SETTING THE SCENE
The Central Michigan gymnastics team will open Mid-American Conference competition on Saturday (6 p.m.) with a dual meet at Eastern Michigan.
LAST TIME OUT
The Chippewas won their season-opening dual with Illinois State on Sunday at McGuirk Arena, posting a sizzling 196.375 team score. That score was the third-highest in the nation on the season-opening weekend, and a CMU program record for a season-opening meet.
CHIPPEWA LEADERS
CMU swept all four events in its season-opening victory. Denelle Pedrick won the vault with a 9.875; Bryttany Kaplan captured the bars (9.