The Nebraska women’s gymnastics team will welcome North Carolina, Southeast Missouri State and Illinois State this Sunday, March 1, for a quad meet at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. It will start at 1 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on B1G+.
Doors will open at 12 p.m. and fans can purchase tickets at https://huskers.com/tickets. Sunday will mark the Huskers’ student day. The first 100 students through the doors will get a beanie and pizza at the concession stands.
NU leads the series with each of its three opponents – 5-0 against UNC, 6-1 against SEMO and 6-0 against ISU. The Huskers competed against North Carolina at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad, and Nebraska claimed the matchup by a score of 195.875-195.150.
Last Time Out
The Big Red traveled to State College, Pa., to compete in the Big Fives meet against No. 8 Michigan State, No. 15 Ohio State, No. 16 Minnesota and Rutgers. Nebraska scored a 195.725 to place fourth out of five teams.
Three Husker athletes notched career highs – Csenge Bácskay on bars (9.850), Halle Rourke on floor (9.900) and Whitney Jencks on floor (9.850). Bácskay tied for third in the all-around competition with a 39.325.
Scouting the Competition
Illinois State is currently No. 38 in the Road to Nationals rankings. The Redbirds are 12-4 on the season with a 3-1 mark in the MIC. They average a 195.461 team score.
North Carolina is ranked No. 47 with an average team score of 195.050. The Tarheels own a 3-9 record and are 1-3 in the ACC.
The Redhawks of Southeast Missouri State are ranked No. 55 in this week’s Road to Nationals poll. They are 6-9-1 overall (1-3 MIC) and average a team score of 194.378.
Follow the Huskers
Fans can follow the Huskers on Facebook at HuskerWGym, Twitter at HuskerWGym or Instagram at huskerwgym for live updates during the meet. The meet will also be streamed live on the B1G+.
