Junior Caroline Fitzpatrick flips during the meet against Kent State at McGurk Arena, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016.
Despite scoring just .25 points away from the season high at 49.075 uneven bars, CMU couldn't overcome the personnel losses and dropped a conference meet to Eastern Michigan (15-3-1, 5-1 Mid-American Conference) Thursday 196.250 to 194.125.
Southeast Missouri also competed in the meet, scoring a 191.800.
The floor event was the biggest struggle for the Chippewas (12-3, 4-2 MAC), who were without the help of former MAC Gymnast of the Week recipient freshman Kasey Janowicz. The team scored a season low of 47.