Some meets are about the score. Sunday’s wasn’t.

Inside Jenison Field House, the final home meet of the season for the Michigan State Spartans women’s gymnastics team felt less like a competition and more like a celebration — a farewell to the seniors who had dedicated years to the program.

By the end of the afternoon, MSU beat Brown 197.500-194.650. But the story of the meet wasn’t in the numbers; it was in the routines, the perfect 10 and the final goodbye that left the arena in tears.

MSU opened on the uneven bars, where sophomore Kendall Abney delivered one of the cleanest routines of the rotation. She floated through her skills and stuck the dismount, earning a 9.900 and energizing the crowd early.

Senior Sage Kellerman followed, stepping onto the bars for one of her final home routines. Chalk dust floated in the air around her hands as she moved with calm precision, landing her dismount for a 9.920. Teammates erupted from the sidelines, cheering for every part of her journey.

Senior Naya Howard added a 9.75, solidifying the team’s early momentum and setting the tone for the rest of the meet.

Later in the meet, the Spartans moved to the balance beam, where junior MaKayla Tucker delivered a composed routine, earning a 9.8.

But the moment that defined the day came on the floor exercise. Senior Nikki Smith stepped onto the mat, and the energy in the arena changed.

Floor is where gymnastics combines art with athleticism. Smith danced, tumbled and soared through her routine with a confidence built from years of experience. Every leap, every connection and every landing carried the weight of her final home performance.

As she prepared for her last tumbling pass, the crowd held its breath. She launched into the air, landed flawlessly and struck her final pose.