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Huskers hang on to defeat Rutgers in the first Big Ten matchup of the season

In its first Big Ten meet of the season, the Nebraska women's gymnastics team took down Rutgers in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on Saturday afternoon.

The No. 15 Huskers (2-1, 1-0) defeated the Scarlet Knights (1-6, 0-1) 194.850-194.325 at the Livingston Recreation Center behind a strong performance from junior Taylor Houchin. Houchin continued her dominant start to 2019 by taking home three event titles on vault (9.80), on uneven bars (9.90) and in the all-around, posting a 39.450.

Senior Megan Schweihofer posted a season-high score of 9.90 on the balance beam and would go on to win the balance beam event title, the fifth of her career.