Falcons Head to NIU for MACtion Meet on Sunday
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green gymnastics team continues MAC competition on Sunday when the Falcons head to DeKalb to face NIU. The meet will start at 2 p.m. inside the Convocation Center.
MEET INFO
• Live results and live video for both meets are available via BGSUFalcons.com.
• The meet will be broadcast live on ESPN+, which can be accessed via a subscription.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 59 in the nation per Road to Nationals. NIU comes in at No. 56.
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 54 on vault, No. 57 on bars, No. 58 on floor and No. 67 on beam.
• NIU is No. 40 on vault, No. 57 on floor, No. 60 on bars and No. 62 on beam.
ALL-TIME SERIES
• Bowling Green is 14-14 all-time against NIU. The Huskies have won six-straight meets over the Falcons. BGSU's last win was in 2018 at Anderson Arena.
• Love Akpan set a PR on vault with a 9.800 and tied for No. 2 in the event in last year's meeting at the Stroh Center. Elise Brzoska tied her PR at the time on beam with a 9.800.
NIU
• NIU is 4-11 on the year and coming off a MAC loss at Ball State last Sunday.
LAST WEEK
• BGSU took part in two meets, including a quad-meet at Illinois State and Senior Day at the Stroh Center.
• In BGSU's home meet the Falcons notched their best team score of the season with a 194.950 and Megan Bingham won the all-around.
• At Illinois State Katrina Mendez Abolnik notched her third score of 9.800 or better on vault.
CAREER-HIGH TRACKER
• After eight weeks, 11-different Falcons have set or tied career highs.
AT EASTERN MICHIGAN
• Akpan (UB – 9.825)
• Bingham (FX – 9.775)
• Bingham (AA – 38.950)
• Dubin (BB – 9.575)
• Dzialo (VT – 9.675)
• Dzialo (FX – 9.750)
• Gianfrancesco (FX – 9.500)
• Shaw (UB – 9.750)
• Shaw (BB – 9.475)
• Shaw (FX – 9.725)
AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
• Shaw (VT – 9.750)
• Shaw (FX – 9.800)
• Gianfrancesco (FX – 9.500) *** Tied
• Dubin (BB – 9.575) *** Tied
VS. CENTRAL MICHIGAN/SEMO
• Dzialo (VT – 9.700)
• Bingham (VT – 9.800)
• Shaw (UB – 9.750)*** Tied
• Kreinbrink (UB – 9.750)
VS. BALL STATE
• Bingham (VT – 9.825)
• Bingham (FX – 9.825)
• Bingham (AA – 39.075)
• Dzialo (FX – 9.825)
• Gianfrancesco (BB – 9.650)
• Brown (VT – 9.800)
• Shaw (BB – 9.675)
• Shaw (FX – 9.875)
AT TOWSON
• Gianfrancesco (BB – 9.800)
• Milligan (BB – 9.400)
VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN
• Dubin (BB – 9.700)
• Milligan (BB – 9.450)
AT ILLINOIS STATE/CMU/CENTENARY
• Shaw (UB – 9.800)
• Milligan (BB – 9.650)
VS. KENT STATE/WILBERFORCE
• Bingham (VT – 9.850)
• Bingham (AA – 39.075)***-Tied
• Dzialo (VT – 9.775)
• Shaw (UB – 9.825)
• Thornton (UB – 9.800)***-Tied
• Dubin (BB – 9.750)
• Coburn (FX – 9.875)
NEXT UP
• BGSU heads to Michigan State for its final meet before the MAC Championship on Sunday, March 16. The meet starts at 2 p.m.
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