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Illinois Travels to Iowa City for Tri-Meet with Iowa, UIC
February 9, 2017 | Women's Gymnastics
The Illini have taken on the Hawkeyes in each of the past ten seasons.
| MEET 6: ILLINOIS AT IOWA (WITH UIC) | |
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| Date | Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 | 4 p.m. CST |
| Location | Iowa City, Iowa | UI Field House North Gym |
| Live Links | BTN+ | Scoring |
| 2017 Information | Meet Notes | Record Book |
Illinois Travels to Iowa City for Tri-Meet with Iowa and UIC
The No. 21 Fighting Illini women's gymnastics team travels to Iowa City, Iowa this weekend to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes and the UIC Flames. The meet is set to begin at 4 p.m. CT on Saturday. Illinois and Iowa have met in each of the past ten seasons with Illinois earning the team title in seven of those contests.
Illinois Notes
• Illinois is ranked No. 9 in the nation on the balance beam with a season average of 49.145 and No. 16 on floor with a season average of 48.940.
• Sophomore Lizzy LeDuc earned four event titles (vault, beam, floor, all-around) against Minnesota on Feb. 4. The four-title performance is the second for the Illini this season.
• Sophomore Brielle Nguyen scored a career-high 9.90 on beam for the Illini against Minnesota. The mark is the first at or above 9.90 during her career in the Orange and Blue.
• The Illini hit a season-high 49.075 on floor against Penn State, where three Illini tallied season-high scores.
• The Orange and Blue have marked scores of 49.000 or above on the balance beam in all five meets this season.
• Four Illini, Rachael Donovan, Karen Howell, Lizzy LeDuc and Sarah Lyons, recorded season-high marks on bars against Penn State.
• Freshman Karen Howell earned the first individual event title of her career against Penn State with a career-high 9.850 on bars. The freshman also hit career-high marks in the all-around (39.000) and on floor (9.800).
• Sophomore Rachael Donovan recorded a career-high 9.725 on bars in her first competitive routine of 2017 against Penn State.
• Erin Buchanan recorded a season-high 9.825 on floor against Penn State. The senior has improved her scores on both bars and floor in each meet this season.
• LeDuc earned two event titles against Penn State (floor and all-around), good for her sixth and seventh individual event titles of 2017. LeDuc earned just three event titles during her freshman campaign.
• LeDuc is currently ranked No. 5 on the balance beam, No. 10 in the all-around and No. 20 on floor, nationally. The sophomore has a season average of 9.890 on the balance beam and a 39.400 in the all-around.
• Junior Bridget Hodan notched a career-best 9.875 on the balance beam at the Illinois quad meet.
• Sophomore Brielle Nguyen earned her first career individual event title at Missouri on Jan. 6. Nguyen posted a career-high 9.875 on the balance beam.
A Season-High Sweep
The Illini produced four season-high team totals last Saturday (Feb. 4) against the Minnesota Gophers. Illinois tallied a season-high 196.025 team score after three other season-high marks on bars, beam and floor. The Illini posted a 49.025 on bars, a 49.275 on beam and matched a season-high 49.075 on floor. Four gymnasts scored season-high marks on bars, Horth (9.875), Howell (9.85), Lyons (9.775) and Buchanan (9.70). On beam, Lizzy LeDuc matched the program's highest score on the apparatus with a 9.95 to contribute to Illinois's 49.275, good for the program's seventh-highest team score on the balance beam. Illinois swept the individual event titles at the meet as LeDuc earned four individual honors on vault, beam, floor and tallying a season-high 39.500 all-around performance. Horth won her second individual title of the season for her performance on bars.
Last Time Out
Illinois women's gymnastics posted a season-high 196.025 team tally to defeat the Minnesota Golden Gophers (193.375) on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Huff Hall. The Illini recorded season-high team scores on bars, beam and floor, and swept all event titles. LeDuc won her third all-around title of the season with a score of 39.500, also winning the vault, beam and floor titles. Horth took the bars title with a season-high 9.900.
Lizzy LeDuc Earns Second B1G Gymnast of the week
LeDuc earned the second Big Ten weekly honor of the season on Monday, Feb. 6, The Illini sophomore garnered event titles on vault, beam, floor and in the all-around. A mark of 39.500 in the all-around bested the Dallas, Texas native's previous career-high score of 39.425. The Illini sophomore also posted season-high scores on bars (9.875) and floor (9.90). LeDuc's career-high 9.95 on the balance beam matched the program's highest score on the apparatus. LeDuc's four individual event titles performance is the second of the season for the sophomore. The Illini garnered four event titles at the Illinois quad meet on Jan. 14.
NCAA Regional Tickets on Sale Now
Admission to the women's Big Five Meet is free to the general public. The NCAA Champaign Regional and Big Ten Championships tickets are on sale now. All seating is general admission. Order fees do apply to online and phone orders. Tickets are sold online at www.fightingillini.com, over the phone at 1-866-ILLINI-1 or 217-333-3470, or in person at the Illinois Ticket Office at the State Farm Center, 1800 S First Street, Champaign, IL 61820. In addition to tickets, State Farm Center suites will be available for purchase, please contact premiumseating@illinois.edu for details.
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