Lopez and Vulaj Take Home Event Titles

Friday, March 7

Cedar City, Utah

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

196.300

196.900

#21 Southern Utah

Photo by: Boise State University

3/7/2025 8:26:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

CEDAR CITY, Utah – Emily Lopez and Alyssa Vulaj highlighted No. 29 Boise State's performance against No. 21 Southern Utah as the Broncos lost, 196.900-196.300.

Lopez earned the beam title on the night, while Vulaj was named co-champion on vault.

The Broncos started off the meet strong on bars with a team score of 49.225. Five of the six performances recorded a score of a 9.800 or higher with junior Sydney Leitch leading the way with a career-high 9.875.

Vulaj paved the way for the Broncos' 48.875 on vault with a 9.875, earning her a share of the event title. She was followed by freshman Noelle Ball, who put up a career-high 9.825.

Boise State posted a 49.025 team score on floor. Vulaj and Elaina McGovern both scored a team-high 9.850 on the apparatus.

Lopez scored a 9.900 on beam to earn the event title, helping the Broncos tie their season-high 49.175 team score. Boise State posted five 9.800s or above on beam as well.

Top Broncos

Emily Lopez was named beam champion with a 9.900.
Alyssa Vulaj earned vault co-champion with a 9.875 and tied for third on floor with a 9.850.
Sydney Leitch tied for second on bars, scoring a 9.875.
Kristina Shchennikova tied for second on beam, posting a 9.850.
Elaina McGovern tied for third on floor as she recorded a 9.850.

Notables

The Broncos tied their season-best on beam with a 49.175.
Lopez won the beam title for the first time this season and seventh time in her career.
Vulaj notched her fifth vault title of the year and ninth of her career.
Boise State's team score of 196.300 is the second-highest of the season.
Southern Utah earned its 31st win over Boise State, the Broncos still lead the series 49-31.
Noelle Ball scored the highest among all freshmen on vault at the meet.
Kristina Shchennikova notched the highest bars and beam score among all freshmen at the meet.
Ball notched a career-high on vault with a 9.825.
Bridget Kemp has notched at least a 9.800 on floor in the last five-consecutive meets.
Sydney Leitch recorded a career-high 9.875 on bars.
Southern Utah's team score of 196.900 is the highest of the season.

Quotables

"What an exciting meet," head coach Tina Bird said. "I am proud of the way the team competed tonight. Alyssa Vulaj had a fantastic evening and helped set the tone for us moving forward. Emily Lopez with another beautiful beam routine and win on the event was a highlight for us. It was also so great to have Elaina's stellar performance on floor back!"

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