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Lexington, KY
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Ball State University
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Gymnastics Visits No. 13 Kentucky and WMU This Weekend
January 13, 2022 | Gymnastics
Ball State (1-1) at Kentucky (0-0)
Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 - 7 p.m. - Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
SEC Network | Live Results
Ball State (1-1) at Western Michigan (0-0)
Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 - 1 p.m. - University Arena
Live Results
THE WEEK AHEAD: The Ball State gymnastics program will get an earlier start to the week than originally planned, as it travels to Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center to battle preseason No. 13 Kentucky Friday at 7 p.m. for UK's Excite Night … The Cardinals will also visit Mid-American Conference rival Western Michigan Sunday for a 1 p.m. league showdown.
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OPENING STRONG: Ball State opened the season with a score of 193.775 at No. 16 Missouri last Friday (Jan. 7) for its best opening-meet score since the 2018 season … While the Cardinals lost to the host Tigers (196.600), they were able to defeat Illinois State (191.600) in the tri-meet.
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LAST TIME IN LEXINGTON: That 2018 opening-meet score mentioned above, a 194.475 the last time the Cardinals traveled to Kentucky on Jan. 5, 2018 … Ball State's effort earned head-to-head victories over Southeast Missouri (194.475) and George Washington (193.775) on the day, but fell short of then-No. 10 Kentucky (196.475) … None of the current Cardinals were on that 2018 roster.
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LAST SEASON VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN: The Cardinals battled Western Michigan three times during the 2021 regular season, earning a 2-1 advantage in head-to-head action … The first time out, the Cardinals used a program record score of 195.975 to top the WMU (195.575) in a Feb. 6 quad meet at Eastern Michigan … BSU suffered a narrow 194.300 to 194.225 setback in the second meeting, Feb. 28 in Worthen Arena … Two weeks later, the Cardinals would rebound for a 195.650 to 194.500 victory over Western Michigan in a quad meet at Central Michigan March 13 … The Cardinals also outscored the Broncos in the 2021 MAC Gymnastics Championships on March 20.
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IN THE RANKINGS: Based on its opening-meet score of 193.775, the Cardinals enter the week ranked 28th nationally … Ball State's beam group leads the way, with its 48.600 mark ranking 22nd among the NCAA Division I gymnastics programs which have already competed this season … Ball State's floor score of 48.650 is 23rd, while its bars score of 48.450 is 24th.
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VOLPE'S BIG BEAM ROUTINE: Senior Lauren Volpe started the season strong, tying her previous career-best performance with a mark of 9.850 on beam last Friday at No. 16 Missouri … Not only was it Ball State's best overall event score of the meet, but it was also the top beam performance in the Mid-American Conference opening weekend … The effort currently ranks 38th nationally.
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SCORING 9.800-OR-BETTER: Ball State tallied three scores of 9.800-or-better opening weekend, led by senior Lauren Volpe's 9.850 mark on beam … Senior Stefanie Schweikert landed a team-best 9.800 on vault, while junior Megan Teter put together a 9.800 routine on bars … Last season, the Cardinals only recorded one score of 9.800-or-better opening weekend, a 9.825 by then-senior Arden Hudson on bars.
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MORE ON THE 9.800 MARK: Overall, the Cardinals hit routines of 9.800-or-better 97 times last season … BSU's floor team led the way at 32 marks at the threshold, followed by bars (28), vault (21) and beam (16) … In addition, Ball State's gymnasts hit 10 routines of 9.900-or-better last season.
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FRESHMAN IMPACT: Freshman Grace Sumner made a big impact her first time out, turning in Ball State's second-best effort on both bars (9.725) and beam (9.775) … The Indianapolis, Indiana, native grew up watching the Cardinals and attending Ball State gymnastics camps in hopes of one day earning a spot in the lineup.
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COMPETING ALL-AROUND: A pair of Cardinals competed in all four events last Friday at No. 16 Missouri, with sophomore Hannah Ruthberg scoring 38.150 and senior Sandra Elsadek earning 37.900 points … Ruthberg was Ball State's top competitor on floor (9.775) and scored for the Cardinals on beam (9.725) and bars (9.550) … Elsadek tied her previous career best mark in the all-around, turning in BSU's second-best floor routine (9.750) … She also landed a 9.600 to count in BSU's top five on vault.
Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 - 7 p.m. - Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
SEC Network | Live Results
Ball State (1-1) at Western Michigan (0-0)
Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 - 1 p.m. - University Arena
Live Results
THE WEEK AHEAD: The Ball State gymnastics program will get an earlier start to the week than originally planned, as it travels to Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center to battle preseason No. 13 Kentucky Friday at 7 p.m. for UK's Excite Night … The Cardinals will also visit Mid-American Conference rival Western Michigan Sunday for a 1 p.m. league showdown.
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OPENING STRONG: Ball State opened the season with a score of 193.775 at No. 16 Missouri last Friday (Jan. 7) for its best opening-meet score since the 2018 season … While the Cardinals lost to the host Tigers (196.600), they were able to defeat Illinois State (191.600) in the tri-meet.
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LAST TIME IN LEXINGTON: That 2018 opening-meet score mentioned above, a 194.475 the last time the Cardinals traveled to Kentucky on Jan. 5, 2018 … Ball State's effort earned head-to-head victories over Southeast Missouri (194.475) and George Washington (193.775) on the day, but fell short of then-No. 10 Kentucky (196.475) … None of the current Cardinals were on that 2018 roster.
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LAST SEASON VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN: The Cardinals battled Western Michigan three times during the 2021 regular season, earning a 2-1 advantage in head-to-head action … The first time out, the Cardinals used a program record score of 195.975 to top the WMU (195.575) in a Feb. 6 quad meet at Eastern Michigan … BSU suffered a narrow 194.300 to 194.225 setback in the second meeting, Feb. 28 in Worthen Arena … Two weeks later, the Cardinals would rebound for a 195.650 to 194.500 victory over Western Michigan in a quad meet at Central Michigan March 13 … The Cardinals also outscored the Broncos in the 2021 MAC Gymnastics Championships on March 20.
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IN THE RANKINGS: Based on its opening-meet score of 193.775, the Cardinals enter the week ranked 28th nationally … Ball State's beam group leads the way, with its 48.600 mark ranking 22nd among the NCAA Division I gymnastics programs which have already competed this season … Ball State's floor score of 48.650 is 23rd, while its bars score of 48.450 is 24th.
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VOLPE'S BIG BEAM ROUTINE: Senior Lauren Volpe started the season strong, tying her previous career-best performance with a mark of 9.850 on beam last Friday at No. 16 Missouri … Not only was it Ball State's best overall event score of the meet, but it was also the top beam performance in the Mid-American Conference opening weekend … The effort currently ranks 38th nationally.
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SCORING 9.800-OR-BETTER: Ball State tallied three scores of 9.800-or-better opening weekend, led by senior Lauren Volpe's 9.850 mark on beam … Senior Stefanie Schweikert landed a team-best 9.800 on vault, while junior Megan Teter put together a 9.800 routine on bars … Last season, the Cardinals only recorded one score of 9.800-or-better opening weekend, a 9.825 by then-senior Arden Hudson on bars.
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MORE ON THE 9.800 MARK: Overall, the Cardinals hit routines of 9.800-or-better 97 times last season … BSU's floor team led the way at 32 marks at the threshold, followed by bars (28), vault (21) and beam (16) … In addition, Ball State's gymnasts hit 10 routines of 9.900-or-better last season.
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FRESHMAN IMPACT: Freshman Grace Sumner made a big impact her first time out, turning in Ball State's second-best effort on both bars (9.725) and beam (9.775) … The Indianapolis, Indiana, native grew up watching the Cardinals and attending Ball State gymnastics camps in hopes of one day earning a spot in the lineup.
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COMPETING ALL-AROUND: A pair of Cardinals competed in all four events last Friday at No. 16 Missouri, with sophomore Hannah Ruthberg scoring 38.150 and senior Sandra Elsadek earning 37.900 points … Ruthberg was Ball State's top competitor on floor (9.775) and scored for the Cardinals on beam (9.725) and bars (9.550) … Elsadek tied her previous career best mark in the all-around, turning in BSU's second-best floor routine (9.750) … She also landed a 9.600 to count in BSU's top five on vault.
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