What is a buckeye anyway? Many people pose this question, but when Penn State dominates its rival Ohio State, all answers are irrelevant. What matters is that the Buckeyes were handed a gift-wrapped loss this weekend as the Penn State women's gymnastics team swept them away with a season-high score, winning 196.625-193.675.

Senior Meredith Hoover received her second all-around title this spring with a season-high score of 39.325. Her teammate, senior Jennifer Orlando, also came away with a personal best, setting a career high with a 39.275 to place second.

Orlando achieved another feat this weekend, as she earned her second vault title of the season with a career-high 9.950, the only time in Penn State history that a gymnast scored a 9.950 or higher in the event.

"[Scoring a season-high] was great, and we went in there thinking all we can do is what we're capable of -- not worrying about the other team," Orlando said.

Orlando was also very happy with her vault performance. She received a high score for the second weekend in a row, and it built her confidence.

"I'm happy with the team, everyone stepped up and showed how it's a team sport," Orlando said. "One person made a mistake on beam, and Meredith came back and pulled it back in -- she was the last person to go, so it was a great thing to do."

Senior Michelle Ilg said the team was really excited to get back into competition after a weekend off.

"We went out with confidence and hit like we do in practice," Ilg said.

Other accomplishments include freshman Katie Perret, who had a career-high score of 9.800 on vault. Hoover, a team captain, put her mark in history before graduation as she earned a career-high of 9.975 on beam, the highest mark of any Penn State gymnast on any event this season and just scraping the school-record 10.00. Hoover became only one of five athletes ever to score a 9.975 or higher on the beam and the first to do so in three years.

Orlando said this meet was a confidence builder and the team knows it's capable of scoring a 196 or higher, having achieved it twice. The high score helps the Lions' rankings and improves their chances to be in the top 18, which is their goal.

Coming off a bye week helped the team get a break and work on little things they needed to perfect.

"Having such a good win now, we are excited for the next meet," Ilg said. "We can even do better than that, there is always room to improve."