Michigan
Ohio State Quad
Bruck, Deiley Lead Wolverines Past Top-20 Competition
1/15/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The University of Michigan women's gymnastics team led wire-to-wire thanks to dominant all-arounnd performances by sophomore Lindsey Bruck (Marietta, N.Y./Marcellus) and junior Jenny Deiley (Dayton, Minn./Elk River) as Michigan defeated No. 15 Maryland, No. 19 Minnesota and Ohio State at the Ohio State Quadrangular Saturday night (Jan. 15) at St. John Arena. Bruck won the all-around with a 39.125 total, while Deiley finished third (38.650).
The Wolverines steadily increased their lead, relying on their No. 5-ranked balance beam team to close out the first road meet of the season with a 49.100 in the final rotation and total of 196.025. Minnesota finished second with 193.925, Ohio State third (192.675) and Maryland was fourth (191.550).
U-M dominated the individual awards with Bruck winning the beam and the all-around, Deiley winning beam and floor exercise titles, and four Wolverines -- including event winner Elise Ray (Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake) -- taking the top four spots on the uneven bars.
Michigan took a slim lead over Ohio State and Minnesota after the first rotation thanks to Deiley's season-high 9.825 and senior Becca Clauson's (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) rotation-ending 9.800 on the floor exercise. Maryland suffered a number of falls on bars and limped to beam trailing the Wolverines by 1.45.
U-M posted four solid vault scores in the second rotation led by freshman Katie Lieberman (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) and Deiley, who recorded back-to-back 9.875s, leading Michigan to its fifth-best vault score since the start of the 2004 season. Michigan's total of 49.150 gave it a 1.075 lead over second-place Minnesota and a 1.225 cushion over third-place Ohio State.
Heading into a pivotal rotation on bars, Deiley and senior Lauren Mirkovich (Burlingame, Calif./Notre Dame) stuck back-to-back 9.850 routines and Ray ended the rotation with a 9.925, posting her 13th straight score of 9.900 or better on bars and clinching the 20th uneven bars title of her career.
Michigan hosts Penn State on Friday (Jan. 21) at 7:30 p.m. in Crisler Arena.
Final Results
| Team Scores | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | Total |
| 1. MICHIGAN | 49.150 | 49.175 | 49.100 | 48.600 | 196.025 |
| 2. Minnesota | 49.075 | 47.950 | 48.425 | 48.250 | 193.925 |
| 3. Ohio State | 48.575 | 47.950 | 48.950 | 47.200 | 192.675 |
| 4. Maryland | 48.700 | 47.100 | 47.825 | 47.925 | 191.550 |
Event-By-Event U-M Individual Scores
VAULT Lauren Mirkovich 9.750 Carol McNamara 9.825 Lindsey Bruck 9.825 Katie Lieberman 9.875 (t1) Jenny Deiley 9.875 (t1) Shanna Duggan 9.275 UNEVEN BARS Kara Rosella 9.600 Nellie Kippley 9.725 Lindsey Bruck 9.825 (4) Jenny Deiley 9.850 (t2) Lauren Mirkovich 9.850 (t2) Elise Ray 9.925 (1) BALANCE BEAM Carol McNamara 9.825 (t3) Becca Clauson 9.800 Jenny Deiley 9.100 Lindsey Bruck 9.850 (t1) Elise Ray 9.800 Shanna Duggan 9.825 (t3) FLOOR EXERCISE Nellie Kippley 9.675 Carol McNamara 8.875 Shanna Duggan 9.675 Lindsey Bruck 9.625 Jenny Deiley 9.825 (1) Becca Clauson 9.800 (2) ALL-AROUND Lindsey Bruck 39.125 (1) Jenny Deiley 38.525 (3) ( ) denotes place in Top 5
N O T E S
Katie Lieberman won her first vault title and posted a career best on vault with an impressive 9.875 in the second rotation. Lieberman scored a 9.850 on vault in her collegiate debut against Nebraska last week.
Elise Ray scored her second straight 9.925 on bars, giving her 13 straight scores of 9.900 or better on bars dating back to February of 2004. The bars title also gave her the 20th uneven bars title of her career and the second of this season.
Jenny Deiley's floor title is the first of her career. Her vault title is the ninth of her career and the second of the 2005 season.
Lindsey Bruck captured the first all-around title of her career with a 39.125. Bruck also notched the fourth beam title of her career and the second of the 2005 season.
Becca Clauson finished second in the floor exercise for the second straight meet, recording a 9.800 at Ohio State.
Contact: Richard Retyi (734) 763-4423
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