Ohio senior Taylor Bolender competes on the uneven bars on Jan. 3, 2016 at the opening meet against Temple. The Chippewas beat the Owls 193.425 to 188.900.
The Chippewas faced Temple in the opener and defeated the owls 193.425-188.9 despite losing senior Kiki Petzold to an injury.
CMU’s 193.425 was the team’s lowest score since last year’s season opener, when the Chippewas defeated Division III UW-Eau Claire 192.550-183.800. CMU entered the meet ranked first in the MAC preseason poll.
Freshman Kasey Janowicz won the All-Around in her first ever collegiate competition with an overall score of 38.