Michigan State Women's Gymnastics Falls to U of M
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
March 20, 1999
EAST LANSING, Mich.- The injury prone Michigan State women's gymnastics team (15-13) were defeated by sixth-ranked University of Michigan on March 20 by a score of 181.600-197.100. Senior Carolyn Hecht is the Spartans' top all-around gymnast who was unable to compete in this contest due to an injury. Senior Mary Jo Schlickin is also injured and was not able to compete in the last home meet for the Spartans.
Junior Polly Kiker placed in the top five in three of the events. In the floor exercise she tied for fourth place with a score of 9.900. Kiker also landed a fifth place spot in the uneven parallel bars (9.800) and the balance beam (9.750).
Sophomore Elisabeth Forshier rounded out the vault with a score of 9.725, giving her a fifth place finish. Sophomore Melissa Green helped the Spartans with an all-around score of 38.475.
The Big Ten Championships is next for the Spartans on Saturday, March 27. This will be held at Jenison Field House at 6 p.m.
Vault 1. Sarah Cain, U of M, 9.875 2. Christine Michaud, U of M, 9.850 3. Lisa Simes, U of M, 9.825 4. Sarah-Elizabeth Langford, U of M, 9.750 5. Elisabeth Forshier, Michigan State, 9.725 Team Scores: U of M 49.025, MSU 48.250
Uneven Parallel Bars 1. Nikki Peters, U of M, 9.950 2. Beth Amelkovich, U of M, 9.875 2. Sarah Cain, U of M, 9.875 2. Bridget Knaeble, U of M, 9.875 5. Polly Kiker, Michigan State, 9.800 Team Scores: U of M 49.325, MSU 37.375
Balance Beam 1. Karina Senior, U of M, 9.900 2. Lisa Simes, U of M, 9.875 3. Shannon MacKenzie, U of M, 9.850 4. Kathy Burke, U of M, 9.825 5. Polly Kiker, Michigan State, 9.750 Team Scores: U of M 49.150, MSU 48.275
Floor Exercise 1. Sarah Cain, U of M, 9.950 1. Nikki Peters, U of M, 9.950 3. Bridget Knaeble, U of M, 9.925 4. Polly Kiker, Michigan State, 9.900 4. Beth Amelkovich, U of M, 9.900 Team Scores: U of M 49.600, MSU 47.700
All-Around 1. Sarah Cain, U of M, 39.400 2. Lisa Simes, U of M, 38.850 3. Melissa Green, Michigan State, 38.475