ISU Goes on the Road to Compete With Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Iowa State (0-2, 0-0 Big 12) fell to Penn State (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) by a score of 196.150-196.625 on Friday evening.

"This team showed tremendous growth. They showed this preseason that we put in the work. This team came out tonight and showed plenty of grit. We have many more opportunities to continue to build. To go 196 ... that is not even a fraction of what this team is capable of," said Coach Ashley Miles Greig.

Iowa State went on the road for the first time this season. The top score of the night came from freshman Noelle Adams once again with her 9.900 on vault. Last season ISU scored a 196-plus just once (in meet nine) and has done so just two meets in.

The Cyclones got a great showing from Senior Kaia Parker this evening, as she scored 9.850 and higher on both her events. First came on vault with a 9.850 and later in the night on the floor her routine was the top score for ISU of 9.875.

Vault (49.250)
Iowa State was extremely strong on vault with every gymnast scoring 9.825 and higher. This was highlighted by Noelle Adams 9.900 and two 9.850 first from Paige Wills then later by Kaia Parker.

Paige Wills- 9.850
Hannah Loyim- 9.825
Noelle Adams- 9.900
Josie Bergstrom- 9.825
Kaia Parker- 9.850
Emilie Hong- 9.825

Bars (49.075)
On the bars, Laura Cooke led the way once again with her second consecutive 9.850 to begin the season. Four other Cyclones were able to score 9.800 or higher including a new career high for Hannah Loyim with a 9.825.

Loganne Basuel- 9.800
Paige Wills- 9.800
Lauren Thomas- 9.800
Laura Cooke- 9.850
Hannah Loyim- 9.825

Beam (48.900)
ISU ended the night on beam. Hannah led the way for the Cyclones, scoring a 9.850. This capped off an impressive all-around performance from Loyim. Josie Bergstrom made her season debut on the beam with a 9.825.

Lauren O'Brochta- 9.725
Noelle Adams- 9.775
Josie Bergstrom- 9.825
Hannah Loyim- 9.850
Lauren Thomas- 9.725

Floor (48.925)
The Cyclones were led by Kaia Parker on floor today with her score of 9.875 which tied her career high. Loyim was not far behind with her routine, scoring a 9.850. Noelle Adams continued her great start to the year out as well with a 9.825.

Madelyn Manternach- 9.775
Paige Wills- 9.600
Kaia Parker- 9.875
Noelle Adams- 9.825
Hannah Loyim- 9.850

Final Result
Iowa State: 196.150 (VT: 49.250, UB: 49.075, BB: 48.900, FX: 48.925)
Penn State: 196.625 (VT: 49.075, UB: 49.100, BB: 49.150, FX: 49.300)

Vault (VT): Noelle Adams (ISU) | 9.900
Bars (UB): Ava Piedrahita (PSU), Cassidy Rushlow (PSU) | 9.875
Beam (BB): Maddie Johnston (PSU) | 9.875
Floor (FX): Ava Piedrahita (PSU), Bella Salcedo (PSU), Kalea McElligott (PSU) | 9.900
All-Around (AA): Ava Piedrahita (PSU) | 39.475

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Players Mentioned

Noelle Adams

Loganne Basuel

Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa

Laura Cooke

Emilie Hong

Hannah Loyim

Madelyn Manternach

Lauren O'Brochta

Kaia Parker

Lauren Thomas

Paige Wills

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