Final Results | Highlights
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The University of Illinois women's gymnastics team used a season-best 195.750 team score to defeat the Penn State Lady Lions on Saturday afternoon at Rec Hall. The Illini are now 4-1 this season.
The Illini went into the final rotation on beam trailing Penn State by a tenth of a point, 146.650-146.550. Illinois posted a season-best 49.200 on beam to reclaim the lead and the contest in University Park.
Up next, Illinois will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes on Friday night at Huff Hall. Competition will begin at 7 pm CT. The meet marks the annual Pink Meet, where Illinois will honor all cancer warriors and survivors.
Illinois Notes
- Illinois posted a season-high 195.750 team score against Penn State.
- The Illini hit season-high team scores on floor (48.900) and beam (49.200).
- Freshman Nicole Biondi scored career-best marks on floor (9.775), beam (9.850) and in the all-around (39.100).
- Freshman Kylie Noonan hit a career-high 9.800 on beam.
- Sophomore Rae Balthazor matched her career-best score on vault with a 9.775.
- Junior Haylee Roe notched two season-high marks on floor (9.825) and beam (9.850).
- Senior Jordyn Givens hit a career-high 9.700 on floor and matched her career-best mark on bars with a 9.800.
- Senior Bridget Hodan scored a season-high 9.800 on floor.
Illinois Quotes
"Today was a lot of fun. The meet was a fight to the end and to the last routine. Every single competitor had to give 100-percent in each routine and keep that mentality throughout the meet. I am so proud of the energy from the team today and it was the kind of energy you could feel throughout the building." –head coach Nadalie Walsh
"It was a really solid feeling having Bridget (Hodan) anchor the beam rotation as we asked her to replace a score. The entire beam lineup was clutch today and extremely confident. That is the type of confidence they have to have to win meets and today we did." – Nadalie Walsh
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