Sunday, February 25
DeKalb, IL
2:00 PM CST
Ball State University
195.200
at
195.375
Northern Illinois University
Photo by: Michael Hickey
Gymnastics Loses Tight Road Dual at NIU
February 25, 2018 | Gymnastics
DEKALB, Ill. -- The Ball State gymnastics team fought until the last event against Mid-American Conference opponent Northern Illinois Sunday evening. Ball State scored its third highest season team total of 195.200, while Northern Illinois won the meet with a 195.375. The Cardinals are now 3-1 in the MAC.
"This week the team held together through adversity," head coach Joanna Saleem said. "We stayed in the meet until the last performance and performed well with new athletes in the lineups."
The Cardinals started the competition on bars. They managed to score a team total of 48.950, which marks the season's second best total. Sophomore, Maddie Macdonald swung into third place with a 9.850. Vicky Garcia, Jillian Hacker and Jordyn Penny tied for fifth place scoring 9.800.Â
On vault Bri Slonim stood second place overall scoring a 9.800. In her vault debut, Clare Collins placed fifth with a 9.725.
Freshman Tia Kiaku tumbled into second place with a career high and record book entry score of 9.900.Â
On beam Ball State lead off Bri Slonim and freshman Vicky Garcia tied in third place overall with scores of 9.775.Â
"I am super excited about Tia's floor performance," Saleem stated. "The freshman has a bright future and I can't wait to see what she can do with the rest of her time as a Ball State Cardinal. We plan to get back into the gym and work on the details that we missed today in preparation for our last meet of the season inside Worthen."
The Cardinals return to Worthen Arena Sunday, March 4 to compete against Eastern Michigan on Senior Day. The team will host Olympic Silver Medalist and NCAA Champion Samantha Peszek as the meet's special guest.
For more news on Ball State Gymnastics, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateGym, and @CoachSaleem.
"This week the team held together through adversity," head coach Joanna Saleem said. "We stayed in the meet until the last performance and performed well with new athletes in the lineups."
The Cardinals started the competition on bars. They managed to score a team total of 48.950, which marks the season's second best total. Sophomore, Maddie Macdonald swung into third place with a 9.850. Vicky Garcia, Jillian Hacker and Jordyn Penny tied for fifth place scoring 9.800.Â
On vault Bri Slonim stood second place overall scoring a 9.800. In her vault debut, Clare Collins placed fifth with a 9.725.
Freshman Tia Kiaku tumbled into second place with a career high and record book entry score of 9.900.Â
On beam Ball State lead off Bri Slonim and freshman Vicky Garcia tied in third place overall with scores of 9.775.Â
"I am super excited about Tia's floor performance," Saleem stated. "The freshman has a bright future and I can't wait to see what she can do with the rest of her time as a Ball State Cardinal. We plan to get back into the gym and work on the details that we missed today in preparation for our last meet of the season inside Worthen."
The Cardinals return to Worthen Arena Sunday, March 4 to compete against Eastern Michigan on Senior Day. The team will host Olympic Silver Medalist and NCAA Champion Samantha Peszek as the meet's special guest.
For more news on Ball State Gymnastics, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateGym, and @CoachSaleem.
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