CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri women's gymnastics will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 25, to take on Greenville University at the Farm Heritage Museum in Greenville, Ill. Competition is slated to begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday night. 
 
Familiar Foe
For Greenville, Saturdays meet will mark the third home meet for the Panthers this season, and the second time that SEMO and GU have faced one another this season. 
 
The last time these two schools met was on Jan.14, 2023 in Houck Field House where the Redhawks bested the Panthers by a score of 193.350-180.475.
 
MIC Coaches Choice of the Year
Senior Jordan Jones was selected as the MIC Coaches Choice Award recipient this past week, the conference announced Wednesday. 
 
Head Coach Ashley Lawson on Jordan Jones winning the award:  Jordan has been a fearless leader in and out of the gym in her 4 years.  Last year, she had a season ending knee injury that took her out the last half of season.  She decided against surgery and rehabbed and worked hard over the summer and pre-season to get back into all lineups (bars, beam and floor) and be one of our top contributors.  On Friday, ONE year and a week from the date of her blowing out her knee, she suffered a career ending injury and tore her Achilles during her floor routine.  It was devastating to the team and the team struggled to regain their composure after our floor rotation while Jordan was away being looked at. Once the 4 minute touch had ended, Jordan crutched her way to our team corral and was the biggest cheerleader for our team.  The impact and heart that Jordan has for our team in undeniable.  She is the heartbeat of this team and in a devastating time, she found it within her to still put the team first.
 
Last Time Out
Junior Lydia Webb finished first overall on the Beam with a 9.875 as SEMO gymnastics fell on Friday night to Illinois State by a final score of 194.600-192.925 in the first matchup of the season between the two. 
 
Webb finished with a 38.800 All-Around score to lead the Redhawks and placed third in the meet behind Illinois State's Alana Laster (39.175) in second and Angelica Labat (39.225) in first. 
 
MIC Gymnast of the Week Taylor Ingle finished with a 38.050 for the Redhawks in the All-Around. 
 
The Redhawks began the evening on the Uneven Bars where 2022 MIC defending Bars champion Lindsay Ockler led the team with a 9.750 from the sixth spot. Ockler placed second overall for the meet behind ISU's Labat. 
 
Janelle Lopez (9.625) and Lydia Webb (9.650) rounded out the top-three performers on Bars. 
 
The Redhawks would turn to the vault in the second rotation where Madison Greene led the way with a 9.675 in the fifth slot of the lineup. 
 
Ockler turned in a 9.650 from the sixth spot, and Sophomore Nyah Reader rounded out the SEMO top-three with a 9.625. 
 
Taylor Ingle led off the Floor routine in the next SEMO rotation with a 9.675, which was a team-high on the Floor. 
 
Webb and Reader rounded out SEMO's top three with a 9.650 and 9.625, respectively. Senior Lindsey Moffitt was tied with Reader at 9.625 for the Redhawks from the fourth spot in the rotation. 
 
The Redhawks finished the night on the bar where Lydia Webb was first overall for the meet, turning in a 9.875. Webb, the Wylie, Texas-native, set a new personal-best on the Beam surpassing her previous high of 9.850. 
 
Anna Speller, in the second spot, registered a season-high on the Beam with a 9.725. Ingle tied with Speller for second place as Molly Maxwell rounded out the top-three with a 9.450.
 
Scouting the Opponent 
Greenville University
Greenville University will be hosting the Redhawks in the Farm Heritage Museum for their third home meet of the season as they look to improve to over .500 at home this year.
 
The Panthers currently 2-11 are coming off their second win of the season which both are against Simpson, most recent win came on February 11th, of a score 184.025-181.850.
 
Greenville has now averaged 182.3 through 6 total meets this season with their best score coming from a home meet on January 28th when they posted a 186.675.
 
Last time out for the Panthers they secured a victory away in Indianola, Iowa. With their first win away this season as they produced a score of 184.025 against Simpson. 
 
GU after the first rotation did not start off as they would hope as they were down 47.250-44.200. However, the Panthers fought back in the second rotation and took the lead by a score of 90.825-90.800. Greenville would not give up the lead after taking it back in the second rotation.
 
Opening the meet up, Greenville started at the Bars where the Panthers top performer was Sidnei Heubach posting a 9.300 which was the best overall in the event.
 
In the Vault GU's Ellery Gilmer tied for first in the event with a score of 9.500. Greenville posted a score of 46.625 for their second rotation while taking the lead.
 
The Panther's third rotation included a team score of 46.275 with a running score of 137.100. Top performer in the event for GU was their own Rachel Miller with a 9.550.
 
To round out the meet Greenville finished off on the Beam as the team tailed a 46.925 behind Amara Nelson and Molly Froman's 9.600. 
 
Greenville University had one All Around in Amara Nelson as she posted a 35.350 total for the event. 
 
Looking Ahead
Gymnastics will return to action next Friday night, March 3, on Senior night at Houck Field House to take on Midwest Independent Conference member Illinois State for the second time this season. Competition is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m., CT. in Cape Girardeau, Mo.