PROVO -- The BYU gymnastics team bid farewell to two seniors Friday night as Lisa Willis and Kacie Capra-Callens competed in the final home meet of their careers, helping No. 24 BYU record a team score of 194.600 against No. 6 Utah, who posted a score of 196.725.
"The senior meet is always exciting," said BYU head coach Brad Cattermole. "This is almost the pinnacle for our seniors. But it's also about the score and about hitting. We can do better than we did tonight."
BYU started the meet with a strong performance on the vault, recording a 48.900. Freshman Kiki Berrett and sophomore Hayley Jensen each tied career highs with scores of 9.725 and 9.8, respectively, while freshman Jenna Kerbis posted a personal-best 9.8. Junior Dayna Smart, ranked No. 29 nationally, notched the high score of the night for the Cougars on the event with a 9.875. The Utes, ranked third in the nation on the uneven bars, were forced to count a fall in the event and completed the first rotation with a score of 48.725.
Utah took over the lead on the next apparatus as the Utes recorded a 49.275 on vault while the Cougars turned in a 48.775 on bars, giving Utah a 98.000-97.675 advantage through two events. Competing for just the fourth time this season on bars, Alethea Boon paced BYU with a 9.8 while Aimee Walker-Pond tallied the second-highest score of her career with a 9.775.
The Cougars looked to rebound on the next rotation as they moved to the balance beam where the team is ranked 20th in the nation. However, the beam proved slippery for BYU, who was forced to count a fall resulting in a score of 47.725. Despite the struggles, Jensen and Smart had solid outings as Jensen set a career high with a score of 9.8, and Smart showed why she is ranked 20th in the nation on the beam with a 9.85. Utah also saw a competitor go down in the third rotation on the floor exercise, but the rest of the Utes turned in strong performances, including a 9.975 from Ashley Postell, to propel the team to a score of 49.300 on the event.
A strong finish on the floor exercise was just what the doctor ordered for the Cougars as they got solid outings from Heidi Poulson, Berrett, Kylee Draper, Smart and Capra-Callens in the final rotation and posted a 49.200. Poulson tied her career high with a 9.85 while Smart once again led BYU with a 9.875. The junior co-captain paced the Cougars in all three events in which she competed and was honored as the Cougar of the Meet.
With regular-season competition completed, BYU will now advance to postseason competition. The NCAA Regional fields will be announced on Monday.
"We're down to the end," said Cattermole. "The finish line is in sight. We'll go and give it our best shot. I think we'll do well at Regionals."
Women's Gymnastics Meet Results
Host:BYU Cougars
Meet:Utah Utes @ BYU Cougars 20070330March 30, 2007
Location:MARRIOTT CTR BYU Provo UT 84602Home Meet
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Team StandingTop
Place TeamScore
1 UTAH Utes
196.725
2 BYU Cougars
194.600
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BYU CougarsHome
Head Coach: Brad CATTERMOLETop
GymnastVault
Bars
Beam
Floor
AllArr
BERRETT, Kiki9.725 9.825
BOON, Alethea9.700 9.800 9.300
CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie 9.750 9.650 9.825
DRAPER, Kylee 9.475 9.825
FISCHER, Brittany9.000
GALLUP, Kaylee 9.050
JENSEN, Hayley9.800 9.800
KERBIS, Jenna9.800
POULSON, Heidi 9.850
POULSON, Mckell 9.750
SMART, Dayna9.875 9.850 9.875
WALKER-POND, Aimee 9.775
WILLIS, Lisa 9.700 9.125 9.100
Team Totals48.900 48.775 47.725 49.200 194.600
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UTAH Utes
Head Coach: Greg MARSDENTop
GymnastVault
Bars
Beam
Floor
AllArr
BASKETT, Kristina9.850 9.375 9.850 9.900 38.975
DILUZIO, Annie9.900 9.850
DUKE, Jessica 9.775
FORD, Nicolle9.825 9.900 9.925 9.850 39.500
KIM, Nina9.800 9.850 9.850
POSTELL, Ashley9.900 9.375 9.975 9.925 39.175
RIZZO, Beth 9.775
SHIRE, Sarah9.775 9.825
NEFF, Stephanie 9.225
BIJAK, Daria 9.825 9.825
Team Totals49.275 48.725 49.425 49.300 196.725
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Vault ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 DILUZIO, Annie UTAH Utes9.900
1 POSTELL, Ashley UTAH Utes9.900
3 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars9.875
4 BASKETT, Kristina UTAH Utes9.850
5 FORD, Nicolle UTAH Utes9.825
6 JENSEN, Hayley BYU Cougars9.800
6 KERBIS, Jenna BYU Cougars9.800
6 KIM, Nina UTAH Utes9.800
9 SHIRE, Sarah UTAH Utes9.775
10 BERRETT, Kiki BYU Cougars9.725
11 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars9.700
12 FISCHER, Brittany BYU Cougars9.000
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Uneven Parallel Bars ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 FORD, Nicolle UTAH Utes9.900
2 KIM, Nina UTAH Utes9.850
3 BIJAK, Daria UTAH Utes9.825
4 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars9.800
5 WALKER-POND, Aimee BYU Cougars9.775
5 DUKE, Jessica UTAH Utes9.775
7 POULSON, Mckell BYU Cougars9.750
7 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars9.750
9 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars9.700
10 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars9.475
11 POSTELL, Ashley UTAH Utes9.375
11 BASKETT, Kristina UTAH Utes9.375
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Balance Beam ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 POSTELL, Ashley UTAH Utes9.975
2 FORD, Nicolle UTAH Utes9.925
3 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars9.850
3 BASKETT, Kristina UTAH Utes9.850
3 KIM, Nina UTAH Utes9.850
6 BIJAK, Daria UTAH Utes9.825
6 SHIRE, Sarah UTAH Utes9.825
8 JENSEN, Hayley BYU Cougars9.800
9 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars9.650
10 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars9.300
11 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars9.125
12 GALLUP, Kaylee BYU Cougars9.050
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Floor Exercise ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 POSTELL, Ashley UTAH Utes9.925
2 BASKETT, Kristina UTAH Utes9.900
3 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars9.875
4 POULSON, Heidi BYU Cougars9.850
4 DILUZIO, Annie UTAH Utes9.850
4 FORD, Nicolle UTAH Utes9.850
7 BERRETT, Kiki BYU Cougars9.825
7 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars9.825
7 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars9.825
10 RIZZO, Beth UTAH Utes9.775
11 NEFF, Stephanie UTAH Utes9.225
12 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars9.100
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All Around ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 FORD, Nicolle UTAH Utes39.500
2 POSTELL, Ashley UTAH Utes39.175
3 BASKETT, Kristina UTAH Utes38.975
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Meet JudgesTop
Vault
Judge 1Carole BUNGEBrevet
Judge 2Jenna KARADBIL-LEAVITTNational
Uneven Parallel Bars
Judge 1Wendy ATKINSONBrevet
Judge 2Donna NICHOLSONLevel 10
Balance Beam
Judge 1Carole BUNGEBrevet
Judge 2Donna NICHOLSONLevel 10
Floor Exercise
Judge 1Wendy ATKINSONBrevet
Judge 2Jenna KARADBIL-LEAVITTNational