UAA Posts Record Road Opener
Jan. 26, 2016 MPSF Women's Gym Release 3
ALASKA-ANCHORAGE M'rcy Matsunami tied for second on floor (9.825) and placed third on beam (9.775) and all-around (38.250), as the Seawolves set a program record for a road opener of 191.500 at Bowling Green (Jan. 23). The previous high for a road opener was 191.275 at the 2005 at the Maui Invitational. UAA was also just 0.05 shy of its all-time best in a season-opening meet (191.550 last year vs. Winona State). The Seawolves' beam squad matched its fifth-best score all-time (48.400).
SAN JOSE STATE Marissa Unpingco finished third on beam (9.85), while Kaitlin Won and Maddie Herr shared third all-around (38.275) as the Spartans posted a season-high 194.875 in a tough meet against No. 17 Stanford and No. 23 Cal. In the final rotation, the bars team recorded 48.825, the 12th-best in school history, led by Kaitlin Won and Alyssa Kaschak's 9.80.
UC DAVIS Stephanie Stamates and Katy Nogaki tied for second on beam (9.85), with the latter going for a career-high, leading an Aggie season-best (and No. 7 all-time road score) 194.750 in a challenging tri-meet against No. 13 Boise State and the host BYU in Provo, UT. Dani Judal scored a 9.80 on beam in her season debut in the event. Stamates and Amanda Presswood took part in a six-way tie for third on floor (9.825).
SACRAMENTO STATE tallied 194.425 in a road dual win at Seattle Pacific (Jan. 22). Kalliah McCartney won her second-straight all-around (39.250), finishing at the top on vault (9.825), beam (9.875), and bars (tie, 9.75), and tying for third on floor with Cassie Benning (9.80). McCartney is ranked 24th in the nation all-around (39.163 average). Lauren Rice posted two titles, winning floor (9.85) and tying McCartney and Caitlin Soliwoda on bars (9.75). Rice finished second all-around (38.875). Julia Konner tied for second on vault (9.775) and Alyssa Anderson was third on beam (9.825).
AIR FORCE tallied a season-high 190.500 at the Texas Woman's Quad Sunday (Jan. 24), featuring first-place SE Missouri State, runner-up and host TWU, and third-place Centenary. Highlighting the Falcons was Sarah Neumann's balance beam victory (9.80). Kara Witgen took second on uneven bars with a career-high tying 9.825.
SEATTLE PACIFIC totaled 188.425 in a home meet with Sacramento State (Jan. 22), as three Falcons posted second-place routines. Kristi Hayashida on beam (9.85), Maria Hundley on vault (tie, 9.775), and Ariana Harger on floor (9.825) turned in those placements, while Harger was third all-around (37.700).