Champaign, Ill- Illinois women's gymnastics scored a 195.600, their best so far this season but it wasn't enough to beat the Hawkeyes who scored a 196.325.

"We got better on three events today. Our bar mistakes were not characteristic of us and I know we can do better," said head coach Nadalie Walsh. "We will take this meet and learn from it."

The Illini started on vault, scoring a 48.850 on the event. Mia Townes highlighted the event, scoring a team best 9.850. The score tied her with Iowa's Jerquavia Henderson for the event title.

In their second rotation on bars, two Illini tied a Iowa gymnast for the event title. Senior Nicole Biondi and freshman Kaitlyn Ewald scored 9.850 on the event.

On beam the Illini all scored an 9.800 or better. Mia Townes led them off on the event scoring a 9.800. Shaylah Scott and Mia Takekawa both scored 9.850's to finish the event for Illinois.

Illinois finished with the strongest performance of the season on floor. Iowa came in ranked No.1 in the country on floor and Illinois beat them 49.200-49.150. Mia Townes scored a career-high 9.875 and Shaylah Scott closed the meet, scoring a 9.900. Scott's scored earned her a share of the event title with Iowa's Clair Kaji.

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Illinois' home meet against Michigan scheduled for next Saturday was postponed after Michigan paused all athletics activity. The Illini are looking for options to replace that meet.

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