Michigan set the tone on its opening event.
And the No. 12 Husker women's gymnastics team couldn't make up the early deficit in a 197.225-194.800 loss Saturday to the No. 10 Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Nebraska (4-1, 2-1 Big Ten) opened on its strongest event through the early part of the season, uneven bars, but Saturday's score of 48.600 was well below its season average of 49.263. The Huskers rebounded with a 49.100 on vault, led by Ashley Lambert and Taylor Houchin who both scored 9.850s, but the floor exercise score of 48.625 was well below Nebraska's season average (49.