UW-La Crosse at Lindenwood

Recap

The Big Storyline: UW-La Crosse bested Lindenwood on both vault and floor en route to the highest team score in Division III this season. Lindenwood struggled with consistency across the four events due to its young lineups. 

Implications: UW-La Crosse has asserted itself as the team to beat in the WIAC and NCGA at the moment. The return of Emma Grant on beam was definitely a spark the Eagles needed. La Crosse will look to improve upon its bar performance in the coming weeks to surpass the 190 threshold. Lindenwood started a little shaky, but that was expected considering the teams’ lack of competitive experience. Many athletes were adding events or making collegiate debuts, so don’t judge too harshly. Now, if this pattern of behavior persists, expect Lindenwood to come in around the middle of the pack in the USAG rankings this year. 

Records: A list of new career highs were as follows: Sara Beck’s 9.575 on vault and 9.400 on floor, Rachel Chesley’s 9.625 on floor, Emma Grant’s 9.800 on beam, Cate Sandvik’s 9.65 on beam and 9.725 on floor and Jessica Taylor’s 9.625 on floor.