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No. 21 Broncos Take on No. 15 Arizona State and No. 1 Oklahoma in Tri Meet
3/10/2022 4:00:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
No. 21 Boise State (NQS 196.445)
at No. 15 Arizona State (NQS 196.775)
vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (NQS 198.080)
Friday, March 11 | 7 p.m. MT | Tempe, Ariz.
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THE MEET
No. 21 Boise State travels to Tempe, Ariz., for a tri-meet featuring No. 15 Arizona State and top-ranked Oklahoma. The regular-season finale will take place Friday (March 11) at 7 p.m. MT and can be viewed on the Pac-12 Network.
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LAST TIME OUT
Last time out Boise State took second place at a quad meet hosted by No. 22 Illinois. The Fighting Illini won the meet with a 197.125, while the Broncos scored 196.550 to finish above Central Michigan (196.275) and Northern Illinois (194.475).
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The bars rotation for Boise State tied the third-highest score in program history with a 49.525. Alexis Stokes scored 9.900 and Emily Lopez tied a career high with 9.950. Emily Muhlenhaupt posted 9.975 to tie the program record for the fifth time in her career and took home medalist honors in the event.
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On vault the Broncos scored a season-high 49.275 behind a pair of 9.900s from Courtney Blackson and Lopez. The duo split the individual title on the event for the second-straight week.
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RECORD SETTER
With her win on bars at the Illinois quad meet, Muhlenhaupt passed Lindsay Ward (2004-08) to become the all-time leader in bars victories in program history. Her 21 wins broke Ward's record that stood for over a decade.
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WEEKLY AWARDS
Four Broncos heard their names called when the MRGC announced its weekly awards.
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Blackson and Lopez were each named Co-Specialist of the Week on Vault, while Muhlenhaupt shared the weekly honor on bars. Rounding things out was Adriana Popp who was named Beam Specialist of the Week.
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IN THE RANKINGS
Boise State jumped two spots to No. 21 in the Road to Nationals week-nine rankings with an NQS of 196.445. After back-to-back impressive displays the Bronco bars rotation ranks 12th in the country with an NQS of 49.320.
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Three Broncos rank in the top-20 in bars in Muhlenhaupt (T-5th), Lopez (T-18th) and Stokes (T-20th).
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ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
Oklahoma took over the nation's top ranking this week with an NQS of 198.080. The Sooners rank first in team bars and beam, while Jordan Bowers leads the country on vault with an NQS of 9.965.
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Arizona State enters the meet ranked 15th with an NQS of 196.775 and are led by a vault rotation that 10th-best in the country (NQS 49.260)
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WHAT'S NEXT
Up next for the Blue and Orange is the MRGC Championships taking place in Boise. The conference-championships quad-meet will take place Saturday (March 19) beginning at 6 p.m. MT. Tickets can be purchased on BroncoSports.com.
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at No. 15 Arizona State (NQS 196.775)
vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (NQS 198.080)
Friday, March 11 | 7 p.m. MT | Tempe, Ariz.
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THE MEET
No. 21 Boise State travels to Tempe, Ariz., for a tri-meet featuring No. 15 Arizona State and top-ranked Oklahoma. The regular-season finale will take place Friday (March 11) at 7 p.m. MT and can be viewed on the Pac-12 Network.
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LAST TIME OUT
Last time out Boise State took second place at a quad meet hosted by No. 22 Illinois. The Fighting Illini won the meet with a 197.125, while the Broncos scored 196.550 to finish above Central Michigan (196.275) and Northern Illinois (194.475).
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The bars rotation for Boise State tied the third-highest score in program history with a 49.525. Alexis Stokes scored 9.900 and Emily Lopez tied a career high with 9.950. Emily Muhlenhaupt posted 9.975 to tie the program record for the fifth time in her career and took home medalist honors in the event.
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On vault the Broncos scored a season-high 49.275 behind a pair of 9.900s from Courtney Blackson and Lopez. The duo split the individual title on the event for the second-straight week.
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RECORD SETTER
With her win on bars at the Illinois quad meet, Muhlenhaupt passed Lindsay Ward (2004-08) to become the all-time leader in bars victories in program history. Her 21 wins broke Ward's record that stood for over a decade.
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WEEKLY AWARDS
Four Broncos heard their names called when the MRGC announced its weekly awards.
Â
Blackson and Lopez were each named Co-Specialist of the Week on Vault, while Muhlenhaupt shared the weekly honor on bars. Rounding things out was Adriana Popp who was named Beam Specialist of the Week.
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IN THE RANKINGS
Boise State jumped two spots to No. 21 in the Road to Nationals week-nine rankings with an NQS of 196.445. After back-to-back impressive displays the Bronco bars rotation ranks 12th in the country with an NQS of 49.320.
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Three Broncos rank in the top-20 in bars in Muhlenhaupt (T-5th), Lopez (T-18th) and Stokes (T-20th).
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ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
Oklahoma took over the nation's top ranking this week with an NQS of 198.080. The Sooners rank first in team bars and beam, while Jordan Bowers leads the country on vault with an NQS of 9.965.
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Arizona State enters the meet ranked 15th with an NQS of 196.775 and are led by a vault rotation that 10th-best in the country (NQS 49.260)
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WHAT'S NEXT
Up next for the Blue and Orange is the MRGC Championships taking place in Boise. The conference-championships quad-meet will take place Saturday (March 19) beginning at 6 p.m. MT. Tickets can be purchased on BroncoSports.com.
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