EMU Edges Bowling Green in Season-Opening Meet in Ypsilanti
YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Bowling Green Falcons fell in the season-opening gymnastics meet at Easter Michigan, 194.925-193.100. The meet was contested on Sunday afternoon, inside the Gervin GameAbove Center.
Love Akpan won bars (9.825) and beam (9.775) to pace BGSU. Megan Bingham placed second in the All-Around (38.950) and on floor (9.775). It was the first game of the Brittney Emmons era. She was hired last summer as the fourth head coach in program history.
— BGSU Gymnastics (@BGSUGymnastics) January 12, 2025
INSIDE THE SCORESHEET
• Kayla Shaw and Emily Gianfrancesco made their collegiate debuts on Sunday.
• Shaw appeared on bars (9.750), floor (9.725) and beam (9.475).
• Gianfrancesco appeared on floor (9.500)
• Faye Dubin, who was on the team in 2024, made her Falcon debut on Sunday on beam (9.575).
• Megan Bingham appeared in the All-Around for the first time in her career and finished at 38.950, finishing second and only behind EMU's Raisa Boris (39.075), who overtook her in the final rotation.
• Akpan's bars score was a PR
• Megan Dzialo appeared on vault for the first time in her career (9.675).
• Dzialo also appeared on floor for the first time in her career (9.750).
FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
"I am very pleased with this start to the 2025 season. I am so proud of the resiliency that each athlete showed today. We had fun and just made sure to enjoy every moment of it. Kayla Shaw had a solid three events for us today and is only a freshman so I cannot wait to see how she continues to blossom into her gymnastics. Megan Bingham was someone that was just a rock in the all-around position today. This was a good steppingstone, and I cannot wait to see this team continue to build through this season." – Brittney Emmons, BGSU head gymnastics coach
NEXT UP
• BGSU returns to Michigan on Friday when the Falcons head to Mount Pleasant, Mich., to face Central Michigan in MACtion. The meet begins at 7 p.m.
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