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Murphy Shines in Setback at Alabama

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Junior Payton Murphy scored a 9.875 on both vault and beam on Friday night, but the Western Michigan gymnastics team suffered setbacks to Alabama (197.975) and North Carolina (195.325), after finishing with a team score of 194.875.

Murphy totaled a team-best all-around score of 39.350. She scored a 9.750 on bars and a 9.850 on the floor. She had the second-highest all-around score in the meet, behind only Alabama's Luisa Blanco, who totaled a 39.675.

After a slow start on bars and beam for the Broncos (5-2), the team responded with stellar performances on the vault (48.