Maryland vs. Rutgers & #17 Illinois
January 23, 2021
Rutgers Athletic Center
1:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md.— The Maryland gymnastics team will return to competition this weekend in Piscataway, N.J. where they will join the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Illinois Fighting Illini.
The meet will start at 1 p.m. on BTN+. Live Stats will be available here.
The Terps where originally scheduled to meet this weekend in the Xfinity Center with Michigan State. The meet was postponed due to COVID-related concerns.
Last Time Out
Maryland is coming off a 194.875 season opening victory over Penn State. The Terps are now 1-0 (0-0, B1G).
Sophomore Reese McClure earned a career-high 9.925 on the balance beam. She is currently tied for third on the balance beam nationally and ranks second in the Big Ten.Â
Maryland either won or tied for the first place title on all four rotations. Five gymnasts including Audrey Barber, Collea Burgess, Alexsis Rubio, Emma Silberman and McClure each contributed to 10 total podium finishes.
Maryland finished the meet with team scores above 49.0 on both vault and floor. The Terps are nationally ranked No. 10 on both events.
The opponentS
This will be Rutgers' first meet of the 2021 season. The Scarlet Knights finished the 2020 season ranked 44th in the nation with an RQS of 195.085.
The Illinois Fighting Illini are currently ranked 17th in the nation after posting a 195.475 in their first meet of the season. The Illini's best event in beam where they rank 12th. Â
