University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, January 21
Maturi Pavilion
4:00 PM
University of Minnesota
196.225
vs
195.525
Penn State
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Photo by: Kelly Hagenson
Gophers Top Nittany Lions in B1G Opener
1/21/2023 7:37:00 PM | Gymnastics
The University of Minnesota women's gymnastics team claimed victory over Penn State after scoring 196.225 at Maturi Pavilion on Saturday night.
Penn State finished the meet with a team score of 195.525.
Notable
Junior Mya Hooten finished with at least a 9.900 in each of her three events, capturing the event title with a score of 9.950 on floor.
"It really changes the environment. And when there's a lot of people out here, it was so much fun," Hooten said about the passionate crowd that filled the Pav on Saturday night. "The crowd was crazy. It just makes everything better when the crowd is excited."
Quotable
"We're making progress each and every week, so there's a lot to take away from this meet," head coach Jenny Hansen said. "We have a lot to be proud of but also realize that we're just not quite where we want to be yet. We've got to keep working and keep figuring out some of our lineups. Almost half of our lineups are new people, so we've got to get them experience and get them confident."
EVENT BREAKDOWN
VAULT
The Gophers started their Saturday night meet strong with Hooten and redshirt senior Maddie Quarles tying for the highest vault score with 9.900s. Continuing their strong performance in the event, junior Gianna Gerdes scored a 9.850, just behind Hooten and Quarles. Freshmen Seria Johnson and Sarah Moraw each scored 9.800, with senior Halle Remlinger rounding out the Gophers' lineup with a 9.725.
"I'm getting a lot more confident in myself and comfortable doing all four events, especially having my team there supporting me," Gerdes said. "Time really flies by, I don't really even notice that I'm competing all four but I love it so much and I'm so excited to keep doing it this season."
BARS
On bars, Minnesota continued their success from last week in the event, scoring 49.325 as a team. Hooten led the way with a 9.925, just .025 away from tying her recently-set career high of 9.950. Fifth-year Tiarre Sales gave the Gophers a boost with a score of 9.900, the second highest for Minnesota in the event. Johnson had another impressive showing on bars, scoring a 9.850 at Maturi Pavilion on Saturday night. Gerdes added a 9.825 to her all-around score, while Remlinger scored 9.825 and Marissa Jencks scored a 9.775.
BEAM
Moraw showed out on beam once again, scoring a 9.825 and leading the Gophers in the event. Fellow freshmen Brooklyn Rowray and Seria Johnson scored 9.775 and 9.300, respectively. Gerdes scored a 9.800, good for the second-highest score on the team. Sophomore Lauren Pearl set a new career high on Saturday night, scoring 9.650 on beam. Junior Emily Koch finished with a score of 9.225 in the event.
FLOOR
The Maroon and Gold flexed their ability on floor yet again, with Hooten scoring a 9.950, Remlinger scoring a 9.900 and Johnson scoring 9.850. Jencks carried her momentum over from the Wasatch Classic, scoring a 9.825 on floor. Gerdes and Koch rounded out Minnesota's lineup with scores of 9.775 and 7.900, respectively.
Up Next
In six days, the Gophers travel to Iowa City for a matchup with the Hawkeyes on Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. CT.
Penn State finished the meet with a team score of 195.525.
Notable
Junior Mya Hooten finished with at least a 9.900 in each of her three events, capturing the event title with a score of 9.950 on floor.
"It really changes the environment. And when there's a lot of people out here, it was so much fun," Hooten said about the passionate crowd that filled the Pav on Saturday night. "The crowd was crazy. It just makes everything better when the crowd is excited."
Quotable
"We're making progress each and every week, so there's a lot to take away from this meet," head coach Jenny Hansen said. "We have a lot to be proud of but also realize that we're just not quite where we want to be yet. We've got to keep working and keep figuring out some of our lineups. Almost half of our lineups are new people, so we've got to get them experience and get them confident."
EVENT BREAKDOWN
VAULT
The Gophers started their Saturday night meet strong with Hooten and redshirt senior Maddie Quarles tying for the highest vault score with 9.900s. Continuing their strong performance in the event, junior Gianna Gerdes scored a 9.850, just behind Hooten and Quarles. Freshmen Seria Johnson and Sarah Moraw each scored 9.800, with senior Halle Remlinger rounding out the Gophers' lineup with a 9.725.
"I'm getting a lot more confident in myself and comfortable doing all four events, especially having my team there supporting me," Gerdes said. "Time really flies by, I don't really even notice that I'm competing all four but I love it so much and I'm so excited to keep doing it this season."
BARS
On bars, Minnesota continued their success from last week in the event, scoring 49.325 as a team. Hooten led the way with a 9.925, just .025 away from tying her recently-set career high of 9.950. Fifth-year Tiarre Sales gave the Gophers a boost with a score of 9.900, the second highest for Minnesota in the event. Johnson had another impressive showing on bars, scoring a 9.850 at Maturi Pavilion on Saturday night. Gerdes added a 9.825 to her all-around score, while Remlinger scored 9.825 and Marissa Jencks scored a 9.775.
BEAM
Moraw showed out on beam once again, scoring a 9.825 and leading the Gophers in the event. Fellow freshmen Brooklyn Rowray and Seria Johnson scored 9.775 and 9.300, respectively. Gerdes scored a 9.800, good for the second-highest score on the team. Sophomore Lauren Pearl set a new career high on Saturday night, scoring 9.650 on beam. Junior Emily Koch finished with a score of 9.225 in the event.
FLOOR
The Maroon and Gold flexed their ability on floor yet again, with Hooten scoring a 9.950, Remlinger scoring a 9.900 and Johnson scoring 9.850. Jencks carried her momentum over from the Wasatch Classic, scoring a 9.825 on floor. Gerdes and Koch rounded out Minnesota's lineup with scores of 9.775 and 7.900, respectively.
Up Next
In six days, the Gophers travel to Iowa City for a matchup with the Hawkeyes on Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. CT.
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