Emily Lopez Makes History, Broncos Conquer Cougars on Senior Night

Friday, February 17

Boise. Idaho

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

BYU

Emily Lopez celebrates her perfect 10.000 on bars against BYU, Feb. 17.

Emily Lopez Makes History, Broncos Conquer Cougars on Senior Night

2/17/2023 11:30:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

BOISE, Idaho – Junior Emily Lopez scored the first 10.000 on bars in Boise State history, and the Bronco gymnastics team cruised to its third-straight victory, defeating BYU 196.500-194.925 Friday night at ExtraMile Arena.

Boise State jumped out to a 1.100 advantage in the first rotation thanks to a 49.300 performance on vault. A pair of 9.900 from junior Courtney Blackson and Lopez, and a 9.875 from senior Adriana Popp led the way.

Lopez stole the show in the second rotation, bringing the 2,277 fans inside ExtraMile Arena to their feet by scoring a 10.000 on bars. The perfect score capped a 49.125 team display to help the Broncos increase their lead to 98.425-97.025.

Boise State's advantage continued to grow in the third rotation, as the team posted a score of 49.150 on beam. The event was highlighted by 9.875 performances from Lopez and sophomore Emma Loyim.

In the fourth and final rotation, three scores of 9.850-or-better on floor sealed the senior-night victory for Boise State.

Quotables

"Senior night is always emotional! To have been part of their lives for four-plus years and see them blossom into amazing adults is so special. Each one of our seniors has made such an impact on our team." -head coach Tina Bird
"One of our goals each year is to make Bronco history, and tonight, Emily Lopez did just that! It was such an amazing routine and so deserving of a 10!" -Bird
Courtney [Blackson] continues to impress with each routine, and Erin Elkabchi was so solid on beam for her senior night." -Bird
[Adriana] Popp had another top vault that I believe can score a 10 on any given night, and, as always, her beam routine was so exciting." -Bird

Top Broncos

Junior Courtney Blackson notched a season-high 9.925 on floor to take home the event title. Blackson also shared individual honors on vault with Junior Emily Lopez, scoring a 9.900.
Lopez captured two event titles, scoring a perfect 10.000 to win on bars while sharing the honors on vault (9.900).
Sophomore Alyssa Vulaj set a career-high 9.850 on floor.

Notables

Junior Emily Lopez is just the fifth Bronco in program history to record a perfect 10.000 on any apparatus, and the first since Ciera Perkins did so on vault in 2015.
Boise State notched a season-best score of 196.500. The Broncos have surpassed the 196.000 threshold in three-straight meets.
Boise State celebrated its five seniors during Friday night's meet in Erin Elkabchi, Talia Little, Erin Morden, Adriana Popp and Kayli Tran.
Boise State set a season-high for attendance with a crowd of 2,277.

What's Next – Boise State has a short turnaround, as it travels to Cedar City, Utah for a Wednesday meet against Southern Utah (Feb. 22). It marks the Broncos' final MRGC regular-season matchup of the season. The meet is set to start at 7 p.m. MT with livestreaming available on ESPN+.