CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri gymnastics, after a record-setting Friday night performance, will take part in the Ball State Quad Meet on Sunday, Jan. 29, in Muncie, Ind.
The competition is slated to begin at 1 p.m., CT. and will feature Ball State, Pittsburgh, and Fisk.
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LAST TIME OUT
Southeast Missouri women's gymnastics set a new all-time overall team score on Friday night, registering a 196.175 for the second overall victory of the season against Texas Woman's University (193.325).
Head Coach
Ashley Lawson had this to say about Friday night's performance: "I was happy with the way that the girls took last week's performance into tonight. Everyone was dialed in from the beginning with energy in warm-ups to the final rotation. It was good to see the girls compete at a high-level and set new records as a team, moving towards Sunday."
SEMO surpassed a team score record that was previously set on March 14, 1997 against Iowa. The previous mark was 196.025 as SEMO set a new record in impressive fashion.
Going along with the team awards, the Redhawks set a new high score on the Bars rotation. Led by
Lindsay Ockler with a 9.925, SEMO set a new team high for the rotation with a 49.325 passing the previous record of 49.250 (March 3, 2014).
Jolie Miller hit a 9.900 and
Janelle Lopez registered a 9.875 to round out the top three for the Redhawks.
SEMO began the night on the Vault with two Redhawks registering a pair of impressive 9.800.
Lindsay Ockler and
Lydia Webb achieved the score to lead the Redhawks in the rotation.
Madison Greene (9.725),
Janelle Lopez (9.750), and freshman
Taylor Ingle (9.675) set the next highest scores for SEMO to start the meet off on the right foot.
As a team, SEMO registered a 48.750 on the Vault.
As SEMO set new school-records all over the Bars, the Redhawks then transitioned to the Beam.
Nyah Reader headlined the Beam rotation for SEMO with an impressive 9.875 in the sixth-slot.
Taylor Ingle continued her hot start to the season registering a 9.850 in the third-slot for SEMO. Ingle's night was the first night that she did not compete on all four rotations for the Redhawks.
Junior
Lydia Webb and
Molly Maxwell registered a 9.750 and 9.775, respectively, to lead the Redhawks to a 48.850 overall score in the third rotation.
The final rotation for SEMO came on the floor with the Redhawks flourishing on the final routines.
Molly Maxwell led off for SEMO and hit a 9.700 to get things rolling for the Redhawks as the next five all registered above 9.800.
Lindsey Moffitt and
Madison Greene hit a 9.875 from the third and sixth-slot, respectively, as SEMO looked to close the door on the dual.
Senior
Jordan Jones hit a 9.800 on the floor from the fourth spot to continue her comeback from last season's injury. The Buford, Ga.-native received a 9.75 & 9.85 for her overall score.
A 9.850 from Junior
Lydia Webb and Sophomore
Nyah Reader put the meet out of reach as SEMO wrapped things up with a 49.250 score on the floor.
TWU's Alix Pierce, the reigning MIC Gymanst of the Week, hit a 9.850 on the floor to tie the highest score for the Pioneers on the rotation.
TWU registered a 193.325 as the defending 2022 MIC champions fell on Friday night.
Scouting the Opponent
Ball State
The Ball State Cardinals come into Sunday's meet as the host at their first home quad-meet.
The Cardinals come in with a 7-4 overall record having most recently won at Eastern Michigan by a final mark of 195.650-193.975.
Victoria Henry continued her hot start to 2023 in the all-around category for the Cardinals. Henry tied the fourth best-all-around score in program history with a 39.325.
Ball State registered a 48.875 on Bars, 48.925 on Vault, 94.000 on Floor, and a 48.850 on Beam.
Pittsburgh
Atlantic Coast Conference-member Pittsburgb (3-5) having previously lost at the North Carolina State Tri-Meet. The Panthers fell by a final score of 195.150-195.250 to George Washingotn and 195.150-195.650 to North Carolina State.
The Panthers recorded a 48.400 on Beam, including a 9.800 from Jordyn Ewing.
Pitt went on to record a 48.550 on Floor, a 49.200 on the Vault (highest score) and finished up the event with their 195.150.
FISK
Fisk was most recently competing against SEMO on Jan. 20 at the Tennessee Collegiate Classic in Lebanon, Tenn.
SEMO defeated Fisk by a final score of 195.350-195.025.
Fisk most recently hosted their first home meet in program history. The first-year program hosted the Tennessee Collegiate Classic in their last action out at the Farm Bureau Expo Center.
Fisk was led on vault by sophomore on Kiara Richmon with a 9.600 as the Bulldogs scored a 47.075 team score.
A 45.450 on Bars led by Hailey Clark, and a 48.725 on Beam. Fisk rounded out their competition with a Floor routine that was headlined by Naimah Muhammad. Muhammad recorded a 9.675 to lead the Bulldogs.
