Women's Gymnastics | March 04, 2019

KALAMAZOO, Mich.- The Western Michigan gymnastics team will host Illinois Chicago in a non-conference meet on Tuesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. Admission to all WMU home meets is free. Tuesday's competition will be carried on ESPN3.

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The Broncos enter the meet with an overall season average of 193.831. Western Michigan has scored over 195 three times this season, including a 195.050 this past weekend at Kent State. WMU's best team total of the year came at home in the season-opener against Northern Illinois, tallying a 195.075.

UIC has a team season average of 194.947 and the Flames' top score in 2019 is a 195.650.

Individually, sophomore Morgan Spence ranks fourth in the Mid-American Conference on the uneven bars with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 9.805. Senior Rachael Underwood is fourth on the balance beam with a 9.800 NQS.

Underwood has been the Broncos' top all-arounder and has twice scored a 39.2750 this season, most recently at Kent State. Freshman Emily Carless had one of her top performances of the year against the Flashes, taking first on the balance beam with a 9.875, tying her career high.

Including Tuesday's action, Western Michigan has three meets remaining before the MAC Championships. UIC is the final non-conference opponent for the Broncos. WMU rounds out its schedule with MAC duals, hosting Eastern Michigan on Senior Day, Sunday, March 10 at 1 p.m. Western Michigan is on the road at Bowling Green on Friday, March 15, for a 6:30 p.m. meet. The 2019 MAC Championships will be hosted by Northern Illinois on Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m.






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