Friday, January 5
Salt Lake City, Utah
7 p.m.
Boise State
194.350
at
197.300
No. 4 Utah
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Broncos Battle No. 4 Utes in 2024 Season Opener
1/5/2024 10:13:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
SALT LAKE CITY – The Boise State gymnastics team was defeated by No. 4 Utah, 197.300-194.350, Friday night at Jon M Huntsman Center.
Senior Courtney Blackson led the team, earning the top scores on both vault (9.825) and floor (9.875).
The Broncos started off the night on bars. Senior Emily Lopez posted the squad's top score with a 9.875. Fifth-year Adriana Popp helped lead the charge for the Broncos during the second rotation on vault, scoring a 9.800.
Blackson continued to shine in the team's third rotation on floor with a score of 9.875. Junior trio Emma Loyim, Elaina McGovern and Blake Pascal recorded a 9.825, 9.800 and 9.825 on floor, respectively. As a team, the Broncos posted their highest score in a rotation at 48.950.
Boise State concluded its competition on beam. Loyim led the Broncos with a score of 9.775, followed by Sydney Leitch, whose 9.750 mark was a career best.
Quotable
Boise State hits the road again, traveling to West Valley City, Utah for the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad on Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Maverik Center.
Senior Courtney Blackson led the team, earning the top scores on both vault (9.825) and floor (9.875).
The Broncos started off the night on bars. Senior Emily Lopez posted the squad's top score with a 9.875. Fifth-year Adriana Popp helped lead the charge for the Broncos during the second rotation on vault, scoring a 9.800.
Blackson continued to shine in the team's third rotation on floor with a score of 9.875. Junior trio Emma Loyim, Elaina McGovern and Blake Pascal recorded a 9.825, 9.800 and 9.825 on floor, respectively. As a team, the Broncos posted their highest score in a rotation at 48.950.
Boise State concluded its competition on beam. Loyim led the Broncos with a score of 9.775, followed by Sydney Leitch, whose 9.750 mark was a career best.
Quotable
- "I'm extremely proud of the way our team handled themselves in our first meet of the 2024 season," said head coach Tina Bird. "We're excited to get back home to Boise so we can do some work before heading back to Utah next week for the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad."
- Emily Lopez earned the meet's second-highest score on bars (9.875).
- Elaina McGovern's vault performance earned her a career-high mark of 9.700.
- Sydney Kho (9.675) and Sydney Leitch (9.750) recorded career-bests on beam.
- Blackson and Lopez secured the Broncos' highest score with a 9.875 on bars and floor, respectively.
- Two freshmen made their Boise State debuts in Victoria Smirnov and Mahleea Werline.
- Courtney Blackson was Boise State's top performer in two of her three events.
- Six Broncos eclipsed the 9.800 mark – Blackson on floor and vault, Lopez on bars, Loyim on floor, McGovern on vault, Pascal on floor and Popp on vault.
Boise State hits the road again, traveling to West Valley City, Utah for the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad on Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Maverik Center.
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