LIVE BLOG: No. 65 UW-Whitewater at No. 73 Winona State

After missing last weekend’s competition due to illness, the Warhawks are set to take on the Winona State Warriors. The Warhawks have enjoyed a strong season so far, holding the No. 2 spot in the WIAC rankings all season. In week three, they posted the highest score in the conference with an impressive 192.275.

On the other hand, the Winona State Warriors have shown steady performances this season, with scores ranging between 187.275 and 189.450. The Warriors have relied heavily on key contributors like Bryce Stoltz and all-arounder Jessica Miley to keep them competitive.

While the Warhawks are the favorites in this matchup, both teams will be looking to hit their routines and continue building momentum as the season progresses.

Rotation 1: WSU VT UWW UB

Peters (WSU): Nice layout to start with hop back. 9.500

Pesch (UWW): Blind to straddled jeager to a shootover. Little bit of knees and feet. Ends with blind full to double tuck with just a hop back. Nice! Lots of teams would love to have this in the anchor spot. 9.500

Stoltz (WSU): HUGE front handspring front tuck. Maybe the highest I have ever seen. Just takes a step. Hits the table at the perfect moment to block straight up. 9.600

Magel (UWW): Great amplitude on the on the straddled jeager. Bail to handstand, maybe a little loose on the catch. Winds up her giants into the double lay. Steps forward. Great handstands through out. 9.650

Miley (WSU): Gets the tuck full to her feet with just a step forward. Would like the see more precision on the tuck shape. 9.625

Bonus points to WSU for the replays on the vault stream.

Bailan (UWW): Clear hip into a true shaposh, but doesn’t catch. Gets back up with a bail handstand. Ends with a blind full to double tuck and barely gets it around. 8.350

Disekrud (WSU): Tsuk tuck full with a step back. Chest is a bit down, but a great block. 9.575

Scott (UWW): Blind full right on top of the bar, but misses the gienger. The warhawks will be counting a fall today. Does not appear to be finishing her routine. 9.600 is listed as the score, but this cannot be right.

Kraft (WSU): WSU giving an absolute clinic on front handspring fronts today. Another HUGE front front. Has so much time to open and spot the landing. Just a step forward. 9.600

Gough (UWW): Stunning jeager to a shoot over. Legs are glued and toes are pointed. Ends with a double lay with a hop back. Beautiful routine and great recovery for the Warhawks.

O’Connor (WSU): Yurchenko full on tuck off. Fantastic block for a vault that is so hard to get amplitude on. Takes a step back, but chest is pretty high. Great work from Winona State on vault. 9.725

Goodwin (UWW): Great amplitude on the Maloney and a ginormous back swing. Kip handstand on the high bar into a blind change to a straddle back right to handstand. Obsessed with this composition. Ends with a blind full double tuck and lets go a bit early. Has to step forward out of it.

Third exhibition routine for Whitewater was gorg and she sticks the double layout dismount! Name is not listed in lineups.

After 1: WSU 48.125 UWW 47.800

The Warriors lead after a fantastic performance on vault.

Rotation 2: WSU UB UWW VT

Denno (WSU): Nice gienger to open. Toe hand to bail handstand. Blind full to double tuck with a shuffle forward. 9.525

Bailan (UWW): Yurchenko layout full to open. Hops back and pikes it down a bit,but good leg form. What a way to open! 9.750

Clapp (WSU): Good piked jeager. Agressive on those handstands. Bail down to the low bar. Clear hip to toe front tuck with a hop forward. 9.350

Fern (UWW): Good amplitude on the yurchenko layout half but bounds forward and has to put her hand down which will count as a fall. 9.200

Kearney (WSU): Blind with some leg separation into a piked jeager into an immediate shootover. Ends with a blind full to double tuck. Missing some leg form throughout. 9.375

Pesch (UWW): Pops right off the table on her tuck full. Chest is up and has good amplitude. Takes a step back. Solid. 9.675

Reiner (WSU): Miss times her jeager release and hit her feet on the bar. A bit of a scary fall, hope she is okay. Gets back up and does a bail handstand. Nice clean blind full to a stuck double tuck. Good recovery. 8.275

Copeland (UWW): Another nice tuck full. Gets good pop off the table with almost as much amplitude as Pesch. Takes a step back. 9.725

Bateman (WSU): Nice blind change in a big piked jeager into a shootover. Smooth connection. Ends with a blind full into a double tuck with just a step. Excellent bar set. 9.650

Hammond (UWW): Another yurchenko layout full with some pike down. Would like to see more amplitude, but she gets it around with a step back. 9.675

Miley (WSU): Start with a maloney. Nice kip handstand into a blind full to bail connection. Such a hard connection. Ends with a STUCK toe front pike half dismount. 9.650

Moore (UWW): Another nice yurchenko layout full. Little bit of soft knees, but definatley the most powerful of three layout fulls. 9.725

After 2: UWW 96.350 WSU 95.675

UWW takes back the lead after putting some difficult vaults with great landing on vault.

Rotation 3: WSU BB  UWW FX

Duziak (UWW): Opens with a double pike with her chest down. back 1.5 to a front tuck. Switch side to wolf 3/2. Ends with a double tuck, chest is down but she gets it right up. 9.425

Duman (WSU): Off on the handspring layout. Full turn from her knee. Pretty. Full needle scale. Switch leap to ring jump. One of the only rings in the NCAA to hit requirements. Beautiful side airial. Sticks the gainer full of the side. Would have been a great routine. 8.875

Haberstock (UWW): 1.5 to front layout and steps out of bounds. Double pike to close. Chest is a bit down and she steps forward. 9.375

Kelley (WSU): Handspring layout with a small check. Nice straight legs. Off on the side arial. Didn’t get those hips square. Small balance check on the side split half. Switch leap straddle and has a small check. Takes a step forward on the dismount. 8.825

Hammond (UWW): Opens with a powerful double pike. 1.5 to front layout with just a step. Nice set. 9.600

Peters (WSU): Front toss to back handspring is connected and has no wobbles. Side arial is right on. Switch leap split jump. Back foot is flexed. Almost sticks the roundoff 1.5 but steps forwards. 9.625

Moore (UWW): Biiiggg double tuck to open. Beautiful and bouncy back 1.5 to front lay with a controlled step forwards. Ends with a controlled rudi. Chest is up! Great. 9.750

Bateman (WSU): Doesn’t quite get her chest up out of the handspring layout and is off. Off again on the jump series. Ends with a roundoff 1.5 with a step forward. 8.150

Kolhoff (UWW): 1.5 to front layout with a step. Switch half to split 3/2. Sky high double tuck with a controlled step to close. Very bouncy and fun routine. 9.750

Kraft (WSU): Handspring handspring layout is right on. Switch leap to straddle quarter. Great splits and no wobbles. Round off double full to dismount. Chest is a bit down, but steps back. 9.700

Copeland (UWW): Front lay into a rudi, but doesnt get it all the way around. Don’t know if she will get credit for that. 1.5 to front tuck. 9.450

Stoltz (WSU): Wobbles on the full turn. Round off layout step out and is off. Switch leap to switch half to beat jump. Ends with a double full. 9.125

After 3: UWW 144.325 WSU 141.825

The Warhawks take a firm lead after Winona State struggles on beam.

Rotation 4: WSU FX UWW BB

McSweeney (WSU): Opens with a roundoff double tuck. Chest is down. Front full front tuck. 9.450

Magel (UWW): Flick lay with a small check. Solid side arial. Side facing split half to a split jump. Ends with a roundoff 1.5 dismount with a hop forward. 9.700

Dieskrud (WSU): Front lay to front rudi. Rudi is high, but struggles with leg form. Ends with a double and is very short and hits her head. Medical staff is looking at her. 8.500

Swiebocki (UWW): Handspring handspring layout is right on with no wobbles. Punch front. Nice. Gainer pike off the end. Nice routine. 9.750

Stoltz (WSU): Front lay to rudi. Little big of leg form. Ends with a back 1.5 to front lay. 9.650

Spadafora (UWW): another very layout stepout is right on. Great punch front. 9.600

Miley (WSU): 1.5 to front tuck to open. Switch half to wolf full. Rudi to a stag jump. 9.350

Kolhoff (UWW): Wobbles on her side arial but turn and covers it well. handspring layout step out and takes an extra step back. Back handspring to back 1.5 with a hop forward. Solid. 9.600

Magierka (WSU): Front lay to rudi with perfect leg form. Just a step back. Bounds forwards out of her 1.5 to front layout

Haberstock (UWW): Handspring layout step out with no wobbles. Split 3/4 with a small lean. Side arial. Switch leap to split jump. Roundoff 1.5 with a step forward. Another hit! 9.575

Kraft (WSU): Front handspring to front double full to front tuck, such a hard pass! Beatiful form on the 1.5 to front lay and controls her step out of it. Ends with a perfect rudi. WHat a way to close a rotation! 9.775

Hammond (UWW): Holds the releve on her full turn. Another handspring lay. Great. Stunning straddle half. Random cartwheel? Standing layout stepout. Love to see those. Just a hop back on the gainer full off the side. 9.750

FINAL: UWW 192.725 WSU 189.625

VT: 9.750 Brianna Balian
UB: 9.650
Paige Magel, Kaylee Bateman, Jessica Miley
BB: 9.800
Chloe Hammond
FX: 9.775 Gabby Kraft
AA:
N/A

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