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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Iowa set to take on No. 17 Illinois

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team hits the road to Champaign, Ill., to take on No. 17 Illinois today.

On Jan. 24, the GymHawks hosted No. 9 Nebraska in Carver-Hawkeye. Iowa posted its second-highest team score this season (193.250) in front of a season-high home crowd of 1,641 fans. The Hawks were able to accomplish this without their usual lineup because of a plethora of injuries.

Freshman Mollie Drenth was the only all-around competitor for Iowa, and she posted a score of 38.325. The Hawks posted a season-best score on vault (48.500).

This will be the team’s second conference matchup of the season. Illinois (3-1, 0-1) lost to No. 14 Minnesota in its Big Ten opener on Jan. 25, 196.225-195.350. Despite an injury-plagued season, the Hawkeyes have vastly improved their team score from the start of the season to now.

The meet is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in Huff Hall. The dual will appear on the Big Ten Network as a tape-delay at 9 a.m. Saturday.

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