PROVO, Utah — BYU gymnastics beat Boise State Friday night at the Marriott Center 196.300-195.025.
On their way to a 196.300, the Cougars put two season-high event scores on the board with a 49.125 balance beam and 49.275 floor score.
Junior Ava Jorgensen competed in the all-around for the second consecutive meet, beating her previous best from Monday with a 39.050.
The Cougars soared on vault in the first rotation. Jorgensen and Deb Silva opened with back-to-back season highs, scoring 9.825 and 9.850, respectively. Senior Kylie Eaquinto rounded out the rotation with a 9.800 to help BYU pull ahead of Boise State 48.950-48.825.
Eaquinto led the Cougars on bars notching a career-high 9.900 in the second rotation. With three other scores of 9.775, BYU ended the rotation with 48.950 over the Broncos’ 48.675 performance on vault.
The Cougars extended their lead over Boise State 97.900-97.500.
BYU showed balance in the beam rotation. Freshman Scarlett Sonnenberg opened with a career-high 9.825. Juniors Chloee Hoke and Alilah Alvarado each posted season-high scores of 9.825 to follow. Beam queen Brynlee Andersen-Broekman’s score of 9.925 marked a season-high for her.
The Cougars’ season-high 49.125 score on the beam rotation grew their lead over the Broncos 147.025-146.475.
Sonnenberg led off the final rotation with a 9.825 floor score. Andersen-Broekman tied her career high with 9.900, her second score above a 9.900 on the night, then Silva and Eaquinto matched with a pair of 9.9's of their own to close out the night.
A season-high floor score of 49.275 sealed the 196.300-195.025 Cougar victory over the Broncos.
Up Next
BYU will head south to Tempe, Arizona for the first Big-12 matchup of the season, taking on Arizona State on Friday, Jan. 16 at Mullett Arena. The meet will be broadcasted on ESPN+ beginning at 7 p.m. MT.