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Ball State Earns Season High Win Over NC State and William and Mary
January 20, 2017 | Gymnastics
"Tonight was a great experience for this team," head coach Joanna Saleem said. "Winning on the road against a highly ranked team is so much fun. We had some really great performances tonight by Sydney Finke, Jordyn Penny, and Kaitlyn Menzione. Finke earned first place in her vaulting debut, Penny gained second place for the first time on beam this year and Menzione earned a career high and third place on bars."
The team scored a 49.000Â on vault, 48.775Â on bars, 48.375 on beam, and a 48.825 on floor.
The Cardinals started the competition on floor where Senior, Kayla Beckler stood second with a score of 9.800.
On vault Sydney Finke scored a 9.850, marking a career high and taking home first place. Teammates Jordyn Penny and Sarah Ebeyer tied for third with a score of 9.825.Â
Kaitlyn Menzione earned a new career high on bars scoring a 9.800 landing her in third place with teammate Jordyn Penny. Freshman, Rachel Benoit captured a personal best in ninth place with a score of 9.700.
The team concluded the meet on beam. Penny managed a career high of 9.800 landing her in second place.
With only two competitions competing as an all-around gymnast Kaitlyn Menzione placed second with an overall score of 38.975 beating her previous personal best.
"We had a few mistakes tonight, but the energy and the fight this team had throughout the meet was exactly what we want continuing into the season," Saleem stated. "Our goal is to keep chipping away and striving to do better each week."
The Cardinals return home to challenge No. 9 Kentucky Sunday, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. EST in Worthen Arena.
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