at UIC, March 5th, 2011

The Redbirds went on the road again on March 5th, 2011. They met another conference rival at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Since the team was away, the girls started on the uneven bars.
Emily Matko began the event, and although she didn’t fall, she received a 9.100 due to a couple of form breaks. Chelsie Seplowin went next and also did not record a fall, but also had a few mistakes, only scoring a 9.025. Jenna Bossle followed, scoring a 9.650. Apples Barrientos went fourth and did excellent, sticking her dismount and scoring a 9.725. Kim Genereux unfortunately fell on her dismount, and only scored a 9.050. Finally, Erica Schick did her routine, scoring a 9.800.
The Birds moved to the vault, where they scored consistently well. Kim Genereux and Marissa Stom both scored a 9.700. Erica Schick and Hannah Deutsch both scored a 9.725, and Apples Barrientos and Jenna Bossle both scored a 9.775. After scoring a 47.325 as a team total on the uneven bars, they scored a 48.700 on the vault.
The gymnasts moved to the floor, where Hannah Meyer began the event and scored a 9.650. Unfortunately, Marissa Stom fell and scored a 9.175 but Kim Genereux followed, posting a 9.675. Apples Barrientos, Hannah Deutsch and Erica Schick rounded out the event with a 9.725, 9.75 and 9.775 respectively. They scored a 48.575 on the event as a team.
Finally, the girls moved to the balance beam, always a treacherous and stressful event to be on last. Marissa Stom started on the event and fell, scoring a 9.0. Kim Genereux went next and Stacie Morris followed, and despite wobbly routines, scored a 9.575 and 9.425 respectively. Erica Schick followed with one of the best routines of her season, scoring a 9.725. Melissa Mann scored a 9.750 and Hannah Deutsch rounded out the event with a 9.85, coming in second in the competition.
Although the Redbirds had a decent meet and scored a 192.925, they lost to the Flames, who scored a 193.475. The two teams would meet again in one week at the Illinois Classic, where the University of Illinois, University of Illinois-Chicago, Northern Illinois and Illinois State compete in a state-wide battle at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL.