Despite falling to the No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks, 198.100-197.375, the Nebraska women’s gymnastics team enjoyed numerous season and career records on Friday night at the Bud Walton Arena.
NU’s team score of 197.375 is its highest of the season, and its third straight over 197.000, marking the first time since 2003 that the Huskers have surpassed the 197.000 mark in three consecutive meets. The Big Red also posted season-high team scores on vault (49.375) and beam (49.400).
Emma Spence claimed the all-around title with a 39.650 that tied her career high. Csenge Bácskay, Spence and Sophia McClelland all tied for the beam title with a 9.900 each.
Six different Huskers either posted new or tied career highs on Friday – Isabel Sikon on vault (9.875) and beam (9.875), Spence in the all-around (39.650) and floor (9.950), Ayzhia Hall on vault (9.900), Whitney Jencks on floor (9.875), McClelland on floor (9.925) and Bácskay on beam (9.900).
Rotation One
The Big Red posted a 49.250 on bars to begin the evening, led by a 9.875 apiece by Spence and Kinsey Davis. Clara Colombo followed them with a 9.850, and Bácskay and Jencks each scored a 9.825. Emma Simpton rounded out the lineup with a 9.300.
Rotation Two
Nebraska competed on the vault next, notching a season-high 49.375. Spence led the team with an impressive 9.925, and Hall earned a career-high 9.900. Sikon scored a 9.875 to mark a career best, while Martina Comin posted a 9.850. Bácskay (9.825) and Davis (9.800) finished out the rotation.
Rotation Three
The Huskers continued strong on the floor, scoring a 49.350 as a team. Spence led NU with a 9.950 that tied her career high. McClelland notched a 9.925, which tied her career high. Jencks and Comin each earned a 9.875, with Jencks’ marking a new personal best. Halle Rourke (9.725) and Bácskay (9.150) rounded out the lineup.
Rotation Four
The Big Red concluded the evening by posting a strong 49.400 on beam that tied its season high. Bácskay, Spence and McClelland each earned a 9.900 – Bácskay’s was a career best and Spence’s was a season high. Sikon scored a 9.875 that tied her career high, and Hall (9.825) and Allie Gard (9.800) rounded out the rotation.
Up Next
NU will kick off the postseason by traveling to East Lansing, Mich., to take part in the Big Ten Championships. The Huskers will compete in Session 1, which starts at 11 a.m. (CT) at the Jenison Field House. It will be streamed live on the Big Ten Network.