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Gymnasts Tally Record High Team Score at Illinois State
February 06, 2010 | Gymnastics
Ball State's women's gymnastics team tallied its highest score of the season, and the 21st highest score in the program's history with a 193.925, but suffered a loss to Illinois State's 194.150 Friday night in Normal, Ill.
The Cardinals won the vault with a season high 48.350, and took individual titles in the vault, bars, floor and all-around competitions.
Sophomore Brittney Emmons won the vault with a 9.875, while freshmen Morgan Coslow and Tiffany Brodbeck tied for third with a pair of 9.700's. The 9.7 on vault was a career high for Brodbeck.
Senior Bibiana Rodriguez took the individual title in the bars with a career high 9.875, while sophomore Katelyn Busacker was second with a career best 9.850. Busaker tied for first on the balance beam with a career high 9.825, while Brodbeck was third with a career best 9.800.
Emmons also won the floor with a 9.875, while Brodbeck was fourth with a 9.825. Emmons 39.300 was the best of any competitor in the meet and was a career best for her. Emmons also posted a career high 9.750 on beam and a career best 9.800 on bars.
With the loss, Ball State falls to 3-5 overall.
Ball State returns to the friendly confines of Worthen Arena for home meets three straight Sundays. The Cardinals will host Bowling Green Feb. 14 in a 1 p.m. "Think Pink" meet.
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