After neither team finished the season the way they would have liked in 2023, both Ithaca and Ursinus are looking to end this season a bit differently. After graduating key contributing seniors from both teams, the Bears and Bombers will be looking to returners and newcomers to fill the gaps left from 2023.
The Bombers opened their season at Brockport last weekend with a solid start, but ultimately succumbed to the Golden Eagles with an end score of 189.525-188.475. This meet resulted in some fantastic highs, but also a couple lows. The Bombers top the charts of highest DIII scores on three events: Nicole Lonski with a 9.725 on vault, Kaylie Goodwin with a 9.800 on beam and All-American Grace Murray with a 9.775 on floor. Unfortunately, the Bombers did count a fall on bars and did not put up their best bars performance, but with small struggles here and there, the Bombers had an excellent opening meet weekend and will be looking for more hits at home this weekend.
The Bears opened their season with a home quad meet. The Bears finished in fourth place with a 182.425 due to a struggle on floor and bars, counting two falls on each. The Bears did put up some high individual scores with a 9.600 from freshman Arianna Ellis, a 9.600 on vault and a 9.500 on beam from…
