Women's Gymnastics | March 16

DeKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University gymnastics team is set to compete in Bowling Green, Ohio on Saturday, in its last regular season meet of the season at 1 p.m. CDT against the Bowling Green State University Falcons.
 
"It's been a long grueling season," said NIU head coach Sam Morreale. "They've worked super-hard all along the way, so it's really exciting to bring everything to a close and position ourselves for MAC Championships and the postseason. The goal is to end the regular season on a win, which would give us a winning record in the conference."
 
The Huskies head into the weekend 3-2 in the Mid-American Conference and will to better their record with a win as they head into the postseason. The Falcons are currently 2-3 in the MAC with their two wins against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 19) and Central Michigan (Feb. 25).
 
NIU comes off a third-place finish at the Illinois Classic last Sunday hosted by UIC. After a couple of uncharacteristic falls on the Huskies' first event of the afternoon, balance beam, the Huskies rallied back but were unable to make up the points, falling to Illinois and UIC. They picked up a win over Illinois State, 194.400-188.550.
 
"We're ready to show what we've got," said Morreale. "We just want to keep building on our successes this season."
 
Prior to last weekend, the Huskies had scored a 195.025 or higher in five consecutive meets including a win over UIC (Feb. 11). The team has already proved that one bad event does not define them as they hop back on put up high scores week-in and week out.
 
Fans that are not able to make the meet can follow live results online or follow the Huskies on Instagram, Twitter  and  Facebook for the latest information on the team.
 
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