In just its second season as a member of the Midwest Independent Conference, the Lindenwood women's gymnastics team finished third at its conference championship event. The Lady Lions scored over 194.000 for the second straight meet to finish in the upper half of the team standings at the MIC Championships.

Lindenwood broke the school record in the uneven bars and scored its second-highest overall score in team history with a 194.250. The Lady Lions finished just 0.250 behind Texas Woman's for second place, and was just over a point behind the championship score of 195.275 which was set by Southeast Missouri. Lindenwood defeated Illinois Chicago (193.525), Illinois State (192.450), and Centenary (191.450).

Individually, the Lady Lions were led by their lone senior Emily Turik who became the first Lindenwood gymnasts to score over 39.000 in the all-around competition. Turik set or tied personal-highs in three events and finished with an all-around score of 39.025. She finished just 0.050 behind the all-around champion and was runner-up for the conference title.

Lindenwood started the competition on the bars and scored a 48.925. It was the highest team score in any event for the program and shattered the previous bars record of 48.550. Courtney Heise was seventh overall in the event with a 9.850, which tied for the second-highest score in program history. Lauren Cartmell also had a top-10 mark of 9.800. Valeri Ingui and Aubree Horn both scored a 9.775 and Turik had a 9.725.

On the beam, the Lions had a mark of 48.500, tying for the second-best mark in program history for that event. Rachel Zabawa led the team with a 9.775, which was seventh overall at the event.  That mark also tied for tenth in program history for the beam. Hannah Rector and Turik also scored above a 9.700 as both had marks of 9.725.

Turik led Lindenwood on its third rotation of the floor with a dazzling performance that scored 9.800. That routine was just the tenth in program history of 9.800 or higher, and it placed Turik third in the competition. Zabawa was second on the team with a mark of 9.750.

Lindenwood ended the conference championships on the vault and had a team score of 48.425, which was fourth-best in program history. Lindenwood leaders Turik and Zabawa both placed in the top-10 with a mark of 9.775.

The Lady Lions will end the season at the USAG Collegiate Nationals which will take place on April 11-13 in Providence, R.I. Lindenwood will learn this upcoming week if it will advance to the nationals as a team for the first time in program history.