Botterman Shines in UM Loss
Despite first place showings by junior Kylee Botterman (bars, all-around) and senior Kelsey Knutson (beam), the Wolverines placed second (194.725) to the Nebraska Cornhuskers (196.025) on Sunday afternoon. Michigan started off strong on the uneven bars, posting a 49.050 to take the early lead over Nebraska (48.850 on vault). After a solid vault rotation (48.725), the Wolverines found themselves trailing Nebraska (98.025 – 97.775). The third rotation found Nebraska struggling on beam (48.650) and Michigan performing well on floor (49.000) – earning a 0.1 lead entering the final rotation. However, beam proved to be the nemesis for the Wolverines once again, as they had to count two falls in their final team total.
Complete scores can be found at: http://www.huskers.com//fls/100/10WGym/NebraskavsMichigan.htm
On Friday Jan 29th, U-M will travel to Ames, Iowa to compete in a tri-meet with Iowa State and BYU. Live stats and video should be available through ISU at http://www.cyclones.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&KEY=&SPID=4246&SPSID=46624 .