NORMAL, Ill. – Southeast Missouri Women's Gymnastics dropped a heartbreaker to Midwest Independent Conference foe Illinois State on Wednesday night by a final score of 195.600-194.475.
Senior
Lydia Webb and sophomore
Taylor Ingle competed all-around for the Gymhawks on Wednesday night. Ingle finished second overall with a 38.850, trailing ISU's Angelica Labat who posted a 39.325. Webb finished third with a 38.650.
SEMO posted a 48.775 on Bars, 48.675 on Vault, 49.000 on Floor, and a 48.025 on Beam to close Wednesday night.
Bars
The Redhawks started the night on the Bars where they turned in a 48.775, led by defending MIC Bars Champion
Lindsay Ockler with a 9.800. Ockler has now scored a 9.800 or higher in three straight meets.
Senior
Lydia Webb followed just behind with a 9.775 for her Bars routine. Last week's Gymnast of the Week in the MIC finished second on the Redhawks on the Bars.
Kailyn Hamilton and
Janelle Lopez tied with a 9.750 from the third and sixth spots, respectively, in the Redhawks rotation.
Ava Johnston started the night with a 9.625 followed by
Taylor Ingle with a 9.700 and the Redhawks were off and running in Normal, Ill.
Vault
Juniors
Madison Greene and
Lindsay Ockler closed the Vault in the fifth and sixth spots with a 9.825 to give SEMO a 48.675 in rotation two.
Lydia Webb picked up another impressive 9.750 from the third spot in the SEMO lineup.
Janelle Lopez and
Taylor Ingle picked up a 9.700 and a 9.575, respectively, and after the second rotation, SEMO had a running score of 97.450 heading to the floor.
Floor
Sophomore
Kailyn Hamilton, who was a late lineup addition, led off the Redhawks Floor rotation with a stellar 9.750. Freshman
Jordan Napolitano followed behind in the second spot with her own 9.750 and the Redhawks were not done yet.
Sophomore
Sydney Crouch followed in the third spot of the lineup, turning in a season-high 9.850 as the Redhawks were well on their way to their best rotation score of the night.
Taylor Ingle and
Lydia Webb were next respectively, turning a pair of 9.775s as the Redhawks had yet to score below a 9.750 on the floor with Madison Green waiting in the sixth spot.
Greene would tie with Crouch on the floor, turning in her own 9.850 on the floor and the Redhawks, as a team, had a score of 146.450 heading to the final rotation.
Beam
The Redhawks and Redbirds entered the final rotation of the evening tied at 146.450, as the Redhawks turned in a 48.025 Beam score led by sophomore
Taylor Ingle. The Coppell, Texas-native turned in a 9.800 which is her fourth highest score of the season.
Freshman
Jordan Napolitano went just before Ingle in the fourth spot, turning in an impressive 9.725, tying her third highest score of the season on the Beam.
Sophomore
Ailey Kuehn turned in a 9.625 in spot three after
Madison Greene registered a 9.525 in the second spot.
Looking Ahead
The Redhawks will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 9, when they head to Colorado Springs, Colo. for a tri-meet hosted by the United States Air Force Academy. Competition is slated to begin at 7 p.m., CT.
