Kent State University
Rutgers
Gymnastics Set for B1G Road Meet on Saturday
2/13/2025 2:03:00 PM | Gymnastics
KENT, Ohio - The Kent State gymnastics team returns to action on Saturday with their first non-conference meet since January 16, as they travel to Piscataway, New Jersey, to take on a pair of Big Ten opponents in Rutgers and Michigan in a tri-meet at Jersey Mike's Arena.
ABOUT THE FLASHES
The Flashes have competed in three consecutive conference meets entering Saturday's contest, boasting a 3-0 record in the MAC and improving to 6-0 overall. Kent State has opened conference action with three consecutive scores of 195.200 or better, including a season-best 195.425 at Eastern Michigan. In the Flashes' most recent meet at Northern Illinois, Nene Alvine and Alyssa Guns were big contributors. Alvine earned a season-high all-around score of 39.150, winning on vault with a 9.825 and tallying an impressive 9.875 to finish runner-up on the floor. Guns was the event winner of the floor as her 9.900 marked her third consecutive meet earning a 9.900 or better in the event. Another highlight for the Flashes was the performance of Ashley Morgan on beam, who won the event with a new career-high 9.825.
SCOUTING RUTGERS
The Scarlet Knights boast an 11-4 overall record, 1-3 in Big Ten contests, in the 2025 season. Most recently, they suffered a 195.975-194.450 defeat at Iowa. Rutgers earned a season-high score of 194.900 to claim first place at the Fisk MLK Jr. Invitational quad-meet back in mid-January. Delaney Adrian leads the Rutgers in the all-around, with a season-high of 38.950.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN
The Wolverines are 6-2 overall with a 3-1 record in the Big Ten. Michigan is ranked 16th in RoadToNational's national rankings, which are based on average score. The Wolverines have improved throughout each meet this season, earning a season-high 197.100 in a win over no. 25 Nebraska last Sunday. Graduate student Carly Bauman ranks inside the top 30 nationally in three events: 16th on uneven bars, 19th on beam, and 26th on floor.
SERIES HISTORY
The Flashes are 6-2 all-time against the Scarlet Knights. Kent State currently holds a two-meet win streak over Rutgers, with both wins coming in 2022 in both Kent and Piscataway.
Kent State is 10-15 in the all-time series against the Wolverines. Michigan currently holds a ten meet win streak in the series, most recently adding a victory over the Flashes in last season's Ann Arbor NCAA Regional.
UP NEXT
The Flashes return to the MAC Center to host Central Michigan as MAC competition continues on Sunday, February 23, at 1 p.m.
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