Centrum Arena
351 West Center Street Cedar City UT 84720
CEDAR CITY, Utah - In their second meet in four days, the BYU Cougars and Southern Utah Thunderbirds scored almost identical scores in both meets, with SUU earning a win Monday night, 195.600-195.525.
Senior Raquel Willman Hatch notched better scores on all four events than last meet with SUU, tallying a 39.175 all-around score. Sophomore Makenzie Johnson matched the same score from Friday night with an all-around of 39.150. Megan Bain Tidwell also contributed a great all-around performance with scores of 9.800, 9.825 and 9.800 on three events.
BYU gained an early 49.000-48.850 lead after the first event as junior KayCee Gassaway's 9.825 led her team on the uneven bars. No BYU gymnast scored lower than a 9.725 on that event.
On vault, Johnson scored a team-high 9.800 followed by Jordan Schult with a 9.750.
After setting a new personal high on the floor routine Friday night, Gassaway did it again with a 9.825 in Cedar City. Hatch added a 9.850 to give BYU a 49.025, its highest mark of the night.
The Cougars were up after three events, 146.650-146.475, but the Thunderbirds scored a meet-high 49.125 on their final event to squeeze out the victory.
BYU continues its road trip facing Michigan and Kent State on Friday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.
PROVO, Utah - BYU gymnastics faces Southern Utah for the second time in four days, this time on the road at the Centrum Arena in Cedar City.
The two teams faced off Friday night at the Smith Fieldhouse as the Thunderbirds recorded a 195.500-195.375 win over the Cougars. BYU's Makenzie Johnson notched the best all-around score and also led the event on both the vault and floor.
Tonight's competition is one of three meets in eight days for the Cougars. BYU will also compete against Michigan and Kent State on Friday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The meet with SUU begins at 7 p.m. MST and live stats will be available.