All-Around freshman Hayley Porter performs her beam routine on Jan. 8 in McGuirk Arena.
Head coach Jerry Reighard said he knew Sunday's gymnastics meet would be statement meet for his team.
The Chippewas opened Mid-American Conference play with a win against Western Michigan, 194.950 to 192.900.
The victory moves CMU to 2-0 on the season.
“I told the team this was going to be a coming out party for us,” Reighard said.
The Chippewas came out strong on the first event bars with a 49.050 score led by junior Bryttany Kaplan’s 9.875.
Sophomore Gianna Plaska scored a 9.