Broncos Dominate Aggies in Logan

Friday, February 10

Logan, Utah

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

Utah State

2/10/2023 10:05:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

LOGAN, Utah – Boise State led Utah State following the first rotation and never relinquished the top spot, defeating the Aggies for a second-consecutive meet, 196.075-193.325, Friday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Boise State took advantage of a pair of falls by Utah State on bars, jumping out to a 97.950-96.000 lead through two rotations and was up by a staggering 2.200 points (147.125-144.925) with one event remaining.

The Broncos accounted for the top-two spots on the leaderboard in each of the four events.

Junior Courtney Blackson captured individual titles on both vault (9.875) and floor (9.900). Senior Adriana Popp took second on vault (9.850) and freshman Sydney Leitch finished behind Blackson on floor (9.850).

Junior Emily Lopez secured the victory on bars with an impressive 9.950, the highest score across all four events. The mark was a season best and tied her career-high performance. Blackson garnered silver on the apparatus (9.900).

On beam, sophomore Emma Loyim and Popp tied for first place, collecting scores of 9.850.

Quotables

"It's always fun to get a win on the road. I am proud of the team for battling to surpass the 196.000 mark." -head coach Tina Bird
"There were so many highlights! Erin Morden's bar routine jump started the night. Emily Lopez, Emma [Loyim], and Courtney [Blackson] were superstars as usual. Sydney Leitch anchoring floor and getting a personal best was really fun, and Adriana Popp stuck her vault for the second week in a row." -Bird
"We are really excited to compete in front of our home crowd, Friday! Senior night will be a blast."

Top Broncos

Junior Courtney Blackson tallied a season-high 9.900 on floor and won the event for the first time in her career.
Freshman Sydney Leitch's floor routine secured her a career-high mark of 9.850.
Sophomore Elaina McGovern's 9.800 on bars was a career best.
Senior Erin Morden scored a career-high 9.750 on bars.
Redshirt sophomore Dani Nakayama posted a career-best 9.750 on vault.

Notables

Boise State swept the individual titles for a second-straight meet. Junior Courtney Blackson won both the vault and floor.
Junior Emily Lopez has scored a 9.850 or higher on both vault and bars in all five meets this season.
Senior Erin Morden broke into the lineup for the first time since making her Bronco debut at Oregon State in 2021.

What's Next – Boise State celebrates its five seniors, as it welcomes BYU to ExtraMile Arena, Friday, Feb. 17. The Broncos and the Cougars are scheduled to begin competition at 7 p.m.