Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 9
Convocation Center
5 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
194.900
vs
195.425
Northern Illinois
Eagles Earn Their Second Straight Team Score of 194.900 in Loss to NIU
2/9/2018 7:06:00 PM | Gymnastics
Four student-athletes marked new career-highs
Complete Results
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team fell to Northern Illinois University Friday, Feb. 9 in Ypsilanti, Mich. The evening saw four career-best performances, but the Eagles (3-5, 0-3 MAC) could not close the gap against the Huskies (3-8, 1-2 MAC) as they dropped their third Mid-American Conference dual of the year, 195.425-194.900.
The Eagles started their day off on vault, putting together four-straight performances that saw three personal-bests and one season-high score achieved. Senior Jules Schwartz (Gilbert, Ariz.-Mesquite) paced EMU with a 9.775, which serves as a new season-high in the event. Freshman Cali Harden (Saline, Mich.-Saline) came away with an impressive career-high 9.750, with redshirt freshman Allison Smith (Telford, Pa.-Souderton) setting a career-mark of her own with a 9.725.
After a few mishaps on bars, EMU was able to finish out with a respectable 48.6 behind impressive routines from senior Kendall Valentin (Holmdel, N.J.-Holmdel) and redshirt senior Lacey Rubin (Plainview, N.Y.-Plainview Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy), as they notched a 9.85 and 9.825, respectively, closing out the event on a strong note. Sophomore Emili Dobronics (Orland Park, Ill.-Carl Sandburg) also contributed to the score with a 9.75, as she continued her all-around with another solid performance.
The Green and White took the momentum gained in the last few routines from bars and used it to earn its second best event score of the night on beam, tallying a 48.8. A pair of 9.8s earned by freshman Jada Rondeau (Norwood Young America, Minn.-Central) and Valentin led the event squad, while Rubin and junior Megan Hultgren (Rockford, Ill.-Sacred Heart Classical Center) put together solid routines themselves, each earning a 9.75.
Floor saw the best performances collectively, as Eastern notched its best team score of the meet on the last event of the evening, earning a 48.875. The Eagles' score was the second-highest floor team score of the season and was led by Dobronics, who posted a career-high 9.85 to finish out the meet with an all-around score of 39.000. Senior Megan Marino (Girard, Ohio-Howland) also put together an impressive routine, marking a season-best score of 9.825. Rondeau also concluded her solid evening with a 9.775, while Schwartz notched a 9.75 in her first floor routine of the season.
EMU completes its three-meet home stand when it hosts the Illinois State Redbirds Thursday, Feb. 15. Action is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. inside the Convocation Center.
Team Results
1. Northern Illinois 195.425
2. Eastern Michigan 194.900
EMU Individual Results (* Denotes a personal-best)
Vault -- 48.625
Jules Schwartz 9.775
Cali Harden 9.750*
Allison Smith 9.725*
Emili Dobronics 9.700
Megan Hultgren 9.675
Jada Rondeau 9.625*
Bars -- 48.6
Kendall Valentin 9.850
Lacey Rubin 9.825
Emili Dobronics 9.750
Cortney Bezold 9.650
Carly Clark 9.525
Megan Hultgren 9.375
Beam -- 48.800
Jada Rondeau 9.800
Kendall Valentin 9.800
Megan Hultgren 9.750
Lacey Rubin 9.750
Emili Dobronics 9.700
Megan Marino 9.600
Floor -- 48.875
Emili Dobronics 9.850*
Megan Marino 9.825
Jada Rondeau 9.775
Jules Schwartz 9.750
Allison Smith 9.675
Kirsten Gendron 9.550
All-Around
Emili Dobronics 39.000
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team fell to Northern Illinois University Friday, Feb. 9 in Ypsilanti, Mich. The evening saw four career-best performances, but the Eagles (3-5, 0-3 MAC) could not close the gap against the Huskies (3-8, 1-2 MAC) as they dropped their third Mid-American Conference dual of the year, 195.425-194.900.
The Eagles started their day off on vault, putting together four-straight performances that saw three personal-bests and one season-high score achieved. Senior Jules Schwartz (Gilbert, Ariz.-Mesquite) paced EMU with a 9.775, which serves as a new season-high in the event. Freshman Cali Harden (Saline, Mich.-Saline) came away with an impressive career-high 9.750, with redshirt freshman Allison Smith (Telford, Pa.-Souderton) setting a career-mark of her own with a 9.725.
After a few mishaps on bars, EMU was able to finish out with a respectable 48.6 behind impressive routines from senior Kendall Valentin (Holmdel, N.J.-Holmdel) and redshirt senior Lacey Rubin (Plainview, N.Y.-Plainview Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy), as they notched a 9.85 and 9.825, respectively, closing out the event on a strong note. Sophomore Emili Dobronics (Orland Park, Ill.-Carl Sandburg) also contributed to the score with a 9.75, as she continued her all-around with another solid performance.
The Green and White took the momentum gained in the last few routines from bars and used it to earn its second best event score of the night on beam, tallying a 48.8. A pair of 9.8s earned by freshman Jada Rondeau (Norwood Young America, Minn.-Central) and Valentin led the event squad, while Rubin and junior Megan Hultgren (Rockford, Ill.-Sacred Heart Classical Center) put together solid routines themselves, each earning a 9.75.
Floor saw the best performances collectively, as Eastern notched its best team score of the meet on the last event of the evening, earning a 48.875. The Eagles' score was the second-highest floor team score of the season and was led by Dobronics, who posted a career-high 9.85 to finish out the meet with an all-around score of 39.000. Senior Megan Marino (Girard, Ohio-Howland) also put together an impressive routine, marking a season-best score of 9.825. Rondeau also concluded her solid evening with a 9.775, while Schwartz notched a 9.75 in her first floor routine of the season.
EMU completes its three-meet home stand when it hosts the Illinois State Redbirds Thursday, Feb. 15. Action is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. inside the Convocation Center.
Team Results
1. Northern Illinois 195.425
2. Eastern Michigan 194.900
EMU Individual Results (* Denotes a personal-best)
Vault -- 48.625
Jules Schwartz 9.775
Cali Harden 9.750*
Allison Smith 9.725*
Emili Dobronics 9.700
Megan Hultgren 9.675
Jada Rondeau 9.625*
Bars -- 48.6
Kendall Valentin 9.850
Lacey Rubin 9.825
Emili Dobronics 9.750
Cortney Bezold 9.650
Carly Clark 9.525
Megan Hultgren 9.375
Beam -- 48.800
Jada Rondeau 9.800
Kendall Valentin 9.800
Megan Hultgren 9.750
Lacey Rubin 9.750
Emili Dobronics 9.700
Megan Marino 9.600
Floor -- 48.875
Emili Dobronics 9.850*
Megan Marino 9.825
Jada Rondeau 9.775
Jules Schwartz 9.750
Allison Smith 9.675
Kirsten Gendron 9.550
All-Around
Emili Dobronics 39.000
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