Seawolves Open Alaska Airlines Center in Style
Jan. 13, 2015 MPSF Women's Gym Release 2
ALASKA-ANCHORAGE opened the brand new Alaska Airlines Center on Jan. 8 with a 191.550-178.450 dual win over Winona State. M'rcy Matsunami won three events (V-9.725; UB-9.725; BB-9.75) and placed second in another (FX-9.65), en route to the sixth best all-around in program history (38.850). In the second of the two-meet series on Jan. 10, Simone Penker tallied a career all-around (38.675), leading a 192.250-185.275 Seawolves win, the eight-best total in school history. UAA had a minimum of the top-three placements in each event during the second meet.
UC DAVIS scored 193.025 in a win at Seattle Pacific on Jan. 9. Alexis Brown tied for first-place on vault (9.775), and was second on beam (9.80) and fourth on bars (9.65). Cassandra Quebral tied Brown with a career-high on beam (9.80). Kala DeFrancesco tied for first-place on both vault (9.775) and floor (9.725), while sharing second on bars with Lisa Wiktorski (9.70).
SAN JOSE STATE took on No. 10 Stanford on Jan. 9, totaling 193.175. Cami Guyer led the Spartans with a 39.050 all-around victory. She tied her career-best with a 9.80 on vault to finish third and added a 9.825 on floor for another third-place with Maddie Herr. Herr went on for a third-place all-around (37.125).
SACRAMENTO STATE competed in its home opener on Jan. 9 against No. 14 California. Kalliah McCartney and Alyssa Anderson shared second-place on beam (9.80), and Cassie Benning recorded a second-place floor routine in the final rotation with a career-high tying 9.825. Freshman Lauren Rice tallied a runner-up all-around (38.975) with at least 9.70 in each event.
SEATTLE PACIFIC Ariana Harger tied for first on floor (9.725) in her collegiate debut in a home dual with UC Davis. Harger placed fourth on the vault with a team-best 9.750. The Falcons registered their highest season-opening score in nine years with a mark of 191.200. Sydney Clark, the lone all-arounder in the meet, shared the floor win with Harger. Kristi Hayashida won beam with a career-high (9.825).
AIR FORCE traveled to Utah State on Jan. 9 to open the 2015 season, a 193.975-186.675 Aggie win. Falcon Jessica Wallander posted a first-place finish on vault (9.85), while Lindsay Ebel finished second on beam (9.775).