Michigan
Penn State
Michigan Falls to No. 8 Penn State in the Final Rotation
3/24/2018 4:24:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics
» Michigan swept vault as it posted its highest score on the apparatus with a 72.800.
» Three Wolverines earned career-bests on the vault table: freshman Jacob Moore (14.65), freshman Nick Guy (14.40) and sophomore Mitchell Brown (14.30).
» Freshman Cameron Bock tallied a career-high 14.55 on parallel bars while sophomore Mack Lasker took home his first event title and a new career-high (14.45) on pommel horse.
» The Maize and Blue led all afternoon until the final rotation, high bar, where they were plagued by falls to give the Nittany Lions the opportunity to take the lead.
Site: Cliff Keen Arena (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Score : #8 Penn State 407.350, #7 Michigan 405.050
Attendance: 541
Record: U-M (7-4, 2-2 B1G), PSU (11-4, 2-4 B1G)
Next U-M Meet : Saturday, March 31 -- vs. #17 UIC (Crisler Center), 2 p.m. (Senior Day)
• Complete Results
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's gymnastics team fell to No. 8 Penn State 407.350-405.050 on Saturday (March 24) inside Cliff Keen Arena.
The Wolverines (7-4, 2-2 Big Ten) led the entire meet as they headed into the last rotation, but a few miscues in the final event allowed the Nittany Lions (11-4, 2-4 Big Ten) to claim the lead.
The afternoon started out on floor with strong performances from junior Emyre Cole and freshman Jacob Moore. Cole took the event title with a 14.25, while Moore finished third on the apparatus with a 13.90.
The Maize and Blue took on the pommel horse next with a huge performance from sophomore Mack Lasker, who scored a career-high 14.45 to tie for his first event title. A 14.45 is the ninth-highest score in the nation as of Week 10. Freshman Cameron Bock took home third on the event with a 13.30.
Michigan commanded the vault, as it took all three event titles while it earned top team score on the event this season with a 72.80. Cole earned first place on the apparatus with a 14.75 followed by redshirt-junior Marty Strech with a 14.70. Moore came in at third with a career-high 14.65. Freshman Nick Guy and sophomore Mitchell Brown achieved new career-highs with a 14.40 and 14.30, respectively.
Bock highlighted the Wolverines' performance on parallel bars with a new career-high 14.55 to take home second place on the event, followed by Cole in third place (14.35).
Senior Dmitri Belanovski finished third on still rings (14.10), along with redshirt-junior Alec Krystek on high bar (14.15).
Tweet of the Meet
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— Michigan Gymnastics (@UMichGym) March 24, 2018
Michigan will close out the regular season on Saturday (March 31), when U-M hosts Illinois-Chicago in a dual meet at Crisler Center at 2 p.m. The Wolverines also will compete in Crisler the following weekend (April 6-7), when Michigan hosts the 2018 Big Ten Championships.
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