Women s Gymnastics Following a solid team showing last weekend, the No. 6 Nebraska women s gymnastics team will travel to New Brunswick N.J. for their first road event of the season. The Huskers (2-0, 1-0 Big Ten) are set to face Rutgers, Brockport and Southern Connecticut for a quad meet on Saturday Jan. 24 at p.m. CT. Rutgers will not have live streaming video but will offer live stats available on Scarletknights.com. NU leads 2-0 all-time in the series against Rutgers with the last showing between the teams coming in 2008 where the Huskers took a 196.600-191.725 victory over the Scarlet Knights. The Big Red however has never seen competition with Brockport or Southern Connecticut. A Glance At Nebraska Head Coach: Dan Kendig (22nd Year) 2015 Record: 2-0, 1-0 Big Ten 2015 High Score: 197.125 2014 Conference Finish: 2rd (196.95) 2014 NCAA Finish: 6th 2014 High Score: 197.225 Nebraska s Rotation Order vs. Rutgers, Brockport and Southern Conn. Rotation Rutgers Nebraska Brockport Southern Conn. 1. Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise 2. Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise Vault 3. Balance Beam Floor Exercise Vault Uneven Bars 4. Floor Exercise Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Last Time Out: Huskers Break Vault Record in Win Over Penn State Powered by a program-record 49.75 on vault and Nebraska s first perfect 10.00 on vault since 2011, the No. 8 women s gymnastics team exploded for a 197.125 to defeat Penn State. The Nittany Lions (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) picked up a 196.025 against the Huskers in front of a crowd of 1,212 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Saturday evening. The team s vault score is currently the highest in the country so far this season. The Huskers (2-0, 1-0 Big Ten) put together an impressive team showing as they collected four event titles and the all-around competition. The Big Red were led by a trio of powerful performances across the board. Ashley Lambert paved 1 137 all-americans 30 consecutive postseason appearances 25 conference championships 15 cosida academic all-americans 5 ncaa champions 22 ncaa championship appearances Gymnastics Contact: Maggie Still I Office: 402-472-6263 I NO. 6 NEBRASKA AT RUGTERS with Brockport and Southern Connecticut Saturday, Jan. 24 1 p.m. New Brunswick, N.J. NO. 6 HUSKERS READY FOR FIRST ROAD MEET A Glance At Brockport Head Coach: John Feeney (15th Year) 2015 Record: 1-2 2015 High Score: 189.100 2014 Conference Finish: 3rd (190.80) 2014 NCAA Finish: N/A 2014 High Score: 190.675 MEET THREE: Cell: 832-347-7137 I Media Relations Fax: 402-472-2005 I Email: mstill@huskers.com A Glance At Rutgers Head Coach: Louis Levine (Fourth Year) 2015 Record: 2-2, 0-1 Big Ten 2015 High Score: 192.775 2014 Conference Finish: 3rd (193.925) 2014 NCAA Finish: N/A 2014 High Score: 196.225 A Glance At Southern Connecticut Head Coach: Jerry Nelson (11th Year) 2015 Record: 2-1 2015 High Score: 189.85 2014 Conference Finish: 2nd (190.25) 2014 NCAA Finish: N/A 2014 High Score: 191.375 2015 Schedule Date Opponent/Meet Time/Results Jan. 9 Lindenwood W, 195.30-190.55 Jan. 17 Penn State W, 197.125-196.025 Jan. 24 at Rutgers 1 p.m. with Brockport, Southern Conn. Jan. 31 at Michigan 4 p.m. Feb. 7 Iowa 6 p.m. Feb. 14 at Minnesota 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at UCLA 4 p.m. with Arizona, Sacramento State March 1 Masters Classic 2 p.m. with Illinois, San Jose State March 7 Oregon State 6 p.m. March 14 Big Ten Big Five Meet Noon with Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, Maryland March 21 Big Ten Championships TBA (at Michigan) April 4 NCAA Regional TBA April 17-19 NCAA Championships TBA (in Fort Worth Texas) Note: All times listed are central and subject to change. Home meets are in bold and will be held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. 2015 Roster Name Yr. Events Hometown Hollie Blanske Jr. AA Oak Grove, Minn. Danielle Breen Fr. AA Ames, Iowa Jessie DeZiel Sr. AA Rogers, Minn. Jennie Laeng So. AA West Middlesex, Pa. Ashley Lambert So. AA Newport News, Va. Amanda Lauer Sr. AA Sioux City, Iowa Jennifer Lauer Sr. AA Sioux City, Iowa Ariel Martin So. AA Chicago, Ill. Madison McConkey Jr. AA Lincoln, Neb. Kamerin Moore Fr. AA West Bloomfield, Mich. Desire Stephens Sr. AA Omaha, Neb. Grace Williams Fr. AA Linden, Mich. Head Coach: Dan Kendig (22nd Year) Assistant Coach: Heather Brink (Fourth Year) Assistant Coach: Dan Miller (Fourth Year) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Russell Warfield (First Year) Volunteer Student Assistant: Emily Wong (First Year) Manager: Owen Field (Fifth Year)
GymInfo National Rankings Released Jan. 19, 2015 Rank Team Team Average 1. Oklahoma 197.063 Florida 196.063 3. LSU 196.863 4. Michigan 196.788 Utah 196.788 6. Nebraska 196.213 7. Alabama 196.200 8. UCLA 196.000 9. Oregon State 195.713 10. Georgia 195.700 11. Illinois 195.675 12. Arkansas 195.613 13. Penn State 195.350 14. Kentucky 195.288 15. Denver 195.263 16. Stanford 195.255 17. California 194.975 18. Washington 194.938 19. Auburn 194.900 20. Michigan State 194.850 Ohio State 194.850 22. Arizona 194.813 23. Southern Utah 194.713 Iowa State 194.713 25. George Washington 194.675 New Hampshire 194.675 Nebraska s Team Event Rankings Event Rank Average Vault 1st 49.45 Bars 19th 48.80 Beam 6th 49.025 Floor 11th 48.938 Huskers in the National Rankings Gymnast Event Rank Average Hollie Blanske AA 10th 39.313 V 20th 9.888 Jessie DeZiel AA 18th 39.250 V 2nd 9.975 BB 21st 9.85 Ashley Lambert AA 14th 39.275 V 4th 9.938 Desire Stephens V 25th 9.875 Grace Williams BB 15th 9.863 2 Junior Hollie Blanske took home the all-around crown against Penn State. Blanske won the bars (9.85) and floor (9.925) titles en-route to a 39.500 all-around score. the way on vault with a perfect 10.00, only the second in the nation this season. The sophomore also tied for the bars title with a career-high 9.85. Hollie Blanske also tied for the bars title with Lambert and Penn States Briannah Tsang and Sidney Sanabria-Robles. Blanske produced a notable all-around performance as she added the floor title en-route to the all-around crown (39.50). Freshman Grace Williams delivered another stellar beam performance hitting a 9.925 score to take the title. The Huskers came out firing on vault in their first rotation, earning a school record score of 49.75. NU was sparked by freshman Kamerin Moore who notched a 9.90 score and put in motion a magical lineup. Desire Stephens followed Moore sticking a career-high 9.95, while Blanske soared to a 9.925. Lambert went fifth in the rotation and tallied her perfect 10 to put the fans on their feet. Jessie DeZiel anchored the lineup hitting a 9.975 to tie her career-high score and round out the historical lineup. Penn State posted a 49.025 on bars in their first event of the evening. The Nittany Lions were led by Tsang and Sanabria-Robles who tied for the event title. With one rotation in the books, the Huskers held an impressive 49.75 49.025 lead over Penn State. Nebraska moved to bars in the second rotation recording a 48.875 team score. Blanske and Lambert both stuck identical 9.85 scores to take the event title. Both freshman earned new career high marks on the event as Moore notched a 9.825 score and Danielle Breen added on a 9.75. The Nittany lions earned a 49.275 vault in their second rotation. Penn State was led by Sidney Sanabria-Robles, who captured a team high 9.90. Nebraska extended their lead over Penn State after two events, coming in at 98.625-98.30. NU bounced back in their third rotation on beam, earning a solid team score of 49.25. Nebraska was led by two career-high marks from two freshmen; 9.925 from Williams and 9.85 from Breen. DeZiel tacked on a season-best 9.85, while Jennifer Lauer sealed the effort on the event earning a 9.825. PSU picked up a 48.75 on floor in the third rotation of the evening. The Nittany Lions were paced by Emma Sibson, who earned a 9.90 on the event. With only one event remaining, Nebraska led Penn State 147.875 147.050. The Huskers sealed their victory on floor in the final rotation, earning a season-high 49.25 as a team. The Big Red was fueled by Blanske s 9.925 routine. Moore and Stephens both tacked on 9.85 scores, while DeZiel put up a 9.825 score. Penn State tallied a 48.975 team beam score led by Briannah Tsang s 9.90 performance. The Nittany Lions squad finished with a 196.025 on the evening but it would not be enough to overcome Nebraska s 197.125. Nebraska s 1-2-3 punch of Blanske, DeZiel and Lambert went head-to-head in the all-around competition. Blanske took her first crown with a 39.500 score, while Lambert took third place (39.375) and DeZiel fifth (39.25). Penn State was led by Sidney Sanabria-Robles in the all-around competition who earned second place with a score of 39.425. Huskers Up Two Spots in National Rankings After its 197.125-196.025 victory over Penn State, the Nebraska women s gymnastics team jumped two spots to No. 6 in the latest GymInfo national women s gymnastics rankings, which were released Monday. The Huskers are one of two teams from the Big Ten conference in the top-
10, as Michigan sports a No. 4 ranking. Even more impressive is the Huskers No. 1 ranking on vault coming after a program-best performance notching a 49.75 team score which lifted NU to this new ranking. The team score consisted of five incredible scores including Ashley Lambert s perfect 10.00. Jessie DeZiel stuck her career-high score of 9.975, while Desire Stephens tacked on a 9.95 and Hollie Blanske a 9.925. Freshman Kamerin Moore rounded out the historical lineup with a 9.90 mark. The Huskers are ranked inside the top 20 on all four events as a team and also feature three all-arounders ranked inside the top 20. On bars, NU checks in at No. 19 with an average score of 48.80, while adding a No. 6 ranking on beam (49.025). On floor, the Big Red notch a No. 11 ranking (48.938). Individually three Huskers pulled down top 20 rankings in the all-around competition. Blanske comes in at No. 10 (39.313), Lambert at No. 14th (39.275) and DeZiel No. 18 (39.250). Blanske Earns Big Ten Weekly Honor In addition to the new weekly rankings Nebraska picked up its first conference honor of 2015 Monday afternoon, as junior Hollie Blanske capped her stellar weekend by earning Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors. The award marks the first of Blanske s career and comes after a solid performance in which the Oak Grove, Minn., native, posted a season high on every event and in the all-around. Blanske led the Huskers in their 197.125-196.025 rout of Penn State Saturday evening, winning event titles on bars and floor en route to capturing top honors in the all-around on the evening. Blanske s victory included two 9.925 scores on vault and floor, while chipping in a 9.85 mark on bars and 9.80 on beam to give her an all-around score of 39.50. Thanks in part to her work this weekend, Blanske is now ranked No. 10 nationally in the all-around and 20th on vault. Up Next for Nebraska The Huskers will hit the road for the second time next weekend traveling to Ann Arbor, Michigan for the bigest regular-season matchup facing No. 4 Michigan. The two teams will square off in the Crisler Arena on the University of Michigan s campus for a 4 p.m. showdown between the conferences top two teams. The last regular season meeting between the two teams came last year as Michigan took a 196.65-196.125 victory over the Huskers. Michigan currently holds a No. 4 nationally ranking and a 4-0 record on the season. On Sunday Jan. 25 Michigan will host No. 11 Illinois for their 2015 season opener before hosting Nebraska the following weekend. Nebraska s All-America Awards All-Around (First Team) Jessie DeZiel...2012 All-Around (Second Team) Jessie DeZiel...2013, 2014 Balance Beam (First Team) Hollie Blanske...2014 Jessie DeZiel...2014 Balance Beam (Second Team) Jessie DeZiel...2013 Vault (Second Team) Jessie DeZiel...2012 Floor Exercise (First Team) Jessie DeZiel...2012 Nebraska s 2014 Big Ten Awards All-Big Ten Jessie DeZiel...First Team Emily Wong...First Team Hollie Blanske...Second Team All-Big Ten Championship Team Hollie Blanske... AA, BB, FX Jessie DeZiel... V, UB Emily Wong...BB, FX 2014 Academic All-Big Ten Jordyn Beck Hollie Blanske Jessie DeZiel Amanda Lauer Jennifer Lauer Jamie Schleppenbach Desire Stephens Emily Wong Individual Event Titles Hollie Blanske (3) Bars (1): vs. Penn State, 1/17/15 (9.85) Floor (1): vs. Penn State, 1/17/15 (9.925) All-Around (1): vs. Penn State, 1/17/15 (39.50) Ashley Lambert (5) Vault (2): vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15 (9.875); vs. Penn State, 1/14/15 (10.00) Bars (1): vs. Penn State, 1/17/19 (9.85) Floor (1): vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15 (9.825) All-Around (1): vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15 (39.175) Jennie Laeng (1) Bars (1): vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15 (9.825) Sophomore Ashley Lambert hugs vault coach Dan Miller after she posted a perfect 10.00 on the event against Penn State last weekend. 3 Grace Williams (2) Beam (2): vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15 (9.80); vs. Penn State, 1/17/15 (9.925)
Hollie Blanske - Junior Lindenwood 9.85 9.75 9.75 9.775 39.125 Penn State 9.925 9.85 9.80 9.925 39.500 Season Highs 9.925 9.85 9.80 9.925 39.500 Danielle Breen - Freshman Lindenwood -- 9.675 9.675 -- -- Penn State -- 9.75 9.85 -- -- Season Highs -- 9.75 9.85 -- -- Jessie DeZiel - Senior Lindenwood -- -- -- -- -- Penn State 9.975 9.60 9.85 9.825 39.250 Season Highs 9.975 9.60 9.85 9.825 39.250 Jennie Laeng - Sophomore Lindenwood 9.80 9.825 9.775 -- -- Penn State -- 9.10 -- -- -- Season Highs 9.80 9.825 9.775 -- -- Ashley Lambert - Sophomore Lindenwood 9.875 9.75 9.725 9.825 39.175 Penn State 10.00 9.85 9.80 9.725 39.375 Season Highs 10.00 9.85 9.80 9.825 39.375 Jennifer Lauer - Senior Lindenwood -- -- 9.75 9.625 -- Penn State -- -- 9.825 -- -- Season Highs -- -- 9.825 9.625 -- 4
Madison McConkey - Junior Lindenwood -- 9.55 8.80 (ex.) 8.85 -- Penn State -- -- -- -- -- Season Highs -- 9.55 -- 8.85 -- Kamerin Moore - Freshman Lindenwood 9.775 9.725 -- 9.75 -- Penn State 9.90 9.825 -- 9.85 -- Season Highs 9.90 9.825 -- 9.85 -- Desire Stephens - Senior Lindenwood 9.80 -- -- -- -- Penn State 9.95 -- -- 9.85 -- Season Highs 9.95 -- -- 9.85 -- Grace Williams - Freshman Lindenwood 9.825 -- 9.80 9.65 -- Penn State 9.80 -- 9.925 9.80 -- Season Highs 9.825 -- 9.925 9.80 -- 2015 Team High Scores Overall: 197.125 Vault: 49.75 Bars: 48.875 Beam: 49.250 Floor: 49.250 vs. Penn State vs. Penn State vs. Penn State vs. Penn State 5
NEBRASKA Husker High Scores Hollie Blanske Vault: 9.95 (2 times, last at Big Ten Championships, 3/23/13) Bars: 9.90 (2 times, last at Masters Classic, 2/23/14) Beam: 9.90 (3 times, last at NCAA Super Six, 4/19/14) Floor: 9.95 (at Big Ten Championships, 3/22/14) All-Around: 39.60 (at Big Ten Championships, 3/22/14) Vault: 9.925 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Bars: 9.85 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Beam: 9.80 ((vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Floor: 9.925 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) All-Around: 39.500 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Danielle Breen Bars: 9.75 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Beam: 9.85 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Bars: 9.75 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Beam: 9.85 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Jessie DeZiel Vault: 9.975 (2 times, last vs. Arkansas, 3/8/14) Bars: 9.925 (4 times, last at Seattle Regional, 4/5/14) Beam: 9.90 (7 times, last at NCAA Semifinals, 4/18/14) Floor: 9.95 (2 times, last at Big Ten Championships, 3/23/13) All-Around: 39.675 (vs. Iowa, 3/4/13) Vault: 9.975 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Bars: 9.60 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Beam: 9.85 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Floor: 9.825 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) All-Around: 39.250 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Jennie Laeng Vault: 9.875 (at Big Ten Quad, 3/15/14) Bars 9.875 (vs. Michigan, 2/14/14) Beam: 9.90 (at NCAA Super Six, 4/19/14) Floor: 9.85 (vs. Arkansas, 3/8/14) All-Around: 39.325 (at Big Ten Quad, 3/15/14) Vault: 9.80 (vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15) Bars: 9.825 (vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15) Beam: 9.775 (vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15) Madison McConkey Bars: 9.70 (vs. Arkansas, 3/8/14) Floor: 8.85 (vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15) Bars: 9.55 (vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15) Floor: 8.55 (vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15) 6 Ashley Lambert Vault: 10.00 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Bars: 9.85 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Beam: 9.80 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Floor: 9.825 (vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15) Vault: 10.00 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Bars: 9.85 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Beam: 9.80 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Floor:9.825 (vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15) All-Around: 39.375 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Jennifer Lauer Vault: 9.85 (2 times, last at NCAA Salt Lake Regional, 4/7/12) Bars: 9.90 (2 times, last vs. Minnesota, 2/1/14) Beam: 9.95 (vs. Michigan, 1/12/13) Floor: 9.90 (vs. Iowa, 3/4/13) All-Around: 39.20 (2 times, last vs. Michigan State, 1/19/13) Beam: 9.825 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Floor: 9.625 (vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15) Kamerin Moore Vault: 9.90 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Bars: 9.825 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Vault: 9.90 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Bars: 9.825 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Desiré Stephens Vault: 9.95 Vault: 9.90 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Bars: 9.825 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Bars: 9.875 (vs. Northern Illinois, 1/12/14) Beam: 9.175 (vs. Michigan, 2/14/14) Floor: 9.85 (3 times, last vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) All-Around: 38.45 (vs. Michigan, 2/14/14) Vault: 9.95 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Grace Williams Vault: 9.825 (vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15) Beam: 9.925 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Floor: 9.80 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Vault: 9.825 (vs. Lindenwood, 1/9/15) Beam: 9.925 (vs. Penn State, 1/17/15) Floor: 9.80
NEBRASKA 2015 Roster Danielle Breen Freshman AA 5-4 Ames, Iowa Jessie DeZiel Senior AA 5-4 Rogers, Minn. Jennie Laeng Sophomore AA 5-7 West Middlesex, Pa. Ashley Lambert Sophomore AA 5-0 Newport News, Va. Amanda Lauer Senior AA 5-3 Sioux City, Iowa Jennifer Lauer Senior AA 5-3 Sioux City, Iowa Ariel Martin Sophomore AA 5-3 Chicago, Ill. Madison McConkey Junior AA 5-4 Lincoln, Neb. Kamerin Moore Freshman AA 5-3 West Bloomfield, Mich. Desiré Stephens Senior AA 5-1 Omaha, Neb. Grace Williams Freshman AA 5-1 Linden, Mich. Hollie Blanske Junior AA 5-2 Oak Grove, Minn. Russell Warfield Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season Heather Brink Assistant Coach Fourth Season Dan Kendig Head Coach 22nd Season 7 Dan Miller Assistant Coach Fourth Season Owen Field Student Manager Fifth Season