Strong Bars Score Leads Huskers Past Penn State

Lincoln – Led by a team bars score of 49.425, the Nebraska women’s gymnastics team took down No. 18 Penn State by a score of 195.700-192.900 at the fourth-annual Tumble N Rumble Sunday afternoon in front of 2,213 fans at the Devaney Center.

Jennie Laeng and Sienna Crouse shared the all-around title with scores of 39.350. Taylor Houchin won the vault title in her first collegiate competition, scoring a 9.90. Crouse and Laeng also shared the bars title with scores of 9.925, while Crouse won floor exercise with a 9.85. 

Nicole Medvitz from Penn State won the beam title with a 9.90.

Vault
The Huskers began the day on vault, and posted a 49.000. Taylor Houchin, in the first routine of her collegiate career, posted a 9.90 to lead the Big Red. Ashley Lambert scored a solid 9.825, and Crouse hit a 9.775. Laeng and Megan Schweihofer each added a 9.75 for the Big Red.

Penn State led off on bars and scored a 48.975.

Uneven Bars
NU moved to uneven bars and scored a strong 49.425. Laeng and Crouse led the way with scores of 9.925. Lambert tied her career high with a 9.875, and Schweihofer matched with a 9.875 of her own. Houchin added a 9.825 for the Huskers.

Penn State scored a 48.025 on vault. After two rotations, Nebraska led 98.425-97.000.

Balance Beam
The Huskers rotated to balance beam and scored a 48.250. Laeng notched a strong 9.85, while Breen chipped in a 9.825. In the first beam routine of her career, Crouse posted a 9.80. Lambert hit a 9.60 and Williams and Schweihofer each endured a fall, but scored 9.175s to round out the Husker scoring.

On floor, Penn State scored a 47.125. After three rotations, Nebraska led 146.675-144.125.

Floor Exercise
The Huskers sealed their victory on floor exercise with a score of 49.025. Crouse led the way with a 9.85, while Houchin and Laeng scored 9.825s. Breen chipped in a 9.775 and Williams scored a 9.75 to round out the Big Red effort. 

Penn State finished up on beam and scored a 48.775.

Up Next Nebraska will face its first road test of the season next Saturday in a quad meet at Rutgers. NU will compete against the Scarlet Knights, Brown and West Chester, with the meet scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. (CT) in New Brunswick, N.J.

Notes

• Sienna Crouse set a new career high with a 9.925 on uneven bars
• Crouse scored a 9.80 in the first beam routine of her career
• Crouse scored a 39.350 in the first all-around performance of her career
• Crouse won the first event titles of her career with a 9.925 on bars, 9.85 on floor and a 39.350 in the all-around
• Taylor Houchin scored a 9.90 in the first vault of her career
• Houchin scored a 9.825 in the first bars routine of her career
• Houchin scored a 9.825 in the first floor routine of her career
• Houchin won her first-career event title with a score of 9.90 on vault
• Jennie Laeng won the 16th event title of her career with a score of 9.925 on bars
• Laeng also won her second-career all-around title and tied her career-high with a score of 39.350, which she scored in last season’s opener at Arizona State
• Ashley Lambert tied her career high with a 9.875 on uneven bars
• Megan Schweihofer scored a 9.875 in the first bars routine of her career

 

Name	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	All-Around
Danielle Breen	--	9.775	9.825	9.775	--
Sienna Crouse	9.775	9.925	9.80	9.85	39.350
Sierra Hassel	--	--	--	9.075	--
Taylor Houchin	9.90	9.825	--	9.825	--
Jennie Laeng	9.75	9.925	9.85	9.825	39.350
Ashley Lambert	9.825	9.875	9.60	--	--
Megan Schweihofer	9.75	9.875	9.175	--	--
Grace Williams	--	--	9.175	9.75	--
Team	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	Total
Nebraska	49.000	49.425	48.250	49.025	195.700
Penn State	48.025	48.975	48.775	47.125	192.900