LOGAN, Utah (March, 9, 2001)- In a meet where Utah State tied or broke 15 individual and team highs, the BYU gymnastics team fell to the Aggies 196.025 to 195.500 on Friday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
The Cougars tied a school record on the floor excercise with a 49.525, a score they recorded once before this season against Missouri. The record score included a 9.95 by Kim Little. Utah State's score was the second highest in school history, as they set season highs on every event except the beam.
"This was a 197 waiting to happen and we didn't reach down and pick it up," said BYU coach Brad Cattermole. "Beam was a twilight zone tonight. We've just got to get our brains in the game."
BYU was without the full strength of their top gymnast, Kelly Parkinson, who is nursing a sore back. The Cougars scored low on every event escept for the record performance on the floor.
"I thought we came back and did a great job," said Utah State coach Ray Corn. "It's what we've been waiting for all year long. For some reason tonight we were able to put it all together."
In Utah State's last home meet of the season, Nicole Kilpatrick won the all-around competition with a career-high score of 39.325. For the Cougars, Little was the only gymnast in the all-around and she scored a 38.700.
BYU is back in action on Saturday night when Southern Utah and Stanford come to the Smith Fieldhouse in Provo. The meet will begin at 7 p.m.
RESULTS:BYU 195.500 Utah State 196.025
Vault:
Trisha Driggs 9.725 Kyla Mattioli 9.800
Jeni Lopez 9.700 Jessenia Abrego 9.825
Kari Dye 9.675 Nicole Kilpatric 9.850
Brogan Jacobsen 9.800 Kristen Fargo 9.800
Kim Little 9.200 Megan Woolstenhul 9.825
Bars:
Jeni Lopez 9.800 Mika Houston 9.800
Brooke Craig 9.850 Amanda Jenkins 9.800
Brogan Jacobsen 9.825 Brittnee Penman 9.875
Lindsay Lines 9.650 Tina Ellis 9.875
Kim Little 9.725 Jessenia Abrego 9.875
Kelly Parkinson 9.325 Nicole Kilpatrick 9.825
Beam:
Brooke Craig 9.375 Kirra Seeley 8.600
Karen Froerer 9.300 Mika Houston 9.825
Kim Little 9.825 Kristen Bloom 9.700
Lindsay Lines 9.425 Tina Ellis 9.350
Kari Dye 9.850 Megan Woolstenhul 9.800
Kelly Parkinson 9.850 Nicole Kilpatrick 9.775
Floor:
Brooke Craig 9.725 Kristin O'Dell 9.825
Angie Hickman 9.850 Kristen Bloom 9.625
Candace Cosgrave 9.875 Tina Ellis 9.750
Kari Dye 9.925 Allison Rosenthal 9.875
Jeni Lopez 9.925 Nicole Kilpatrick 9.875
Kim Little 9.950 Jessenia Abrego 9.900
PROVO -- For the first time this season, the BYU women's gymnastics team will compete on back-to-back nights as they travel to Utah State on Friday, then host Stanford and Southern Utah on Saturday.
This weekend will be the second time this season BYU has faced Southern Utah and Stanford. Actually, the Cougars traveled to Stanford just last Saturday, losing to the No. 5 Cardinal 196.875- 195.225.
BYU also traveled to Southern Utah earlier this year on Feb. 12, defeating the Thunderbirds 196.225- 194.150. The Cougars set a school record on the vault in that meet, with a 49.100.
Although BYU has not yet faced Utah State this season, the Aggies will meet BYU twice in the next week. After the meet in Logan on Saturday, Utah State will travel to Provo on March 16.
BYU, at 8-2 on the season, has a regional qualifying score of 195.215, which ranks at No. 18 in the nation. Stanford is No. 4 in the nation with a 196.680, Utah State is No. 34 with a 194.100 and Southern Utah is at No. 48 with a 192.395.
Previous to this season, the BYU women's gymnastics team had only scored above a 196 on three occasions. This season, the Cougars have already equaled that number, scoring above a 196 in three consecutive meets against Utah, Southern Utah and a record-setting 196.900 against Missouri.
The Cougars have set new school records in every event this year except for the beam, including the overall team score. And, BYU's mark of 49.000 on the beam is just shy of the school-record 49.150. Marks of 49.100 on vault, 49.475 on bars, 49.525 on floor and 196.900 overall are all new school records.
