Gymnastics Concludes Regular Season Against Bowling Green Sunday

Gymnastics Senior Day vs. Bowling Green
Date	Sunday, March 12 \| 2 p.m.
Venue	Ypsilanti, Mich. \| George Gervin GameAbove Center
Preview Info	EMU Notes (PDF) \| Media Guide (PDF)
Live Stats	Live Results
Watch	ESPN+
Twitter	@EMUGym \| @EMUAthletics

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team hosts Bowling Green State University for its regular season finale inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center Sunday, March 12. Brent Balbinot (play-by-play) and Kim Dowis-Brown (analyst) will have the call. Meet time is slated for 2 p.m.

FOLLOWING THE MEET: Fans can follow the meet through live results or watch the stream on ESPN+. Links can be found on the EMU gymnastics schedule page located on EMUEagles.com

SENIOR DAY, HOORAY: This Sunday's meet will honor seniors Hadyn Crossen, Arileyah Harris, Hannah Hartung, Corey Melcher, Molly Parris, Mickayla Stuckey and Mayleigh Vanderbeek. The classes' seven graduating seniors have competed in a combined 119 meets for the Eagles across their collegiate careers. Six senior gymnasts, excluding Central Michigan transfer Vanderbeek, were members of the team when the Green and White won its fourth MAC Championship in program history in 2021.

TRI TIME: The Eagles placed second with a 194.900 team score in its most recent meet, the EMU Triangular, March 3. Michigan State University took the top spot with a 197.500 while Long Island University finished third at 194.625. While MSU swept the individual titles and all four events, the Eagles' season-high 49.250 floor performance highlighted the afternoon for the squad.

FLOORED: EMU combined for its highest score on floor, a 49.250, so far this season at the team's tri-meet, March 3. The total bests the squad's previous high of 49.150 set against Kent State, Feb. 26, just the meet before. All five scores counted towards the team total came in at 9.800 or better, including five career-high performances by Anna Grace McCullough (9.900), Hadyn Crossen (9.875), Ella Chemotti (9.850), Trinity Macy (9.825) and Priya Karle (9.650).
The score ties for 10th best in program history, matching floor event scores against Western Michigan, Feb. 20, 2004 and in the George Washington Quad, Feb. 22, 2019. The mark was also the Eagles best event total of the season, topping the 49.175 bars score Eastern posted against Ball State, Jan. 22.

NINER NINER: Anna Grace McCullough earned her first career 9.900 on floor against Michigan State and Long Island, March 3. McCullough is the just the second gymnast on EMU's active roster to achieve a 9.900 or better on the event after Raisa Boris earned a 9.900 in the team's previous meet against Kent State, Feb. 26. With her performance last weekend, the junior has recorded two performances of 9.900 or better with the first being a 9.900 on bars last season against Northern Illinois, March 12.

CROSSEN'S TOSSIN': Hadyn Crossen earned three scores of 9.850 or better to aid the Eagles to a second place finish at the EMU Triangular against Michigan State and Long Island, March 3. The senior helped EMU to a season-high 49.250 floor total by matching her personal best with a 9.875 effort. Crossen's season-high 9.875 beam performance was good for both a team-high and third overall. Her 9.850 bars score was also a team best and placed sixth.

BEAM QUEEN: With an NQS of 9.885, Ella Chemotti sits alone atop the Mid-American Conference beam rankings for the third consecutive week. Chemotti's last two performances on the apparatus, a 9.900 against Kent State, Feb. 26, and a 9.800 in the EMU Triangular, March 3, kept her at the top after she dropped from first three weeks ago. The sophomore has owned the conference's beam title for six of the season's 10 weeks.

'RAI'SING UP: Raisa Boris continues to rank within the Mid-American Conference's top event performers after the seventh week of competition. The junior ranks eighth on both bars and all-around with an NQS of 9.850 and 39.125 respectively. Boris also sits in 12th on beam with a 9.800 NQS and 17th on floor at 9.835.

HADY'S HERE: Hadyn Crossen owns spots on the MAC's individual performance leaderboards. The senior ranks in a tie with teammate Raisa Boris for 12th on beam with a NQS of 9.850. Crossen's 9.800 NQS on bars is also good for 13th in the conference.

CHANGE YOUR BEST: Five Eagles posted career high scores on floor against Michigan State and Long Island, March 3. Anna Grace McCullough (9.900), Ella Chemotti (9.850), Trinity Macy (9.825) and Priya Karle (9.650) all posted personal bests performances while Hadyn Crossen (9.875) matched her career high total.

YPSILANTI 49ERS: Eastern Michigan has recorded seven event scores of 49.000 or better so far this season. The Eagles tallied its highest event score of the 2023 campaign in its most recent meet, a 49.250 on floor, in the EMU Triangular, March 3. The mark tied for tenth best in program history, matching floor event scores against Western Michigan, Feb. 20, 2004 and in the George Washington Quad, Feb. 22, 2019.
EMU recorded two 49.00 scores against Kent State, Feb. 26, with a 49.150 on floor and 49.025 on bars. With those event totals, the Eagles have now tallied two 49.000s or better in a singular meet twice this season. Previously, EMU posted a 49.150 on bars and 49.000 on floor at Western Michigan, Feb.12.

KEY EAGLE: Awarded after every contest, the Eastern Michigan gymnastics coaching staff choose one gymnast to anoint as that meet's Key Eagle. Priya Karle earned the title for her efforts in the EMU Triangular, March 3. Karle made her collegiate debut for EMU in the meet as the team's floor anchor. The freshman's performance earned her a 9.650 in the event.

NQS: Qualification for national competition is based on a team's and an all-around competitor's six best regular-season meet scores, of which three must be away. To obtain the national qualifying score (NQS), the high score is eliminated and the remaining five scores are averaged. In previous years, this was known as the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), which was changed for the 2019 season to reflect the new postseason format.

LAST TIME VS. BGSU: Eastern faced Bowling Green last season, Feb. 26, 2022, at the BGSU Triangular. Western Michigan University came out on top, scoring 195.775, while Bowling Green totaled 194.800 to claim second and Eastern Michigan finished third with 190.175. Anna Grace McCullough and Raisa Boris posted then career best performances with scores of 9.825 on floor and 39.025 in all-around respectively.

ALL TIME VS. BOWLING GREEN: Since 2003, EMU holds a one-meet advantage over BGSU with a 12-11 series record coming into this weekend's competition. The Eagles dominate the Falcons at home, holding a 8-1 record when the meet is held in Ypsilanti. The Green and White defeated Bowling Green in four straight meets between 2019 and 2021 before they were dealt its most recent loss to BGSU, Feb. 26, 2022.

ON THE HORIZON: Eastern Michigan will travel to Kent, Ohio, to compete in the 2023 MAC Championships at Kent State University, Saturday, March 18. Meet time is slated for 2 p.m.

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