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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s gymnastics team will begin its 2021 season with a visit to No. 5 Michigan on Saturday at 4 p.m. Due to the Big Ten Conference’s current policy, there is no public access at Michigan events.
WEEKLY BASICS
SERIES HISTORY
The Wolverines have a 55-23 advantage in the all-time series against the Buckeyes. Saturday’s outing will be the first of two meetings between the programs this season and counts as a non-conference competition.
EXPERIENCED BUCKEYES
Ohio State returns 16 letterwinners from the 2020 season, including 10 upperclassmen. For the third straight year, three Buckeyes earned All-Big Ten laurels, with two honorees – Claire Gagliardi and Colby Miller – returning this season. Last year, 10 different gymnasts scored a 9.900 or higher 19 times, which set a program record. Eleven different Buckeyes claimed 24 individual event titles to assist in winning 16 team event titles.
Robbins matches up for the second time Saturday against Wolverines 7-1 freshman
Hunter Dickinson, who dominated with a career-high 28 points on 12-for-15 shooting and eight rebounds in Minnesota s 82-57 loss in Ann Arbor. Robbins was held to five points on 2-for-9 shooting, four rebounds and three fouls in 23 minutes while limited with a leg injury in the second half.
Dickinson ranks fifth in the Big Ten in scoring (19.7), fifth in rebounding (8.3) and fourth in blocks (1.7) in league games. He leads the conference shooting 70.9% overall. Robbins ranks second on the Gophers in scoring (13.2), first in rebounding (7.2) and leads the Big Ten in blocks (2.6).
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This is probably a given at this point, but The Athletic's Bracket Watch moves Michigan up to a 1 seed. I would expect the same movement will take place with Lunardi and most of the rest of the bracketologists. Here's the relevant section about Michigan:
• The big change this week? Michigan ascends to a No. 1 seed.