It’s the matchup between the top two teams in the MIC this week with the battle of the birds. This is bound to be a close battle, with SEMO entering with the strongest season high, but Illinois State bringing more consistent scores. Illinois State is coming off a season high score at the Metroplex Challenge, while SEMO gained some in-conference confidence after defeating fellow MIC rival Lindenwood at home.
It’s definitely hard to say who will come home with the win here. SEMO had the hot hand in week 4, scoring 196.175, but the Redhawks haven’t quite replicated that magic just yet. Meanwhile, the home team Redbirds, have been building the past few meets.
Routines to watch out for are quite plentiful, including Jaye Mack on floor, Angelica Labat on any event she touches, Madison Greene on floor, Lindsay Ockler and Jolie Miller on bars… I could go on and on. Needless to say, this one is bound to be a nail biter full of high flying gymnastics, so stick around!
Rotation 1: Illinois State VT, SEMO UB
Also, I forgot to mention this earlier, but we’re getting to see the MIC gymnast of the week in Taylor Ingle and MIC performance of the week athlete in Nirel Bart-Wiiliams.
Apparently J’Chelle Heard, the Coaches’ Choice this week, is having some…
