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Redbirds, Warriors Outscore Titans

NCAA Division I Illinois State University took the lead in the first rotation and coasted to a win over both Winona State University (Minn.) and UW-Oshkosh on Sunday (Jan. 31) in Normal, Ill.

Illinois State University won the triangular with 192.60 points, while Winona State University placed second with 180.00 and UW-Oshkosh third with 179.45. The meet featured all three squads recording their highest score of the season.

UW-Oshkosh reached its overall score by totaling 46.35 points on the vault, 45.575 in the floor exercise, 44.175 on the uneven bars and 43.35 on the balance beam. The Titans tallied season-best scores on both the vault and in the floor exercise.

Illinois State University owned the top three scorers in every individual event and the top effort in the all-around competition. The Redbirds' Erica Schick was a triple winner as she registered first-place scores of 38.175 in the all-around competition, 9.775 in the floor exercise and 9.675 on the uneven bars. Illinois State University also picked up first-place scores of 9.825 on the balance beam from Hannah Deutsch and 9.775 on the vault from Tori Sarantakis.

Stephanie Jenkins (Jr. • Peoria, Ariz.) led UW-Oshkosh by placing second in the all-around competition with a score of 36.60. She also finished fifth in the floor exercise and eighth on the uneven bars with marks of 9.475 and 9.025, respectively.

The Titans' Ryan Metzger (Jr. • Hanover Park, Ill.) contributed a pair of 10th-place finishes by totaling 9.375 points on the vault and 8.725 on the uneven bars.

UW-Oshkosh also received a fourth-place score of 34.05 in the all-around competition from Stefanie Armstrong (Sr. • Kennesaw, Ga.), a seventh-place count of 9.125 on the uneven bars from Mary Ann Oehlerking (So. • Hawthorn Woods, Ill.), a ninth-place figure of 9.20 in the floor exercise from Jill Lindberg (So. • Meridian, Idaho) and a ninth-place mark of 9.00 on the balance beam from Gretchen Fackelman (Sr. • St. Louis, Mo.).

UW-Oshkosh competes with UW-Eau Claire and host UW-La Crosse at the Gershon/McLellan Invitational on Friday (Feb. 5).