Flashes Host Cornell Friday Night

Friday, February 7

Kent, Ohio

7:00 p.m.

Kent State University

Cornell University

2/6/2020 1:34:00 PM | Gymnastics

Kent, Ohio – The Kent State gymnastics team will compete at home this Friday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. against Cornell for the second time this season. When the teams last met, the Flashes took the victory outscoring Cornell 195.325-191.375.

The Golden Flashes are coming off a season high score of 196.050, posting the highest score in the Mid-American Conference this season. The team posted a season-high on three events including their best score on floor since the 2018 season. They posted a 49.350 floor, a 49.000 on bars and a 48.975 on vault.

Freshman Rachel DeCavitch was named Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Week for the second time this season. This marks the third-straight week a Golden Flash has been named MAC Gymnast of the Week. The last time Kent State took home three MAC Gymnasts of the Week in a row was in 2013 when Marie Case earned three straight.

Freshman Olivia Amodei took home the bar title, scoring a career-high of 9.850. Brown and sophomore Madison Iannuzzo tied for third place with a score of 9.800. Brown also tied for third on vault.

About Cornell

Cornell is coming off a loss at home against Pennsylvania. Senior Samantha Henry and junior Maddison Smith earned individual titles on floor and beam.

Senior Evelyn Patient posted a career-high on bars with a 9.775 to finish second. Smith also tied for first place on beam matching her career-high of 9.800 and placed third on floor scoring a 9.775.

Next Up

The Golden Flashes will be back on the road to compete against rival Central Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. Kent State is ranked second in the Mid-American Conference behind Central Michigan this season by .05.

Fans can get tickets to tomorrow's meet at https://kentstatesportstickets.universitytickets.com/w/?cid=176 or call the ticket office at 330-672-4455 for more information.

Be sure to follow the Kent State gymnastics team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for news and updates about the squad. Live meet updates will be available through Twitter and Instagram.