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Friday, March 6
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5:45 PM
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No. 13 'U' Falls to No. 18 UNC in Non-Conference Meet
3/6/2026 8:08:00 PM | Gymnastics
Minnesota scored a 196.925
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- No. 13 Minnesota gymnastics fell to No. 18 North Carolina on Friday night at Carmichael Arena, 197.200-196.925. With the loss, the Gophers fell to 9-4 (7-2 B1G) on the season. Minnesota will wrap up its regular season next Sunday in a quad meet at Maturi Pavilion.
"It was not our best meet tonight but there were definitely some highlights," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "Beam was excellent - that's the kind of performance we expected there. We had an unfortunate fall on bars with Lacie [Saltzmann], but we're happy that she's okay. Vault and floor we had some tough moments as well. I thought we had some really good moments on bars."
North Carolina totaled a season-best 197.200 while the Gophers fell to 2-3 on the road with a 196.925 score. UNC's previous best on the season was a 196.950.
"North Carolina had a great meet," Hansen said. "They were awesome all-around and we just made a couple too many mistakes tonight."
Minnesota scored 49.025 on vault, 49.300 on bars, 49.475 on beam and 49.125 on the floor. UNC went 49.250 on vault, 49.150 on bars, 49.450 on beam and 49.375 on the floor.
Arianna Ostrum won the all-around title for the second straight meet with a 39.450. She tied with UNC's Sydney Seabrooks. Kaya Forbes from UNC took the vault title with a 9.900 while Jordyn Lyden won on bars with the same score. Jojo Valaholvic earned the beam title with a stellar 9.950 while UNC's Camryn Rueda won on the floor with a 9.925.
Minnesota will now prepare for its final home meet and the Big Ten Championships on March 21 at Illinois.
"We just need a little bit of a refocus going into our final regular season meet and figure out what helps us really perform at our best," Hansen said. "There were a few things we had to overcome in this meet, including late lineup changes and judges conferences. But any time you deal with those types of challenges, it prepares you for other times when those things can happen. We just have to keep battling when there's adversity."
BARS
Minnesota started off the meet with a solid 49.300 bars score. Jordyn Lyden led the way and took home an event title with a 9.900. Teryn Crump went 9.875 while Gianna Gerdes and Emma Slevin both earned 9.850's while Arianna Ostrum rounded out the group with a 9.825. Minnesota led after one rotation, 49.300-49.250.
VAULT
The Gophers struggled a bit on vault, scoring a 49.025. Arianna Ostrum led the way with a 9.875 and Ava Stewart anchored the group with a 9.850. Sarah Moraw and Teryn Crump both posted 9.775 while Sophia Nguyen and Gianna Gerdes both went 9.750. Minnesota trailed after two rotations, 98.400-98.325.
FLOOR
Minnesota totaled a 49.125 floor score in rotation three. Ostrum again led the way with a 9.900 while Lyden and Gonsiorowski were right on her heels at 9.875. Megan Steensland earned a 9.775 in the lead off spot and Sophie Swartzmiller posted a 9.700 to round out the group. The Gophers trailed by nearly four tenths after the third rotation, 147.825-147.450.
BEAM
Minnesota finished strong with its best event of the night, going 49.475 on balance beam. Brooklyn Rowray and Jordyn Lyden led the group 9.925's while Sarah Moraw was right behind them at 9.900. Lauren Pearl tallied a 9.875 and Arianna Ostrum rounded out the group with a 9.850. The 'U' cut the four tenths deficit in half but had too much ground to make up in the final rotation.
NOTES
-Arianna Ostrum won her ninth total event title of the year and second straight on all-around with a 39.450. She went 9.825 on bars, 9.875 on vault, 9.900 on the floor and 9.850 on beam.
-Jordyn Lyden took home her second bars title of the season with a 9.925. That marked tied her season-best.
-Brooklyn Rowray tied her season-high on beam with a 9.925.
-Ava Stewart earned a 9.850 on vault, tying her season-high.
-Teryn Crump tied her season-high on bars with a 9.875.
-Sarah Moraw earned her fifth score of 9.900-or-higher on beam.
UP NEXT
Minnesota hosts Iowa, Illinois and Northern Illinois for its senior day quad next Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. on B1G+.
"It was not our best meet tonight but there were definitely some highlights," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "Beam was excellent - that's the kind of performance we expected there. We had an unfortunate fall on bars with Lacie [Saltzmann], but we're happy that she's okay. Vault and floor we had some tough moments as well. I thought we had some really good moments on bars."
North Carolina totaled a season-best 197.200 while the Gophers fell to 2-3 on the road with a 196.925 score. UNC's previous best on the season was a 196.950.
"North Carolina had a great meet," Hansen said. "They were awesome all-around and we just made a couple too many mistakes tonight."
Minnesota scored 49.025 on vault, 49.300 on bars, 49.475 on beam and 49.125 on the floor. UNC went 49.250 on vault, 49.150 on bars, 49.450 on beam and 49.375 on the floor.
Arianna Ostrum won the all-around title for the second straight meet with a 39.450. She tied with UNC's Sydney Seabrooks. Kaya Forbes from UNC took the vault title with a 9.900 while Jordyn Lyden won on bars with the same score. Jojo Valaholvic earned the beam title with a stellar 9.950 while UNC's Camryn Rueda won on the floor with a 9.925.
Minnesota will now prepare for its final home meet and the Big Ten Championships on March 21 at Illinois.
"We just need a little bit of a refocus going into our final regular season meet and figure out what helps us really perform at our best," Hansen said. "There were a few things we had to overcome in this meet, including late lineup changes and judges conferences. But any time you deal with those types of challenges, it prepares you for other times when those things can happen. We just have to keep battling when there's adversity."
BARS
Minnesota started off the meet with a solid 49.300 bars score. Jordyn Lyden led the way and took home an event title with a 9.900. Teryn Crump went 9.875 while Gianna Gerdes and Emma Slevin both earned 9.850's while Arianna Ostrum rounded out the group with a 9.825. Minnesota led after one rotation, 49.300-49.250.
VAULT
The Gophers struggled a bit on vault, scoring a 49.025. Arianna Ostrum led the way with a 9.875 and Ava Stewart anchored the group with a 9.850. Sarah Moraw and Teryn Crump both posted 9.775 while Sophia Nguyen and Gianna Gerdes both went 9.750. Minnesota trailed after two rotations, 98.400-98.325.
FLOOR
Minnesota totaled a 49.125 floor score in rotation three. Ostrum again led the way with a 9.900 while Lyden and Gonsiorowski were right on her heels at 9.875. Megan Steensland earned a 9.775 in the lead off spot and Sophie Swartzmiller posted a 9.700 to round out the group. The Gophers trailed by nearly four tenths after the third rotation, 147.825-147.450.
BEAM
Minnesota finished strong with its best event of the night, going 49.475 on balance beam. Brooklyn Rowray and Jordyn Lyden led the group 9.925's while Sarah Moraw was right behind them at 9.900. Lauren Pearl tallied a 9.875 and Arianna Ostrum rounded out the group with a 9.850. The 'U' cut the four tenths deficit in half but had too much ground to make up in the final rotation.
NOTES
-Arianna Ostrum won her ninth total event title of the year and second straight on all-around with a 39.450. She went 9.825 on bars, 9.875 on vault, 9.900 on the floor and 9.850 on beam.
-Jordyn Lyden took home her second bars title of the season with a 9.925. That marked tied her season-best.
-Brooklyn Rowray tied her season-high on beam with a 9.925.
-Ava Stewart earned a 9.850 on vault, tying her season-high.
-Teryn Crump tied her season-high on bars with a 9.875.
-Sarah Moraw earned her fifth score of 9.900-or-higher on beam.
UP NEXT
Minnesota hosts Iowa, Illinois and Northern Illinois for its senior day quad next Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. on B1G+.
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