2005 GMW vs. Nebraska -- Notes & Quotes
1/7/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
N O T E S
Michigan's victory over No. 10 Nebraska is the sixth season-opening home win in a row for the Wolverines. U-M is 5-1 in season-opening dual meets in the last six seasons.
Michigan faced a top-10 opponent in its season opener for the fifth time in seven seasons. U-M has opened against a top-15 program in six of the last seven seasons.
Fifth-year senior Elise Ray captured her 19th career uneven bars title with a 9.925 against Nebraska. Ray was the 2004 NCAA national champion on bars. Ray recorded five scores of 9.925 or better on bars in 2004, including a 10.0 at the Big Ten Championships.
Junior Jenny Deiley won her eighth career vault title with a 9.900 vs. Nebraska. Deiley posted two scores of 9.900 or better on vault during the 2004 season.
Senior Chelsea Kroll captured her first career floor title, tying a personal-best with 9.900 against Nebraska.
Senior Shanna Duggan took second on vault with a 9.875 against Nebraska in her first meet with the Wolverines. While competing for Central Michigan, Duggan was the 2002 Mid-American Conference vault champion and was second on vault at the 2002 NCAA Central Regional.
Freshman Katie Lieberman took third on vault in her collegiate debut against Nebraska.
Sophomore Lindsey Bruck won her third beam title with a 9.900 against Nebraska. Bruck earned All-America first team honors on beam in 2004, finishing sixth at the NCAA Championships.
Michigan posted its fourth-best team vault score in the last two seasons with a 49.200 against Nebraska.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Bev Plocki
On the meet ... "I am very excited about this season. I had a good feeling about this week after a great week of practice. We wanted to dominate on our own floor and that's just what we did. We had a few quirky mistakes, especially on floor, but I don't think it will happen again. We don't want to be too confident, but we're very pleased with tonight's result."
On the freshmen ... "Nellie (Kippley) did a great job on her floor routine and has really improved since she got here. Katie (Lieberman) has shown her tumbling talents and what she can do on vault."
Junior Jenny Deiley
On the team's performance ... "I think we did very well. This team is strong on vault. Our freshmen performed very well tonight and I'm proud of them."
Senior Chelsea Kroll
On the team's performance ... "Usually we're very nervous before the first meet and Nebraska is a great team, but we were able to perform well under pressure. We need to work a little on our hops and landings. I was very excited on floor and our coaches said to have fun. The crowd was behind me and it worked out well. It was amazing."
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