Kent State University
Central Michigan
Flashes, Chippewas Face Off in MAC Duel
2/26/2022 12:52:00 PM | Gymnastics
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - The Kent State gymnastics team is set to travel to Central Michigan on Sunday to take on the Chippewas at 1 p.m. in a Mid-American Conference duel.
About the Flashes
Kent State enters competition following a win last Sunday against fellow MAC team Bowling Green, defeating the Falcons 195.050-192.650. In the meet, junior Rachel DeCavitch placed first in the all-around category with a score of 39.300, her highest score of the year. This is due to the fact that DeCavitch tied for first in the meet on vault with a 9.850 (tied with fellow Golden Flash Alyssa Guns). DeCavitch also tied for second place on floor with a 9.875 (tied with Kent State sophomore Kennedy Weinpert and behind Guns, who finished with a 9.900).
Guns herself also came in second in the meet on the balance beam, finishing only behind Flashes senior Cami Klein, who got a 9.875, a personal record. And just like every other event that day, the uneven parallel bars were also dominated by Kent State, with Weinpert leading the pack with a score of 9.850.
Head coach Brice Biggin's Golden Flashes topped Bowling Green in every event and won the whole event, improving their overall record on the season to 10-2 and their MAC duel record to 2-0. Now they prepare for their third MAC duel of the season this Sunday, when they face off with Central Michigan.
About the Chippewas
Central Michigan comes into Sunday's meet with an NQS of 194.740 and a national ranking of 42nd. This is compared to Kent State, whose current NQS is 195.275 and who is ranked 33rd nationally and second in the MAC. But as for the Chippewas, who are in fifth place in the MAC at the moment, they are fresh off of a solid outing in the Northern Illinois Quad last week, placing second in the meet with a score of 196.125.
In that meet at NIU, Hannah Demers posted a 9.925 on bars and floor, 9.900 on vault, and 39.275 all-around for Central Michigan. She also came in first place on those events, excluding all-around. Central Michigan's highest team score of the season came in the previous meet against Western Michigan and MSU, in which they scored 196.475.
Kent State is 34-49 all-time against Central Michigan. However, last year, the Flashes beat the Chippewas at home, 196.375-195.950.
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