Cyclones Claim Pair of Wins in Home Opener

AMES, Iowa - No. 27 Iowa State (2-1) claimed a pair of wins over Iowa (1-1) and Brown (0-2) in their home opener, posting a season-best score of 195.100.

"I think it was very exciting for us to open our season at home hosting these two teams," said Head Coach Ashley Miles Greig. "This team continues to show that we are going to take the steps that are necessary to make improvements, so we're going to keep our heads down, keep working hard and keep improving."

Following their season-opener in Baton Rouge against the defending national champions, the Cyclones bounced back with a solid showing in front of their home faithful. The Cyclones had several strong standouts this evening, including a tie of 9.900s between senior Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa and sophomore Noelle Adams on vault. They finished the tri-meet with a 195.100. The Cyclones had five event winners on the evening: Adams and Bergstrom-Te Slaa on vault, Lauren Thomas on beam, and Haylee Hardin and Adams on floor.

Please note: the win over Iowa was not part of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. That meet will be held later this season in Iowa City. The Cyclones still hold the lead in the series, 11-8, with tennis, gymnastics and softball left.

Vault (49.075)
The Cyclones kicked off the evening on vault. Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa and Noelle Adams were the two leaders each scoring a 9.900 for the Cyclones. Noelle tied her career high on the event. This senior/sophomore duo lead the team last week on vault against LSU as well. For the second straight week, vault was ISU's highest-scoring event.

Paige Wills - 9.700
Hannah Loyim - 9.775
Noelle Adams - 9.900
Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa - 9.900
Haylee Hardin - 9.800

Bars (48.275)
Iowa State's second event of the night was the uneven bars. Sophomore Paige Wills was the standout on bars, earning a 9.775 for the Cyclones. Following close behind her, was senior Bergstrom-Te Slaa, who scored a 9.700. Bergstrom-Te Slaa also earned a new career high with her score this evening.

Lauren Thomas - 9.525
Kaia Bochow - 9.675
Josie Bergstrom Te-Slaa - 9.700
Hannah Loyim - 9.450
Paige Wills - 9.775
Frederique Sgarbossa - 9.600

Beam (49.025)
Leading Iowa State on beam tonight was senior Lauren Thomas (9.850). This is a new season high for her. Following close behind were sophomores Noelle Adams, Lauren O'Brochta and freshman Frederique Sgarbossa. All three tied with 9.825.

Hannah Loyim - 9.700
Lauren O'Brochta - 9.825
Noelle Adams - 9.825
Frederique Sgarbossa - 9.825
Lauren Thomas - 9.850
Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa - 9.200

Floor (48.725)
The Cyclones wrapped up their home opener on floor exercise. Freshman Haylee Hardin and sophomore Noelle Adams tied to earn the event title with scores of 9.825. Following right behind them was senior Hannah Loyim with a 9.800.

Aubree Guinee - 9.625
Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa - 9.650
Ella Schell - 9.600
Hannah Loyim - 9.800
Haylee Hardin - 9.825
Noelle Adams - 9.825

Final Results
Iowa State: 195.100 (VT: 49.075, UB: 48.275, BB: 49.025, FX: 48.725)
Iowa: 194.575 (VT: 48.850, UB: 48.675, BB: 48.850, FX: 48.200)
Brown: 190.300 (VT: 47.575, UB: 47.100, BB: 48.550, FX: 47.075)

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Players Mentioned

Noelle Adams

Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa

Kaia Bochow

Aubree Guinee

Haylee Hardin

Hannah Loyim

Lauren O'Brochta

Ella Schell

Frederique Sgarbossa

Lauren Thomas

Paige Wills

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