Final Stats

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Finishing strong with a 48.875 on floor exercise, Rutgers gymnastics scored a 194.350 to place second in a quad meet Saturday at the Livingston Gym. No. 21 Michigan State won meet by sixth tenths at 194.950, with RU placing higher than Brown (192.875) and Wisconsin-Oshkosh (188.325).

The meet was attended by 959 fans, marking the fourth consecutive home sellout for the Scarlet Knights.

"It comes down to hitting 4-for-4 if you want to win in the Big Ten," head coach Louis Levine said. "Every week you go up against a top team in the country. Unfortunately, today we put up three pretty good events and one not so good event and we lost by just sixth tenths. We have to hit all four events. It is a work and progress and we will keep getting better. This was parallel to last week, but if you want to compete with the best, we have to do better."

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In the final rotation, Rutgers had five competitors score over 9.700 on floor exercise. Sophomore Claire Jones (Gaffney, S.C.) led the way with a 9.825, while senior Emma Hoffman (Union, N.J.), freshman Jenna Crisalli (Freehold, N.J.) and sophomore April Baker (Andover, Mass.) all produced a 9.775. Freshman Sahara Gipson (Oakland, N.J.) registered a 9.725 to round out the scores.

The Scarlet Knights started the meet on vault and recorded a 48.750. Senior Luisa Leal (Cali, Colombia) highlighted the rotation by tying for first in the meet with a 9.850 as the anchor. Senior Sara Skammer (Dallas, Pa.) (9.750), junior Jenna Williams (Bordentown, N.J.) (9.725), Baker (9.725) and freshman Elizabeth Groden (Abbottstown, Pa.) (9.700) all contributed to the team score, which was the highest among the four teams in the meet for the event.

Williams paced Rutgers on uneven bars with a 9.825 routine, tied for second highest in the meet. Skammer totaled a season-best 9.750 at the leadoff spot, as the team notched a 47.925 for the rotation.

On balance beam, RU put up a 48.800 to lead all team marks in the event. Junior Claudia Salinas (Allendale, N.J.) continued her consistency with a 9.875 to place first in the meet and tie a personal best, while Jones sparked the lineup with a 9.850 in her season debut on beam for second. Leal followed closely behind at 9.775 and Williams recorded a 9.700 to help raise the team total.

After two consecutive weekends at home, Rutgers will head back to the road for a Feb. 8 meet at Ohio State (2 p.m.). It will be the fifth-straight meet involving a Big Ten opponent.

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