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Start Moved to 2 p.m. for Michigan's Senior Day Against No. 1 Oklahoma
3/7/2019 2:55:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Update (3/8/2019, 2:55 p.m): The start time for Saturday's (March 9) meet between Michigan and Oklahoma has been pushed back two hours to 2 p.m. due to travel problems for the Sooners. The broadcast will be available on BTN2Go (sign in with TV provider credentials) but not carried on BTN as originally scheduled.
THIS WEEK
Saturday, March 9 -- vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (Crisler Center), 2 p.m. (note time change)
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Seniors Emma McLean and Olivia Karas will be honored this Saturday (March 9) following the matchup between the No. 7 University of Michigan women's gymnastics team and No. 1-ranked Oklahoma at 2 p.m. (note new time) in Crisler Center.
Senior Day
• The Michigan women's gymnastics senior class will be honored on the floor following the meet.
• U-M is 17-2 at Crisler Center during the careers of McLean and Karas.
• The two seniors have been a part of three Big Ten Championships and three Big Ten regular-season titles as well as one NCAA Regional title and one NCAA Championship appearance.
• Karas is a two-time NACGC/W All-American, the 2017 Big Ten Champion on floor exercise, the 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, an AAI Award nominee and the 2018 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner. She is also a NACGC/W Scholastic All-American and two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. In her career, she has won 37 event and all-around titles.
• McLean is a two-time NACGC/W regular-season All-American, the 2017 Big Ten and NCAA Regional champion on vault and the 2017 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner. She is also a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. In her career, she has won 19 event titles.
Promotions
• Giveaway -- Blue LED light stick giveaway (first 2,500 fans) // McLean & Karas Big Heads.
• Kids Go Blue Club Day -- All Kids Go Blue Club members are invited to attend this meet free of charge. For more information, check the Kids Go Blue Club monthly newsletter or visit MGoBlue.com/KidsClub
• UM Faculty & Staff Offer -- University of Michigan faculty and staff will receive an email offer for up to four complimentary tickets to the meet.
Facing Oklahoma
• The two schools have met at least once every year since 2011. The Sooners lead, 13-8, in the all-time series against the Wolverines, including 11 straight wins.
• Michigan is 8-0 at home the last two seasons with its last loss in Crisler Center coming to Oklahoma on Senior Day in 2017, a narrow battle that was decided by .050 points (197.575-197.525).
• Oklahoma scored a 198.375 in last year's meeting in Norman, while Michigan put up a 197.175 on the road.
Last Time Out
• Michigan lost a top-10 battle at No. 5 Utah, 197.975-197.350 on the road last Saturday (March 2).
• The Wolverines boasted their top score of the season on floor exercise with a 49.425.
• Karas tied for the win on uneven bars and balance beam with scores of 9.925 and finished with a career-high all-around score of 39.650.
• U-M tied or set seven career highs and had nine scores of 9.900 or better.
• Sophomore Lauren Farley and freshman Natalie Wojcik tied Karas for the beam title with scores of 9.925. It matched Farley's career high and was her second career win on beam.
• Junior Maddy Osman (floor) scored her first career 9.900 and freshman Maddie Mariani got her first 9.900 on vault.
Big Ten Regular-Season Champions
• Michigan went 9-0 in the Big Ten to capture its third straight regular-season championship and fifth in the seven years the conference has recognized the top team in the regular season.
Team Climbing
• Michigan's top home score came against Iowa (Feb. 10), when the Wolverines put up a 197.350. During the meet, nine routines tied or set new career highs for gymnasts.
• The career highs included Anne Maxim on vault (9.800), Mariani on bars (9.875), Karas on bars (9.950), Abby Brenner on bars (9.875) and floor (9.875), Wojcik on bars (9.950), Osman on beam (9.875) and floor (9.825) and Lexi Funk on beam (9.950).
• The next time out at Elevate the Stage, 12 gymnasts set or tied career highs, including Abby Heiskell on vault (9.800), Maxim on vault (9.800) and bars (9.900), Wojcik on vault (10.0), bars (9.950) and the all-around (39.750), Mariani on bars (9.900), Farley on bars (9.925), Brenner on bars (9.950) and floor (9.875), Osman on beam (9.875) and Karas on beam (9.925).Â
• Last weekend at Utah the team set or matched seven career highs, including Mariani on vault (9.900), Maxim on vault (9.825), Farley on beam (9.925), Karas on beam (9.925) and the all-around (39.650), Osman on floor (9.900) and Brenner on floor (9.875).
In the Rankings
• The Wolverines moved up to No. 7 in the National Qualifying Score (NQS) rankings which began last week with U-M making its debut at No. 9 overall.
• The team is ranked No. 6 on vault, No. 7 on beam, tied for ninth on floor and 10th on bars.Â
Wojcik is among the best in the nation this year on every event. She is ranked No. 6 in the all-around, No. 3 on vault, T-13th on bars, T-5th on beam and T-36th on floor.
• Karas is also highly ranked at 13th in the all-around, T-30th on bars and T-16th on floor.
• Brenner is T-38th on vault, Farley is T-27th on beam and Funk is T-32nd on beam.
NCAA Regionals
• Ann Arbor is also home to one of four NCAA Regional sites in 2019. Get your tickets for the three-day NCAA Regional here.
• The three-day regional will take place April 4-6. The first round will feature two teams on Thursday, April 4 at 3 p.m. There will be two sessions of four teams each in the second round on Friday, April 5 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The regional final will take place Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.m.
• The top two teams in the regional final will advance to the NCAA Championship, April 19-20 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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