Gymnastics lands meaningful win over rival Kent State

Mikayla Carter | Assisstant Photo Editor

Junior all-around Katy Clements performs her routine on the vault on Feb. 19 in the Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

KENT, OHIO — Gymnastics knocked off Mid-American Conference rival Kent State on Sunday 195.775 to 195.675, posting its highest score of the season.

“This is such a big rivalry, its going to mean a tremendous amount for us,” said head coach Jerry Reighard.

The Chippewas improved to 7-3 overall and 2-2 in the MAC.

“None of us were sure of the results until (Kent State's) final floor competitor finished,” Reighard said. “Mentally, this was really good for us. It’s really what we needed. Our landings were so important today…