Double Meet Weekend Includes Senior Day on Sunday at the Stroh Center
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green gymnastics team has its first double meet weekend, starting on Friday at Illinois State's quad meet, which will also feature Central Michigan and Centenary College. That meet starts at 8 p.m. inside Horton Field House. BGSU returns home on Sunday to host Senior Day when Kent State and Wilberforce come to town. That meet will start at 2 p.m. inside the Stroh Center.
MEET INFO
• Live results and live video for both meets are available via BGSUFalcons.com.
ADMISSION AND ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
• Admission for Sunday's home meet is $6 ($5+$1 fee). Gates open at 1 p.m.
• Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time online.
• The concession stand will open at 1 p.m.
• All parking lots surrounding the Stroh Center are free of charge
• All bags will be checked upon entrance into the Stroh Center. No outside food or drink will be allowed.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 62 in the nation per Road to Nationals. Illinois State comes in at No. 38, Central Michigan is No. 36 and Centenary College is No. 84.
• Kent State is No. 45 and Wilberforce is No. 86 according to Road to Nationals.
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 53 on vault, No. 59 on floor, No. 65 on bars and No. 71 on beam.
• Illinois State is No. 24 on floor, No. 25 on vault, No. 39 on bars and No. 48 on beam.
• Central Michigan is No. 31 on bars, No. 38 on floor, No. 44 on beam and No. 48 on vault.
• Centenary College is No. 80 on bars, No. 82 on vault and No. 84 on floor and beam.
• Kent State is No. 40 on beam, No. 48 on both bars and floor, and No. 49 on vault.
• Wilberforce is No. 86 on vault, bars, beam and floor.
ALL-TIME SERIES
• BGSU is 15-12 all-time against Illinois State with the last win coming in 2020 at Anderson Arena.
• BGSU is 16-43 all-time against Central Michigan.
• BGSU is 1-0 all-time against Centenary College with the win coming in 2023 the last time BGSU traveled to Illinois State for a meet.
• BGSU is 14-58-1 all-time against Kent State and Sunday marks the first time BGSU will face Wilberforce.
ILLINOIS STATE
• Illinois State is 12-6 on the year and coming off losses to Washington and Illinois at Illinois' tri-meet.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
• CMU is 8-2 and coming off a MAC loss at Kent State last time out.
CENTENARY COLLEGE
• Centenary College is 1-9 and coming off a loss to Texas Woman's University last time out.
KENT STATE
• Kent State is 7-2 and coming off a win over Central Michigan. KSU hosts Pitt on Friday night.
WILBERFORCE
• Wilberforce is 0-18 and are facing Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan tonight.
LAST WEEK
• BGSU went to Temple for a meet last time out.
• Megan Bingham won the all-around and Kayla Shaw won the floor. It was Shaw's first collegiate win.
• BGSU had a 48.875 on floor, which was its second-best score in the event this season.
• Madison Coburn had a season high on floor with a 9.800.
• Landyn Williams tied her season high on floor with a 9.725.
• Keira Thornton tied her second-best score on floor this season with a 9.775.
CAREER-HIGH TRACKER
• After five weeks, nine-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)
NEXT UP
• After Senior Day on Sunday at the Stroh Center, BGSU goes to NIU on Sun., March 9 for a MAC meet at 2 p.m.
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