Sunday, January 27
East Lansing, Mich.
4 PM ET
Michigan State University
vs
Ohio State
Gymnastics Returns Home For No. 14 Ohio State Sunday
1/25/2019 6:34:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
The Spartans host 13th Annual Jan Howard Breast Cancer Awareness Meet.
A FULL ROTATION . . .
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State gymnastics returns to Jenison Field House for the conference home-opener on national TV on the Big Ten Network vs. No. 14 Ohio State Sunday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m.
Sunday is the annual Jan Howard Breast Cancer Awareness pink meet, and fans who wear pink will receive free admission.
The 13th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness meet presented by Sparrow Health Systems is dedicated in memory of Jan Howard, mother of alumni gymnast (1990-1995) and current Director of Student-Athlete Development with MSU Athletics Student-Athlete Support Services, Angela Montie.
While the gymnastics meet is a wonderful tribute to Jan Howard, her family would like fans to honor her and to honor those survivors and everyone that has been touched by the dreaded disease and that is to raise awareness and early detection of breast cancer and ultimately find a cure.
The dual will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network with Dean Linke (play-by-play) and Alina Weinstein (analyst) calling the action. Live stats and results for Sunday's meet can be found at msuspartans.com.
RANKED OPPONENTS . . .
The Buckeyes are the sixth nationally ranked team the Spartans have faced in the first four weeks of the season.
MSU opened the season facing No. 25 NC State, followed by three top-15 teams at the Collegiate Challenge (No. 2 UCLA, No. 9 Cal and No. 14 UC Davis) and traveled to No. 9 Michigan for the conference opener.
SPARTAN NOTES . . .
- Lea Mitchell has started the season placing second (38.675), third (39.025) and third (38.500) in the allaround at the first three meets, respectively.
- Gabriella Douglas tied for first place on the floor exer- cise at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18, posting a new careerhigh of 9.875.
- Senior Jessica Ling, who has recovered from three re- constructive surguries to her ACL throughout her career, tied her personal-best and posted the Spartans top bars score of the season with a 9.875 to take second place at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18.
- Sophomore Tristan Brown posted a new career-high on bars at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18, tallying a 9.850 to finish in fourth place.
- Freshmen Ashley Hofelich and Alaina Raybon both won events in their collegiate debuts on Jan. 5 vs. NC State. Hofelich won the vault with a score of 9.800, while Ray- bon took top honors on the floor with a 9.850. Hofelich also took second on the floor exercise with a 9.825.
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE . . .
The Spartans have improved their event scores on vault and bars each week since the season-opener vs. No. 25 NC State.
Since posting a 48.550 on vault against the Wolfpack on Jan. 5, MSU tallied a 48.750 at the Collegiate Challenge on Jan. 12, and a 48.775 at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18.
Opening with a 46.625 on bars against NC State, the Spartans posted a 48.350 at the Collegiate Challenge and a 48.975 at Michigan.
Every Spartan who has performed on bars has improved their score each week since the season-opener against the Wolfpack.
Freshman Sydney Ewing has improved from an opening bars score of 9.500, to 9.625 at the Collegiate Challenge and 9.750 at Michigan.
SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES . . .
Ohio State has won two-straight meets after opening the season with a 196.600-194.900 loss at No. 6 Georgia, defeating No. 26 NC State (196.025-194.550) and No. 25 Penn State (196.075-194.850).
Senior Jamie Stone won her first-career all-around with a 39.200 at NC State, she also holds the team season high score on vault (9.850), beam (9.850) and floor (9.875).
The Buckeyes are coached by Meredith Paulicivic, who's in her second season as head coach after leading OSU to its highest score (196.500) at an NCAA Regional in program history a year ago. Paulicivic came to OSU after spending two years as an assistant coach (2015-17) at her alma mater, Utah.
QUOTABLE WITH COACH ROWE . . .
"The Spartans have been really productive in the gym this past week, and we are excited to be back in front of our home crowd! You will see a few changes in our lineups for Sunday's meet, including a couple of exhibition routines. We put emphasis on learning from our mistakes last weekend, and doing what we need to do to not repeat them again. We are looking forward to an exciting, competitive meet with the Buckeyes!"
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State gymnastics returns to Jenison Field House for the conference home-opener on national TV on the Big Ten Network vs. No. 14 Ohio State Sunday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m.
Sunday is the annual Jan Howard Breast Cancer Awareness pink meet, and fans who wear pink will receive free admission.
The 13th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness meet presented by Sparrow Health Systems is dedicated in memory of Jan Howard, mother of alumni gymnast (1990-1995) and current Director of Student-Athlete Development with MSU Athletics Student-Athlete Support Services, Angela Montie.
While the gymnastics meet is a wonderful tribute to Jan Howard, her family would like fans to honor her and to honor those survivors and everyone that has been touched by the dreaded disease and that is to raise awareness and early detection of breast cancer and ultimately find a cure.
The dual will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network with Dean Linke (play-by-play) and Alina Weinstein (analyst) calling the action. Live stats and results for Sunday's meet can be found at msuspartans.com.
RANKED OPPONENTS . . .
The Buckeyes are the sixth nationally ranked team the Spartans have faced in the first four weeks of the season.
MSU opened the season facing No. 25 NC State, followed by three top-15 teams at the Collegiate Challenge (No. 2 UCLA, No. 9 Cal and No. 14 UC Davis) and traveled to No. 9 Michigan for the conference opener.
SPARTAN NOTES . . .
- Lea Mitchell has started the season placing second (38.675), third (39.025) and third (38.500) in the allaround at the first three meets, respectively.
- Gabriella Douglas tied for first place on the floor exer- cise at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18, posting a new careerhigh of 9.875.
- Senior Jessica Ling, who has recovered from three re- constructive surguries to her ACL throughout her career, tied her personal-best and posted the Spartans top bars score of the season with a 9.875 to take second place at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18.
- Sophomore Tristan Brown posted a new career-high on bars at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18, tallying a 9.850 to finish in fourth place.
- Freshmen Ashley Hofelich and Alaina Raybon both won events in their collegiate debuts on Jan. 5 vs. NC State. Hofelich won the vault with a score of 9.800, while Ray- bon took top honors on the floor with a 9.850. Hofelich also took second on the floor exercise with a 9.825.
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE . . .
The Spartans have improved their event scores on vault and bars each week since the season-opener vs. No. 25 NC State.
Since posting a 48.550 on vault against the Wolfpack on Jan. 5, MSU tallied a 48.750 at the Collegiate Challenge on Jan. 12, and a 48.775 at No. 9 Michigan on Jan. 18.
Opening with a 46.625 on bars against NC State, the Spartans posted a 48.350 at the Collegiate Challenge and a 48.975 at Michigan.
Every Spartan who has performed on bars has improved their score each week since the season-opener against the Wolfpack.
Freshman Sydney Ewing has improved from an opening bars score of 9.500, to 9.625 at the Collegiate Challenge and 9.750 at Michigan.
SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES . . .
Ohio State has won two-straight meets after opening the season with a 196.600-194.900 loss at No. 6 Georgia, defeating No. 26 NC State (196.025-194.550) and No. 25 Penn State (196.075-194.850).
Senior Jamie Stone won her first-career all-around with a 39.200 at NC State, she also holds the team season high score on vault (9.850), beam (9.850) and floor (9.875).
The Buckeyes are coached by Meredith Paulicivic, who's in her second season as head coach after leading OSU to its highest score (196.500) at an NCAA Regional in program history a year ago. Paulicivic came to OSU after spending two years as an assistant coach (2015-17) at her alma mater, Utah.
QUOTABLE WITH COACH ROWE . . .
"The Spartans have been really productive in the gym this past week, and we are excited to be back in front of our home crowd! You will see a few changes in our lineups for Sunday's meet, including a couple of exhibition routines. We put emphasis on learning from our mistakes last weekend, and doing what we need to do to not repeat them again. We are looking forward to an exciting, competitive meet with the Buckeyes!"
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