PROVO, Utah — The BYU gymnastics team welcomes West Virginia to the Marriott Center for the first Big 12 home meet on Friday evening.
Meet Information
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When: Friday, February 2
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Time: 7 p.m. MT
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Location: Marriott Center
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Live Stream: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
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Live Stats: statbroadcast.com
Team Highlights
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BYU’s vault team and bars squad are ranked No. 26 nationally
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Freshman Ava Jorgensen has scored above a 9.800 in all three meets as a Cougar
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Eliza Millar-Crossman scored season and team high 9.900 on beam in BYU’s first-ever Big 12 matchup
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Melissa Earl earned a new career high on vault with a 9.825
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Kylie Eaquinto (9.875) and Olivia Matern (9.825) earned new career high floor scores
THE COUGARS. No. 28 BYU last competed against Iowa State in its first-ever Big 12 gymnastics meet on Friday, Jan. 19. The Cougars scored a season-high 196.125, scoring above a 49.000 in all four events for the first time this season. BYU came in behind No. 19 Iowa State who scored a 196.900. Millar-Crossman took home the highest beam score of the evening with a season-high 9.900 on the apparatus.
THE MOUNTAINEERS. No. 47 West Virginia last competed against Kent State on Sunday, Jan. 28, taking home the win 194.825-194.05. The Mountaineers scored a season high 49.200 on floor exercise, with four of five gymnasts scoring a 9.8 or higher. WVU’s Abbie Pierson took the top spot in the final all-around final standings with a season-high 39.175.