Brown, Stamates Lead Aggies in Tight Win
Feb. 9, 2016 MPSF Women's Gym Release 5
UC DAVIS Stephanie Stamates delivered a clutch first-place 9.85 floor routine to close the home dual with San Jose State (Feb. 5), putting the Aggies over the top, 194.375-194.225. She added a second-place 9.80 beam, and currently ranks tied for sixth in the west region in that event (9.825 average). Alexis Brown won three titles, placing on top of the beam (9.825), vault (tie, 9.825), and bars (9.90). Brown's 9.90 bars score made her just the seventh gymnast in UCD history to reach that mark (also tied for 13th in MPSF history).
ALASKA-ANCHORAGE M'rcy Matsunami tied the fifth-best all-around in program history (38.975), before the largest crowd to ever watch a gym meet in Anchorage, as the Seawolves hosted BYU (Feb. 6). Her all-around led the Seawolves to a team total of 191.100. Matsunami posted a second-place tying 9.80 on bars, 9.825 on beam (career-high, T-4th in UAA history), and 9.70 on floor. Simone Penker added 37.950 all-around.
SACRAMENTO STATE made it 10-straight meets of at least a 194 total, this time putting up 194.300 at home Friday (Feb. 5) against Seattle Pacific (193.050). Lauren Rice tied her career-high on floor (9.725), and placed first on vault (9.825), bars (9.825), and beam (9.85, career-high) for a 39.225 all-around victory. The Hornet floor squad tallied its second MPSF season-high 49.075 for the year, led by first place 9.875 scores from Jesse Williams (career-best) and Cassie Benning. Courteney Ng posted a career-high on bars (9.775), placing second. Sac State ranks 17th in the nation this week on floor, and 23rd on beam.
SAN JOSE STATE Erica Matos grabbed at least a share of the vault title for the third time this season, going 9.825 and a first-place tie, as the Spartans took UC Davis down to the wire on the road (Feb. 5). Kaitlin Won was the all-around winner (38.825). Maddie Herr was third on floor (9.80) and beam (9.775).
SEATTLE PACIFIC scored 193.050, a season-high by over three full points, in a dual meet at Sacramento State (Feb. 5). The Falcons totaled season-bests in each event, en route to their 21st best overall score in program history. Ariana Harger was second all-around with a career-high 38.625. Maria Hundley tied for second on vault (9.80). Kristi Hayashida was third on beam (9.80) as was Breanna Beltran on bars (9.750) and Lauren Glover on floor (tie, 9.825).
AIR FORCE posted a season-high 191.875 in a home dual win over Centenary (187.900), avenging an earlier loss to the Ladies. Casey Bell registered a career-high 9.800 to win the floor exercise, while Shannen Kelly posted a season-high 9.725 to finish first on the balance beam. Darby Germain and Brittney Reed shared the win on uneven bars with matching 9.625 scores, with Reed claiming a career-high. Sarah Neumann tied for second on beam (9.675), and Kara Witgen went 38.150 for an all-around win.