Minnesota Travels to Michigan for Best-Five Matchup
Women’s Gymnastics | 1/20/2021 5:00:00 PM
The No. 4 College of Minnesota women’s gymnastics crew heads to their initially street satisfy of the time, touring to No. 3 Michigan to deal with the Wolverines on Friday. The meet will commence at 4:30 p.m. CT (5:30 p.m. ET) and will be broadcast are living on ESPNU.
Final Time Out

Minnesota defeated Iowa in their year opener at Maturi Pavilion by a rating of 197.025 – 196.450. The Gophers set a history for the greatest year-opening score in application historical past. Minnesota outscored Iowa on each occasion except floor. The Maroon and Gold swept the podium on bars, beam and vault whilst ending in a tie for the floor title.
Ona Loper gained the all-all over title and tied a career-substantial with a 39.625. Loper also established a job most effective on bars (9.925) and ground (9.950).
4 freshmen designed their first at any time visual appearance in the Maroon and Gold leo and made a massive influence. Mya Hooten performed on each bars (9.750) and flooring (9.950). Gianna Gerdes created her debut on vault (9.750), even though Emily Koch put up a score of 9.625 on vault and 9.825 on ground. Erin Fortman was the last newcomer to debut, with an sophisticated floor routine that gained her a 9.850.
Gophers in the Polls

Minnesota checks in at No. 4 overall, the maximum nationwide position in method historical past. The Gophers are in the top rated-10 in all four activities: vault (8th), bars (4th), beam (4th) and floor (3rd).
Loper is at present ranked No. 1 in the nation in the all-all over and vault. She also is tied for 2nd on bars and tied for third on ground. Lexy Ramler is the nation’s prime gymnast on beam, tied for No. 2 on bars, No. 23 on vault and No. 5 in the all-all around. Junior Maddie Quarlles will come in at third on vault and freshman Mya Hooten is tied for 3rd on ground.
B1G Weekly Honors

Loper was named the Major Ten Gymnast of the Week for the 1st time this time and third time in her vocation. The senior tied her job-substantial in the all-all-around with a 39.625 to consider the function title. Loper place up the prime performances on vault, bars and ground to acquire 1st on each individual celebration. Loper established a new occupation-superior on both bars (9.925) and flooring (9.950). Continuing her achievements from final year on vault, Loper posted a 9.950 on the celebration. She also set up a 9.800 on beam.
Scouting Michigan

The Wolverines are ranked No. 3 all round and are in the leading-10 in all functions. Michigan is very first on bars and ground, next on vault, and ninth on beam. Sophomore Sierra Brooks arrives in tied for 2nd on bars, tied for third on vault, tenth on floor and sixth in the all-all-around. Natalie Wojcik is also ranked in all 4 functions, coming in at third all-close to, tied for next on bars, tied for sixth on beam, and tied for 10th on floor. Rounding out the ranked Wolverines are Gabby Willson on flooring (No. 3) and Maddie Mariani on beam (No. 6).
Michigan captured all 4 occasion titles to defeat Ohio State, 197.225 – 196.000, in its year-opening meet Saturday (Jan. 16) at Crisler Heart. The Wolverines score of 197.225 is the best time-opening rating in the background of the method and the second-optimum rating in a time-opener in Huge 10 history. Michigan’s 197.225 is 2nd only to Nebraska’s 197.375 to open the 2012 period.