Michigan State University
Bowling Green
Women's Gymnastics Victorious Over Bowling Green State
2/11/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
Feb. 11, 2001
Bowling Green, Ohio - The Michigan State women's gymnastics team defeated Bowling Green on Sunday, Feb. 11, 195.075-194.700. With the victory, MSU rebounded from a 195.550-193.975 setback against Ohio State on Feb. 9, and improved its overall record to 6-3.
Leading the Spartans was sophomore Julie Devaty (North Olmsted, Ohio). Devaty placed first on the balance beam with a score of 9.875, setting a career-high on the beam for a second-straight meet.
MSU took four of the top-five places on uneven bars and was led by sophomore Diana Crea (Beaver Falls, Pa.), who placed second with a 9.825. Sophomore Christy Linder (Fremont, Ohio) finished third with a season-high tying 9.800. Linder was followed by Devaty, who took third with a 9.750, and sophomore Kristina Petersen (Saginaw, Mich.), who scored 9.725 in a fourth-place performance.
Senior Lori Ruane (Granger, Ind.) was MSU's top scorer on the floor, tying for second with a career-high tying 9.900.
On the vault, senior Elisabeth Forshier (South St. Paul, Minn.) placed third with a season-high 9.800.
The Spartans return to action Saturday, Feb. 17 (7 p.m.), at the Fox Run Invitational, hosted by New Hampshire. The meet will include UNH, MSU, Texas Women's University and Northern Illinois.
MSU vs. BGSU Vault Bars Beam Floor TotalMichigan State 48.375 48.750 48.900 49.050 195.075Bowling Green State 48.650 48.275 48.450 49.325 194.700
Individual PlacesVAULT1. Marny Oestreng, BGSU 9.8752. Pia Sjovall, BGSU 9.8253. Elisabeth Forshier, MSU 9.800
UNEVEN BARS1. Marny Oestreng, BGSU 9.9252. Diana Crea, MSU 9.8253. Christy Linder, MSU 9.800
BALANCE BEAM1. Julie Devaty, MSU 9.8752. Christy Linder, MSU 9.8503. Melissa Popovich, BGSU 9.825
FLOOR1. Marny Oestreng, BGSU 9.9502. Pia Sjovall, BGSU 9.9002. Lori Ruane, MSU 9.900
