DENTON, Texas (Feb. 4, 2017) – Texas Woman's University gymnastics returns home to host MIC foe Lindenwood for the first conference matchup of the season Sunday at 1 p.m. inside Kitty Magee Arena followed by a free youth clinic.
 
TEXAS WOMAN'S (1-9, 0-0 MIC) vs. LINDENWOOD (4-4, 0-0 MIC)
Sunday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m.
Denton, Texas (Kitty Magee Arena)
 
About TWU (1-6, 0-0 MIC)
After steadily improving their overall team score throughout each meet this season, TWU had a slight decline at top-ranked Oklahoma on Friday by recording a 193.000 against the Sooners, No. 8 Denver and No 20 Nebraska. The Pioneers are averaging an overall score of 192.225 and are currently ranked 55^th nationally.
 
About Lindenwood (4-4, 0-0 MIC)
The Lady Lions recorded a season-high score of 194.025 during their most recent meet Jan. 28 while earning two victories over Wisconsin-La Crosse and Winona State. LU is nationally ranked two spots ahead of TWU at 53^rd and is averaging a 192.631 on the year.
 
Series between TWU and LU
The Lady Lions hold a slim 6-5 advantage over the Pioneers dating to the 2013 season.
 
Last meeting amongst the Pioneers and Lady Lions
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (Apr. 8, 2016) – Freshmen gymnasts Erin Alderman, Jenna Cashmore and Megan Gentry posted new career highs on their respective events and the Pioneers scored a season-high 194.275 as they finished third at the USA Gymnastics National Championships team semifinals.
 
Brown scored a 195.175 to finish first while the host Lindenwood scored a 195.150 to place second and Yale finished fourth with a 192.350.  Brown and Lindenwood advances to team finals on Saturday.  The Pioneers will miss out on the team finals for the first time in school history as they have advanced to 24 consecutive finals prior to this season.
 
Northrop chosen as Gymnast of the Week
CHICAGO (Jan. 31, 2017) – Bria Northrop of Texas Woman's University has been selected as the Midwest Independent Conference (MIC) Gymnast of the Week, as announced Tuesday.
 
Northrop had another career-setting weekend at TWU's home opener Sunday against Iowa State. This season, the freshman from Shawnee, Kan., has continually improved each meet and upped all four of her event scores against ISU - vault by and bars by .075, beam by .175, floor by .100, and all-around by .425. Northrop tied for the title on floor, came in second in all-around, tied for third on vault and beam, and placed sixth on bars.
 
This is Northrop's first honor and the second of the season for the Pioneers as Schyler Jones earned the award Jan. 10.
 
Last outing for the Pioneers
Norman, Okla. (February 3, 2017) - Texas Woman's University traveled to No.1 Oklahoma for quad meet including No.8 Denver and No.20 Nebraska and finished fourth with a team score of 193.000.
 
The Pioneers started on floor exercise where they alternated competing with Oklahoma who was on vault. Erin Alderman tumbled her way to a 9.700 for the Pioneers to set the tone for anchor Bria Northrop who scored a 9.850. The team finished the first rotation with a 48.325 and was in second place behind the Sooners heading into rotation number two.
 
Lead off gymnast Mallory Moredock led the Pioneers on vault and had the team soaring with a 9.700. Freshman Hunter Vincent was third in the lineup and put up a 9.775 to set a new career-high. Northrop followed with a 9.800 and also recorded a career-best on the event. Schyler Jones anchored with a 9.825 to bring the team score to a 48.825.
 
Jenna Cashmore was a star on the third rotation at uneven bars where she anchored and registered a 9.775. The team hit six-for-six on the event but was unable to gain much ground with a team score of 48.275, but held on to third place over Nebraska.
 
Balance beam was the final rotation and a rocky one as the Pioneers struggled with a few falls. Duo Northrop and Jones both scored 9.800 on their routines in the middle of the lineup, and TWU finished the event with a 47.575 to fall into fourth place in the quad.
 
Northrop finished tying for fourth place on floor and fifth in the all-around competition. Top-ranked Oklahoma dominated the meet with 2016 Olympic Trial Competitor Maggie Nichols scoring a perfect 10 on balance beam. This was the first 10 the Pioneers have seen in competition during the 2017 season.

FloSports to broadcast TWU meet versus Oklahoma Feb. 26
FloSports and FloGymnastics will be live web streaming the Feb. 26 meet between Texas Woman's University and Oklahoma. Coverage will begin at 1 p.m. CST at http://bit.ly/2iJAH43.
This will be the second year of the partnership between TWU and FloSports. Last season, FloSports broadcasted three TWU gymnastics meets.
FloSports and FloGymnastics are known for their regular coverage of women's gymnastics.
To learn more about FloSports and FloGymnastics, head to http://www.flosports.tv and http://www.flogymnastics.com.