in the new year.
Up Next
After competing at Illinois, the Gophers will return home to face Ohio State at Maturi Pavilion on Saturday, February 12 at 4:00 p.m. CT. The meet will be streamed live on B1G+.
Last Time Out
The University of Minnesota women's gymnastics team had a record-setting performance at Maturi Pavilion, led by perfect scores from Ona Loper on vault and Mya Hooten on floor. Michigan's 198.025 won the team title, and Minnesota followed with a 197.650.
Minnesota's 49.725 floor score shattered the previous record of 49.575, most recently earned against Nebraska in 2021. The 49.575 recorded by the Maroon and Gold on vault was the second-best in program history, behind the 49.600 scored at UCLA in 2002.
Hooten's perfect 10 on floor was the second in her career and second in program history. She also accomplished the feat as a freshman on March 5, 2021. Loper's perfect 10 marked her fourth perfect score on the event in her career and eight perfect score on vault in program history. With the perfect 10s from both Loper and Hooten, Monday's meet was the first time in program history two gymnasts recorded a perfect 10 at a home meet.
Lexy Ramler's 39.825 all-around score is second best in program history, second only to her 39.850 scored at the Big Five meet in 2021.
Gophers in the Rankings
Minnesota comes in at No. 5 overall for their first time in the rankings this season. The Maroon and Gold is ranked second in the nation on vault, eighth on bars and 18th on beam and second on floor.
Ramler is ranked in the top-five in the country in all events, including in the all-around (1), on vault (4), bars (1), beam (2) and floor (4). Loper continues to be nationally as the No. 1 gymnast on vault and No. 6 in the all-around. Mya Hooten is ranked No. 4 in the nation on floor and Maddie Quarles is No. 16 in the country on vault.
B1G Weekly Honors
Two Gopher gymnasts were honored for their stellar performances against Michigan. Mya Hooten was named the Big Ten Specialist of the Week and Ona Loper earned Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors.
Hooten recorded the second perfect 10 of her career on floor, which is also the second perfect score on the event in program history. In addition to her 10.000 on floor, Hooten scored a 9.850 on vault and 9.800 on bars. This is the second B1G Specialist of the Week award in her career.
Loper posted a career-high 39.725 in the all-around, highlighted by the fourth perfect 10 of her career on vault. Loper also added a 9.925 on floor along with a pair of 9.900 on bars and beam. This is the fourth time she has been recognized as the B1G Gymnast of the Week.
2022 B1G Weekly Awards
Mya Hooten: B1G Specialist of the Week - (1/25/22)
Ona Loper: B1G Gymnast of the Week - (1/25/22)
Lexy Ramler: B1G Gymnast of the Week - (1/18/22)
Scouting Illinois
Illinois women's gymnastics returned to competition after a two weekend break traveling to Penn State and Nebraska last weekend to open their Big Ten season. The Illini had success at Penn State, defeating the Nittany Lions and posting a 196.350. Their best event of the night was floor where they scored a 49.250 behind Muller who started the rotation with a career-high 9.875, Ruthuja Nataraj (9.875), Kaitlyn Ewald who anchored the floor lineup with a career-high on the event (9.850). Also scoring her career-high was Knight who earned a 9.90 on the event.
Against Nebraska the Illini came up short, losing by .05 to the Cornhuskers. Junior Mia Takekawa saw success, earning three event titles and competing in the all-around for the first time since her freshman season. Takekawa also hit a new career-high 9.90 on the uneven bars. On floor and beam Amelia Knight again proved to be a key gymnast for the Illini. She scored a team high 9.825 on floor and a 9.80 on beam to close out the meet for Illinois.
Illinois returns two All-Big Ten honorees in Mia Takekawa and Mia Townes this season. Senior Rachel Borden also elected to use her extra year of eligibility to return for 2022. After setting a new program record 197.575 at the end of last season, the Illini are ready to build off that in the new year.
Up Next
After competing at Illinois, the Gophers will return home to face Ohio State at Maturi Pavilion on Saturday, February 12 at 4:00 p.m. CT. The meet will be streamed live on B1G+.
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