Michigan women’s gymnastics wins regional, headed to NCAA tournament semifinals

An additional day, a further Michigan workforce advancing in an NCAA tournament.

On Saturday, it was the Wolverines’ women’s gymnastics staff, which gained its regional in Raleigh, North Carolina, to progress to the semifinals in Fort Really worth, Texas, on April 14.

Michigan, which was the countrywide 3-seed, got a perfect 10 from junior Gabby Wilson on the vault to place up 197.8 details. That edged the No. 2 crew, Missouri (which also improvements to Fort Truly worth) with 197.425 points.

The Wolverines opened Saturday’s regional in 2nd place after placing up 49.25 factors on the balance beam in the initially rotation. In the next rotation, the flooring exercising, Natalie Wojcik turned in a 9.95 to lead U-M, but the Wolverines remained in next, two-tenths of a point powering UCLA.

Michigan pulled into a tie for 1st with the Bruins on the third rotation, the vault. Naomi Morrison set the typical with a 9.9, but then Wilson adopted with her 10 to knot the rating at 148.275 heading into the last rotation.

There, on the uneven bars, Michigan went to function. Senior Abby Heiskell opened with a 9.95 that was adopted by a 9.9 from senior Abby Brenner, an additional 9.9 from junior Sierra Brooks and then a 9.925 from Wojcik to lock in a trip to Fort Well worth.

Michigan will contend in Semifinal II, alongside with Mizzou, 2-seed Florida and 7-seed Auburn (featuring Tokyo Olympics star Suni Lee). Semifinal I will characteristic top rated-seeded Oklahoma, 4-seed Utah, 5-seed Alabama and 8-seed Minnesota. Utah and Alabama highly developed from the Seattle regional, in which Michigan State concluded 3rd and was removed from the tournament.

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It’s much from the initial flavor of achievements for the Wolverines, who gained the crew championships final year. The earn in Raleigh was Michigan’s 14th regional championship, and 2nd given that the NCAA altered its tournament format in 2019 to deliver 8 teams to the remaining weekend.

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The leading two teams in each semifinal on April 14 progress to the final on April 16.

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