Gymnastics Competes in First B1G Dual Meet of Season at No. 9 Michigan

Friday, January 24

Ann Arbor, MI / Crisler Center

6:30 PM

Rutgers University

#9 Michigan

Photo by: Scott Sassaman

Gymnastics Competes in First B1G Dual Meet of Season at No. 9 Michigan

Jan 24 | Women's Gymnastics

Results

ANN ARBOR, MICH. – Rutgers gymnastics competed in its first dual Big Ten meet of the season on the road Saturday at No. 9 Michigan. The Scarlet Knights produced a number of career-highs and season-bests to guide the team to its top event scores of the year on bars and vault.

"We had a strong start to our evening on bars and vault, putting up our highest event scores of the season," said Head Coach Umme Salim-Beasley. "We made a few mistakes on floor and ended up tightening up on beam. It wasn't the performance that we had hoped for. This team is much stronger than they showed today. It was a humbling moment and learning lesson. We will pick ourselves up and refocus for our Sunday meet at Penn."

UM, the Scarlet Knights' second top 10 opponent in as many meets, led the night with a 197.300, while RU posted a 192.950.

BARS

Rutgers came out strong on bars, as senior Shannon Farrell and sophomore Abigail Karolewski led the lineup with identical marks of 9.825. The result marked a career-high for Karolewski in the event. Freshman Hannah Joyner followed with a 9.750, while junior Emily Drauss added a 9.725 to boast a team score of 48.775, its highest of the year on the event.

VAULT

In its second rotation on vault, the Scarlet Knights held its momentum as senior Kaitlyn Hall tallied a 9.800, matching her career-high to tie for third in the event. Four other Scarlet Knights posted above a 9.725 or above, as junior Belle Huang recorded 9.775 to help push RU to an overall mark of 48.775, a high for the event so far into this season.

FLOOR

Huang went on to post a team-high 9.850 on the floor for the Scarlet Knights. Joyner's 9.775 followed to contribute to a 47.475 as a team in the event.

BEAM

For the third straight meet, Joyner proved the top competitor for RU on beam, notching a 9.775. RU posted a team mark of 47.925 in the event to close out the meet.

ALL-AROUND

Joyner finished third in the all-around, reaching a 39.050 for her best mark of the year. Huang produced a 38.275 to round out the all-around competitors for RU.

KNIGHT NOTES

Rutgers has matched up against four programs ranked in the top 15 to start the year, including pair of Big Ten foes Minnesota (No. 6) and Michigan (No. 9) in its last two outings. In its season opener, RU topped then-No. 11 Western Michigan, 194.250-191.800.
RU's team total on vault marked its highest of the year (48.775), topping its 48.525 in the last time out.
The Scarlet Knights mark of 48.775 on bars also bested its season-opening total of 48.625 in the event.

UP NEXT

Rutgers continues its weekend on the road with a trip to Penn on Sunday, Jan. 26. Start time is set for 1 p.m. at The Palestra.

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