Saturday, February 27
Boise, Idaho
6 p.m. MT
Boise State
196.775
vs
195.825
Southern Utah
Broncos Upset Thunderbirds
2/27/2021 8:33:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
FINAL RESULTS
BOISE, Idaho – Sophomore Adriana Popp captured titles on beam and floor and senior Gabriela Cavinta picked up a victory on bars, helping to lead the 20th-ranked Boise State gymnastics team to an upset of No. 16 Southern Utah (196.775-195.825) at ExtraMile Arena, Saturday.
The victory, which came in front of a home crowd for the first time in nearly a year, is the Broncos' fifth over a top-25 opponent this season.
The Broncos (6-2, 4-2 MRGC) started their evening with a season-high 49.275 on vault, ultimately leading wire-to-wire in the victory over Southern Utah (4-6, 3-5 MRGC).
Boise State closed the night with a season-high 49.400 on floor.
For Popp, the victory on floor was the second of her career, thanks to a career-high 9.925. Her win on beam with a career-high-tying 9.900 was the first of her career. Cavinta tied her career high with a 9.900 on bars, securing her second-career win in the event.
Junior Samantha Smith and freshman Courtney Blackson led the Broncos on vault with 9.875s, marks that tied and established career bests, respectively.
For the second-straight week Boise State scored at least a 49.000 in each of the four events.
Boise State added a tri-meet to its 2021 schedule, and will travel to Seattle next week to compete against Washington and Stanford, March 7 (Sunday). The meet with the Huskies and Cardinal is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. MT.
NOTABLES
…On vault, in addition to Blackson and Smith setting and tying their career highs, respectively, junior Hope Masiado (9.825) tied her career high and freshman Emily Lopez set her career high (9.850).
… Smith (9.875) and Blackson (9.900) each also tied their career highs on floor.
…For Lopez, her vault was one of two career bests established on the evening, as she also recorded a career-high 9.850 on beam.
…Senior Tatum Bruden saw her first action of the season on both vault (9.850) and floor (9.850).
VAULT (ROTATION 1)
1. Hope Masiado (9.825)
2. Maddi Nilson (9.825)
3. Tatum Bruden (9.850)
4. Emily Lopez (9.850)
5. Samantha Smith (9.875)
6. Courtney Blackson (9.875)
TEAM: 49.275
BARS (ROTATION 2)
1. Gabriela Cavinta (9.900)
2. Courtney Blackson (9.775)
3. Maddi Nilson (9.800)
4. Emily Lopez (9.850)
5. Emily Muhlenhaupt (9.375)
6. Talia Little (9.750)
TEAM: 49.075
BEAM (ROTATION 3)
1. Emily Lopez (9.850)
2. Hope Masiado (9.750)
3. Maddi Nilson (9.750)
4. Erin Elkabchi (9.650)
5. Adriana Popp (9.900)
6. Emily Muhlenhaupt (9.775)
TEAM: 49.025
FLOOR (ROTATION 4)
1. Hope Masiado (9.150)
2. Samantha Smith (9.875)
3. Tatum Bruden (9.850)
4. Adriana Popp (9.925)
5. Courtney Blackson (9.900)
6. Maddi Nilson (9.850)
TEAM: 49.400
BOISE, Idaho – Sophomore Adriana Popp captured titles on beam and floor and senior Gabriela Cavinta picked up a victory on bars, helping to lead the 20th-ranked Boise State gymnastics team to an upset of No. 16 Southern Utah (196.775-195.825) at ExtraMile Arena, Saturday.
The victory, which came in front of a home crowd for the first time in nearly a year, is the Broncos' fifth over a top-25 opponent this season.
The Broncos (6-2, 4-2 MRGC) started their evening with a season-high 49.275 on vault, ultimately leading wire-to-wire in the victory over Southern Utah (4-6, 3-5 MRGC).
Boise State closed the night with a season-high 49.400 on floor.
For Popp, the victory on floor was the second of her career, thanks to a career-high 9.925. Her win on beam with a career-high-tying 9.900 was the first of her career. Cavinta tied her career high with a 9.900 on bars, securing her second-career win in the event.
The Broncos took home 🏅🏅🏅 event championships tonight!!
— Boise State Gymnastics (@BroncoSportsGYM) February 28, 2021
Gabriela Cavinta took the crown on bars while Adriana Popp was the queen of beam and floor👑 #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/Ip0Q4Y5zlZ
Junior Samantha Smith and freshman Courtney Blackson led the Broncos on vault with 9.875s, marks that tied and established career bests, respectively.
For the second-straight week Boise State scored at least a 49.000 in each of the four events.
Boise State added a tri-meet to its 2021 schedule, and will travel to Seattle next week to compete against Washington and Stanford, March 7 (Sunday). The meet with the Huskies and Cardinal is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. MT.
NOTABLES
…On vault, in addition to Blackson and Smith setting and tying their career highs, respectively, junior Hope Masiado (9.825) tied her career high and freshman Emily Lopez set her career high (9.850).
… Smith (9.875) and Blackson (9.900) each also tied their career highs on floor.
…For Lopez, her vault was one of two career bests established on the evening, as she also recorded a career-high 9.850 on beam.
…Senior Tatum Bruden saw her first action of the season on both vault (9.850) and floor (9.850).
VAULT (ROTATION 1)
1. Hope Masiado (9.825)
2. Maddi Nilson (9.825)
3. Tatum Bruden (9.850)
4. Emily Lopez (9.850)
5. Samantha Smith (9.875)
6. Courtney Blackson (9.875)
TEAM: 49.275
BARS (ROTATION 2)
1. Gabriela Cavinta (9.900)
2. Courtney Blackson (9.775)
3. Maddi Nilson (9.800)
4. Emily Lopez (9.850)
5. Emily Muhlenhaupt (9.375)
6. Talia Little (9.750)
TEAM: 49.075
BEAM (ROTATION 3)
1. Emily Lopez (9.850)
2. Hope Masiado (9.750)
3. Maddi Nilson (9.750)
4. Erin Elkabchi (9.650)
5. Adriana Popp (9.900)
6. Emily Muhlenhaupt (9.775)
TEAM: 49.025
FLOOR (ROTATION 4)
1. Hope Masiado (9.150)
2. Samantha Smith (9.875)
3. Tatum Bruden (9.850)
4. Adriana Popp (9.925)
5. Courtney Blackson (9.900)
6. Maddi Nilson (9.850)
TEAM: 49.400
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