Friday, February 19
Provo, Utah
7 p.m. MT
Boise State
196.900
at
197.075
BYU
Upset Bid Falls Short in Provo
2/19/2021 10:02:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
FINAL RESULTS
PROVO, Utah – The 21st-ranked Boise State gymnastics team scored a season high 196.900, but fell short of registering an upset over Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference rival and No. 11 BYU at Smith Fieldhouse, Friday. The Cougars won a tri-meet that also featured Air Force, tying their season high with a 197.075. The Falcons finished third with a score of 192.650.
Boise State, which defeated BYU earlier this season in Boise, set season highs on beam (49.275) and vault (49.125), and tied its season high on bars with a 49.350. The team's 49.100 on floor is tied for the second-highest score of the season in the event.
Senior Emily Muhlenhaupt tied for the individual title on bars, scoring a 9.900 en route to a share of the 13th title of her career. The total is tied with Anne Staker (1989-92) for the sixth-most in Boise State history.
The Broncos led after two rotations, but BYU was able to take the lead following the third. The squads were in a dead heat for the entirety of their final events, but the Cougars moved in front following the last performance of the evening.
"We love competing at BYU. It's a great rivalry and we compete well against each other," head coach Tina Bird said. "Heading into this meet we set a team goal for landings, and we reached it on our last performance of the meet with Courtney Blackson's stuck vault.
"Our seniors continue to pave the way and model ownership of their routines. That is invaluable as our newcomers are following suit."
Blackson set career bests on both bars (9.875) and floor (9.900), leading Boise State in the latter event, and tied her career high on vault (9.850).
Sophomore Adriana Popp set a career high with a 9.900 on beam to lead the Broncos, and freshman Emily Lopez set a career best with a 9.825 on vault.
Redshirt senior Maddi Nilson tied her career high on vault (9.850), tying for the team high with Blackson and junior Samantha Smith.
After being on the road in the Beehive State the last two weeks, the Broncos will close out the regular season with a pair of duals at ExtraMile Arena. First up is the team's final MRGC meet against Southern Utah (Feb. 27; 6 p.m.), followed by a nonconference match-up with Arizona State (March 12; 7 p.m.).
BARS (ROTATION 1)
1. Gabriela Cavinta (9.875)
2. Courtney Blackson (9.875)
3. Maddi Nilson (9.875)
4. Emily Lopez (9.825)
5. Emily Muhlenhaupt (9.900)
6. Talia Little (9.825)
TEAM: 49.350
BEAM (ROTATION 2)
1. Emily Lopez (9.825)
2. Hope Masiado (9.775)
3. Gabriela Cavinta (9.850)
4. Erin Elkabchi (9.825)
5. Adriana Popp (9.900)
6. Emily Muhlenhaupt (9.875)
TEAM: 49.275
FLOOR (ROTATION 3)
1. Hope Masiado (9.800)
2. Samantha Smith (9.625)
3. Erin Elkabchi (9.775)
4. Courtney Blackson (9.900)
5. Adriana Popp (9.750)
6. Maddi Nilson (9.875)
TEAM: 49.100
VAULT (ROTATION 4)
1. Hope Masiado (9.800)
2. Maddi Nilson (9.850)
3. Emily Lopez (9.825)
4. Gabriela Cavinta (9.800)
5. Samantha Smith (9.850)
6. Courtney Blackson (9.850)
TEAM: 49.175
PROVO, Utah – The 21st-ranked Boise State gymnastics team scored a season high 196.900, but fell short of registering an upset over Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference rival and No. 11 BYU at Smith Fieldhouse, Friday. The Cougars won a tri-meet that also featured Air Force, tying their season high with a 197.075. The Falcons finished third with a score of 192.650.
Boise State, which defeated BYU earlier this season in Boise, set season highs on beam (49.275) and vault (49.125), and tied its season high on bars with a 49.350. The team's 49.100 on floor is tied for the second-highest score of the season in the event.
Senior Emily Muhlenhaupt tied for the individual title on bars, scoring a 9.900 en route to a share of the 13th title of her career. The total is tied with Anne Staker (1989-92) for the sixth-most in Boise State history.
She returned to the line-up. She won another bars title.
— Boise State Gymnastics (@BroncoSportsGYM) February 20, 2021
That's 13 now for her career!
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
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The Broncos led after two rotations, but BYU was able to take the lead following the third. The squads were in a dead heat for the entirety of their final events, but the Cougars moved in front following the last performance of the evening.
"We love competing at BYU. It's a great rivalry and we compete well against each other," head coach Tina Bird said. "Heading into this meet we set a team goal for landings, and we reached it on our last performance of the meet with Courtney Blackson's stuck vault.
"Our seniors continue to pave the way and model ownership of their routines. That is invaluable as our newcomers are following suit."
Blackson set career bests on both bars (9.875) and floor (9.900), leading Boise State in the latter event, and tied her career high on vault (9.850).
Sophomore Adriana Popp set a career high with a 9.900 on beam to lead the Broncos, and freshman Emily Lopez set a career best with a 9.825 on vault.
Redshirt senior Maddi Nilson tied her career high on vault (9.850), tying for the team high with Blackson and junior Samantha Smith.
After being on the road in the Beehive State the last two weeks, the Broncos will close out the regular season with a pair of duals at ExtraMile Arena. First up is the team's final MRGC meet against Southern Utah (Feb. 27; 6 p.m.), followed by a nonconference match-up with Arizona State (March 12; 7 p.m.).
BARS (ROTATION 1)
1. Gabriela Cavinta (9.875)
2. Courtney Blackson (9.875)
3. Maddi Nilson (9.875)
4. Emily Lopez (9.825)
5. Emily Muhlenhaupt (9.900)
6. Talia Little (9.825)
TEAM: 49.350
BEAM (ROTATION 2)
1. Emily Lopez (9.825)
2. Hope Masiado (9.775)
3. Gabriela Cavinta (9.850)
4. Erin Elkabchi (9.825)
5. Adriana Popp (9.900)
6. Emily Muhlenhaupt (9.875)
TEAM: 49.275
FLOOR (ROTATION 3)
1. Hope Masiado (9.800)
2. Samantha Smith (9.625)
3. Erin Elkabchi (9.775)
4. Courtney Blackson (9.900)
5. Adriana Popp (9.750)
6. Maddi Nilson (9.875)
TEAM: 49.100
VAULT (ROTATION 4)
1. Hope Masiado (9.800)
2. Maddi Nilson (9.850)
3. Emily Lopez (9.825)
4. Gabriela Cavinta (9.800)
5. Samantha Smith (9.850)
6. Courtney Blackson (9.850)
TEAM: 49.175
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