Buckeyes Tie Program Record on Beam in Win Over Penn State

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Final Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 15 Ohio State women's gymnastics team continued its winning ways at the Covelli Center on Friday night, defeating Penn State by a score of 197.350-196.650. The team earned 11 career best marks and earned at least a share of every event title.

The highlight of the meet was the program record tying score of 49.525 on beam. Ella Hodges led the team, and won a share of the event title, with a 9.950. Jojo Warga returned to the lineup with a 9.925 in the anchor spot for the Buckeyes. Tory Vetter also scored a 9.925, followed by Alexis Hankins' first 9.900 of the season. Payton Harris added a 9.825, allowing Ohio State to drop a 9.750 from Ella Hodges. Hodges, Warga, Vetter and Hankins all tied their career highs.

The Buckeyes' final score of 197.350 ties for sixth-best in program history.

Harris won the all-around title with a score of 39.500. She tied for first on vault with a score of 9.875 and won the floor title with a career high 9.950. The Franklin, Wis. native added a 9.850 on uneven bars and a 9.825 on beam.

Nicole Riccardi picked up her first event title of the season on uneven bars, scoring a career best tying 9.950.

The Buckeyes won every team event title. In addition to the program record tying score on beam, Ohio State scored a 49.075 on vault, 49.275 on uneven bars and a 49.475 on floor. The team's performance on uneven bars was a season high.

Also reaching career best marks on the day were Savannah Gonzalez with a 9.875 on floor, Hankins on beam and Vetter with a 9.850 on bars, a 9.925 on floor and a 39.450 in the all-around.

Ohio State Individual Event Scores
Vault: Harris – 9.875; Riccardi – 9.825; Grimes – 9.825; Gregory – 9.800; Washington – 9.750; Vetter – 9.725
Uneven bars: Riccardi – 9.950; Harris – 9.850; Vetter – 9.850; Washington – 9.825; Pritchard – 9.800; Hankins – 9.750
Beam: Hodges – 9.950, Vetter – 9.925; Warga – 9.925; Hankins – 9.900; Harris – 9.825; Pritchard – 9.750
Floor: Harris – 9.950; Vetter – 9.925; Mintz – 9.875; Gonzalez – 9.875; Hodges – 9.850; Washington – 9.675

Up Next
Ohio State heads to Iowa for a dual meet against the Hawkeyes on Feb. 16. The meet starts at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription).

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