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Eagles Fall Short vs. Ball State at Home
1/22/2023 3:20:00 PM | Gymnastics
Multiple gymnasts post career bests in loss
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team dropped its first home meet against Ball State University, 195.650-193.975, inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22.
Despite the loss, the Eagles (0-5, 0-1 MAC) continued to improve as the team recorded a final score of 193.975, the highest of the 2023 campaign thus far.
How It Happened
Eastern's first rotation took the team to the vault where the squad earned a 47.950 team score. Raisa Boris (Brooklyn Park, Minn.-Park Center) landed in the top spot among Eagles on the apparatus with a new career high 9.750 for fifth place.
The Eagles then moved onto bars and recorded a 49.175 score. Boris and Hadyn Crossen (Carmel, Ind.-Carmel) both shared a 9.875 score on bars to top the squad and tie for first overall. Three Eagles earned personal career highs on the event in Crossen, Jordan Jankowski (Frisco, Texas-Independence) and Kyrie Lowe (Lake Worth, Fla.-Park Vista). Jankowski and Lowe both tallied new personal bests with dual 9.800s on bars.
EMU's 49.175 bar score is tied for 10th all-time in program history. The last time the Green and White scored a 49.175 or better was on two occasions, Feb. 24, 2017, against Ball State and at the University of Illinois, Jan. 14, 2017.
Eastern Michigan's third rotation took the team to beam where EMU registered a 48.625 score as Ella Chemotti (Canton, Mich.-Canton) led the Eagles with a 9.825 score. Cassie Bergin (Islip Terrace, N.Y.-East Islip) also earned a career high with a 9.675.
The Green and White finished on the floor with a team score of 48.225. Boris posted a team high of 9.850 on floor for second place overall, tying her career high in the event for the fifth time.
Across all four events, Boris posted a new personal best of 39.275 in all around to finish second behind Ball State's Victoria Henry.
Meet Notes
*= career high
Team
1. Ball State - 195.650
2. Eastern Michigan - 193.975
Vault - 47.950
5. Raisa Boris: 9.750*
6. Alana Fisher: 9.725*
9. Molly Parris: 9.650
10. Ella Chemotti: 9.525
11. Emma Lewis: 9.300
12. Sophia Rios: 8.150
Bars - 49.175
T1. Hadyn Crossen: 9.875*
T1. Raisa Boris: 9.875*
T4. Anna Grace McCullough: 9.825
T7. Kyrie Lowe: 9.800*
T7. Jordan Jankowski: 9.800*
10. Molly Parris: 9.675
Beam - 48.625
T1. Ella Chemotti: 9.825
T3. Raisa Boris: 9.800
8. Mickayla Stuckey: 9.700
9. Cassie Bergin: 9.675*
10. Molly Parris: 9.625
T11. Hadyn Crossen: 9.600
Floor - 48.225
T2. Raisa Boris: 9.850*
T6. Hadyn Crossen: 9.650
9. Ella Chemotti: 9.600
10. Molly Parris: 9.575
11. Mickayla Stuckey: 9.550
12. Anna Grace McCullough: 9.425
All Around
2. Raisa Boris: 39.275*
4. Molly Parris: 38.525
Up Next
Eastern Michigan will travel to Morgantown, W.Va. to compete at the West Virginia Quad, Sunday, Jan. 29. Along with host West Virginia University, the meet also features Iowa State and Towson University. Meet time is slated for 2 p.m.
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