Rhode Island at Illinois State Meet Preview 2-08-08 By David F.P. (Scores from Troester.) Notes: Rhode Island has been fighting through the devastating announcement of the cut of their program an embarks upon their longest road trip of the season by traveling out to Illinois State to meet the #40 Redbirds. Illinois State is barely on the outside of the top 36 and will be try to earn a trip to regionals. Highest Season Team Score: Rhode Island: 186.75 Illinois State: 192.775 Lowest Season Team Score: Rhode Island: 185.0 Illinois State: 190.525 Highest Team Event Score: Illinois State: 48.75 on Beam Rhode Island 47.8 on Floor Lowest Team Event Score: Illinois State: 46.425 on Beam Rhode Island: 45.425 on Beam Top Scorers (High scores listed. I often list averages, but generally after more meets.) While all team members contribute in tangible and intangible ways, this is meant to serve as a snapshot of the top scorers for each team on each event. All Around Illinois State: Meaghan Koshman 38.7 Erica Schick 38.675 Rhode Island: Danielle Riportella 37.275 Vault Illinois State: Koshman 9.85, Hannah Deutsch 9.7 Rhode Island: Ananda Fraser 9.7 , Lauren Wasilewski 9.65, Bars Illinois State: Amanda Candler 9.8, Schick 9.775, Koshman 9.75, Robin Weissman 9.725 Rhode Island: Erica Heaney 9.625, Emily Rinaldo 9.575 Beam Illinois State: Koshman 9.875, Schick 9.85, Deutsch 9.8, Orris 9.725, Mulchek 9.7. Rhode Island: Jordana Ginsburg 9.6, Danielle Lee 9.525 Floor Illinois State: Koshman 9.825, Deutsch 9.8, Schick 9.8, Weissman 9.7 Rhode Island: Fraser 9.7, Riportella 9.675, Lee 9.6 Past year’s scorers: This is just a snapshot of some of the high scores from the year before among returnees Illinois State Koshman had a high of 39.025 in the All Around, this consisted of a high 9.825 on Vault, 9.775 on Bars, 9.825 on Beam, and 9.725 on Floor. Prousa competed in the all around and had a high of 38.575, this included a 9.825 on Bars, 9.875 on Beam. Candler had a 9.8 high Bars, Mulchek a 9.8 high on Beam, and Hankosky had a 9.725 high on Bars. URI Vault Fraser’s team high of 9.825 on vault last year makes her the top highest scorer on that event, but Heaney (9.75) and Wasilewski (9.625) aren’t far behind. Only Gurney is gone from their top scorers of last year. Bars Heaney had the high score of 9.825 last year, though Rinaldo outscored that the year before with a 9.925 in 2006. Reyell’s 9.7 leads the rest of a Bars performers. Gurney and Tanner left two gaps in the lineup, but there’s plenty of candidates to fill the spots. Beam Gurney’s 9.725 was the team high score, but Pereira is returning and had a 9.7, Lee picked up a 9.675 high, and Ginsburg a 9.65. Bundra had a 9.6 high, but her and Gurney’s departure leaves Heaney, Hild, and Murphy who also had solid scores. Floor Gurney lead the way with a 9.825 last season, but Fraser had a high of 9.8, and Reyell, Pereira, and Machado all had 9.6 or above. Bundra had a 9.525, but Hild and Murphy matched that high as well. Moves: (From the meet vs. UNH.) Rhode Island Vault Rotation. LEE Yurchenko, Back layout. MACHADO Tsukahara, Back layout. WASILEWSKI Front Handspring, Front Tuck. RIPORTELLA Yurchenko, Back Layout. FRASER Front Handspring, Front Pike. DIAMOND Yurchenko, Back Layout. PEREIRA (exhibition) Yurchenko, Back Tuck. CUTLER (exhibition) Yurchenko, Back Pike. Rhode Island Uneven Bars Rotation. CUTLER Mounts from behind low bar. A variety of aerial transitions. Dismount: 2 back tucks off high bar. THOMPSON Mounts from behind the high bar. Does a release. (I don't know what this move is called she swings forward on the high bar does a full turn, and then straddles, and catches the bar between her legs.) Aerial transition from high to low. Dismount is 2 back tucks off high bar. FRASER Mounts from behind low bar. Turn on low bar. Aerial transition from below low bar to high bar. Grip changes on high bar including turns. Back transition from high to low bar. Dismount is 2 back tucks off high bar. HEANEY Mounts from front of apparatus, pushes off low bar to reach high bar. Turning grip change. Tkatchev. Aerial transition from high to low. Grip change prior to dismount. Dismount is 2 back tucks off high bar. RIPORTELLA Mounts from front of apparatus, pushes off low bar to reach high bar. Turning grip change. Gienger. Aerial transition from high to low. Dismount is 2 back layouts off high bar. RINALDO Mounts from front of apparatus, pushes off low bar to reach high bar. Turning grip change. Jaeger. (Straddled.) Aerial transition from high to low. Dismount is 2 back tucks off high bar. REYELL I believe. (exhibition) Mounts from front of apparatus, pushes off low bar to reach high bar. Grip changes. Gienger. Dismount is 2 back tucks off high bar. Rhode Island Floor Rotation. MACHADO A flourish of dancing sets the stage for pass one... P1: Front Handspring walkout, front full twist, front layout. P2: Roundoff back 1/2 twist, punch front layout. Straddle jump with full turn, tuck jump with full turn. Butterfly, (some sort of dive roll.) P3: Front Handspring walkout, full front twist, punch front tuck. PEREIRA Full turn with leg extended, tuck jump with full turn. P1: Front Handspring walkout, Front 1 1/2 twist. Switch jump into ring jump. (some type of switch split) P2: Roundoff, Back Handspring, back double twist. Wolf jump with full turn. Tuck jump with at least a full turn. P3: Front Handspring, full twist, punch front tuck. DIAMOND Strug I believe. P1: Roundoff, Back Handspring, double back pike. P2: Front Handspring walkout, front layout, front layout. (Some sort of straddle jump.) Straddle jump with half turn. P3: Front full twist. LEE Wolf jump with full turn. P1: Roundoff, Back Handspring, double back pike. Some sort of splits with turns. P2: Front Handspring walkout, Front full twist. Wolf jump with full turn, straddle jump with half turn. P3: Front Handspring walkout, Front layout, Front full twist. Double stag with turn. RIPORTELLA P1: Roundoff, Back Handspring, double back pike. Switch split into ring jump. P2: Front Handspring walkout, Front Handspring, Front Layout Side straddle, wolf jump with full turn Wolf jump with full turn, straddle with full turn. P3: Front Handspring walkout, front full twist, punch front tuck. FRASER P1: Front tuck, Roundoff, Back Handspring, double back tuck. Looks like a strug, straddle full turn, straddle full turn. (A one handed handstand of some kind.) P2: Roundoff, Back Handspring, double back pike. Cat leap with full turn, strug. P3: Front Handspring walkout, front full twist, punch front tuck. REYELL I believe. (exhibition) Wolf full turn. P1: Front Handspring walkout, front 1 1/2 twist switch split to ring jump Wolf with full turn, split jump with full turn. P2: Roundoff, back 1 1/2 twist, punch front tuck. P3: Front Handspring walkout, full twist, punch front tuck.