Huskers Conquer Competition in Norman

Norman, Okla. - The No. 9 Nebraska women's gymnastics team captured three individual event titles and won two events as a team to finish in first place in their quad meet in Norman, Okla., scoring a 196.750. The Huskers topped No. 5 Oklahoma, who finished second with a 196.475, No. 25 Minnesota (194.55) and Centenary (188.60).

Senior Lora Eventstad won one event title on the night by capturing the floor title, while juniors Emily Wong and Jamie Schleppenbach captured titles on the beam and vault, respectively. True freshman Jessie DeZiel won her third all-around competition of the season after scoring a 39.50.

"I think we were just really, really focused and locked in tonight," Head Coach Dan Kendig said after the meet. "We had great energy all night long. I really liked the energy and focus we brought tonight. They got after it. They got after it in warm-ups and all the way until we were done."

The Huskers started on the bars where they scored a 49.225, which tied them with the Sooners for the lead after one rotation. All five Huskers scored above a 9.8, including Evenstad who scored a season-high 9.9 in the Huskers' final spot in the rotation. Wong led the meet off with a 9.825 and was followed by a 9.85 from DeZiel and a Janelle Giblin, while Brittany Skinner recorded a 9.80.

Nebraska recorded two career-high marks on the balance beam from senior Katelyn Busacker and Wong. Wong captured NU's first event title of the night with her 9.925, while Busacker tied her career-mark by scoring a 9.825. Busacker set her career high in 2010 when she was with Ball State. DeZiel posted her second consecutive 9.85 of the night, while Giblin scored a 9.75 and Evenstad posted a 9.725 to give the Huskers a 49.075 total.

Evenstad continued her impressive night in the Huskers next rotation on the floor. The Grand Forks, N.D., native tied a career-high of 9.925 to win her third floor title of the season. True freshman Jennifer Lauer continued to improve during her young career, posting a career high 9.725. DiZiel scored a 9.875, while Schleppenbach and Wong posted a 9.825.

The Huskers posted their highest score of the evening in their final rotation on the vault. Three Huskers set career marks on the event, including Schleppenbach who posted a 9.95 to capture the title. DeZiel set her career high with a 9.925, and Wong scored a 9.875 to tie her career mark en route to a 49.275 total.

The Huskers return to action next Saturday, Feb. 11, when they host their annual Masters Classic meet at the Devaney Center at 6 p.m. The Huskers will compete against Washington, Michigan and Southern Utah. It is also the Huskers "Think Pink" meet, which raises awareness for breast cancer. Continue to check back to Huskers.com for information on next weekend's Masters Classic.