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PROVO -- The BYU women's gymnastics team had its most complete effort of the season on its way to a season-best 194.875 against the Boise State Broncos in the Smith Fieldhouse Saturday night.
"I'm pleased with our performance. The girls went out and hit their routines when they needed to," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. "When we stick like we're capable of, we're a very good team."
Four Cougars had individual season or career highs on multiple events to pace a very balanced BYU effort. Even student coaches Meghan Donahue and Lena Johnson contributed to the win as the team awarded the outstanding Cougar(s) of the meet award to the two coaches for their help throughout the season.
BYU came out a little slow on vault in their first rotation but still managed to post a 48.525. The bars were slippery for the Broncos at the same time however and the Cougars took advantage of the Broncos' struggles for a 48.525 -- 47.225 lead after the first rotation. Dayna Smart led the way for BYU with a first-place 9.825 while Alethea Boon was third at 9.750.
After posting their highest score of the season on bars at Arizona, the Cougars followed it up with a strong 49.000 in their second rotation. Kylee Draper scored a career-high 9.875 to tie with Kacie Capra for first place. Cassie Myers added a 9.825 and Lisa Willis had a season-high 9.800 to round out the Cougars' balanced scoring.
"We've done well on bars lately," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. "I was pleased with how the girls stayed positive after the first rotation and went and stuck their routines."
Boon led the way for the Cougars on beam in the third rotation tying her career-high 9.850. Smart and Kandis Kelly each added a 9.800 while Capra recorded a 9.750. The Broncos' Katie Dinsmore also recorded a 9.850 to tie with Boon for first-place honors.
BYU tied their season-high 48.875 on floor in its last rotation despite having to count three steps out of bounds. Willis and Boon tied for first with Boise State's Dinsmore with season-highs 9.825. Draper added a career-best 9.775 for the Cougars.
BYU's Capra captured first place in the all-around with a 38.950. The Broncos' Taylor Jacobs was second at 38.500.
BYU will be back in action Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse when the Cougars host in-state rival Southern Utah for senior night.
Women's Gymnastics Meet ResultsHost: BYU Cougars
Meet: BSU Broncos @ BYU Cougars 20060311 March 11, 2006
Location: Smith FieldHouse BYU Provo UT 84602 Home Meet
Contents: Event Results Team Results
Vault Team Standing
Uneven Parallel Bars BYU Cougars
Balance Beam Boise St. Broncos
Floor Exercise Judge List
Team Standing Top
Place Team Score
1 BYU Cougars 194.850
2 Boise St. Broncos 191.850
BYU Cougars Home
Head Coach: Brad CATTERMOLE Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
BOON, Alethea 9.750 9.850 9.825
CAPRA, Kacie 9.600 9.875 9.750 9.725 38.950
DRAPER, Kylee 9.875 9.050 9.775
FISCHER, Brittany 9.700
HARVEY-MATTHEWS, Jennifer 9.150
JACOBS, Sierra 9.650 9.650
JENSEN, Hayley 9.000 9.625
KELLY, Kandis 9.800
MYERS, Cassie 9.825
SMART, Dayna 9.825 9.800 9.725
WILLIS, Lisa 9.800 9.250 9.825
Team Totals 48.525 49.000 48.450 48.875 194.850
Boise St. Broncos
Head Coach: Yvonne "Sam" SANDMIRE Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
ALDRICH, Kristin 9.650 8.950 9.800 9.700 38.100
CUARESMA, Kea 9.200 9.750 9.400 9.750 38.100
DINSMORE, Katie 9.700 8.900 9.850 9.825 38.275
OBERG, Tara 9.300
WARD, Lindsay 9.575 8.825 9.375 9.450 37.225
ACHTER, Courtney 9.775
CRAFT, Shaniece 9.775 9.575
JACOB, Taylor 9.600 9.850 9.325 9.725 38.500
Team Totals 48.300 47.225 47.750 48.575 191.850
Vault Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars 9.825
2 CRAFT, Shaniece Boise St. Broncos 9.775
3 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars 9.750
4 FISCHER, Brittany BYU Cougars 9.700
4 DINSMORE, Katie Boise St. Broncos 9.700
6 JACOBS, Sierra BYU Cougars 9.650
6 ALDRICH, Kristin Boise St. Broncos 9.650
8 CAPRA, Kacie BYU Cougars 9.600
8 JACOB, Taylor Boise St. Broncos 9.600
10 WARD, Lindsay Boise St. Broncos 9.575
11 CUARESMA, Kea Boise St. Broncos 9.200
12 JENSEN, Hayley BYU Cougars 9.000
Uneven Parallel Bars Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars 9.875
1 CAPRA, Kacie BYU Cougars 9.875
3 JACOB, Taylor Boise St. Broncos 9.850
4 MYERS, Cassie BYU Cougars 9.825
5 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars 9.800
6 ACHTER, Courtney Boise St. Broncos 9.775
7 CUARESMA, Kea Boise St. Broncos 9.750
8 JENSEN, Hayley BYU Cougars 9.625
9 HARVEY-MATTHEWS, Jennifer BYU Cougars 9.150
10 ALDRICH, Kristin Boise St. Broncos 8.950
11 DINSMORE, Katie Boise St. Broncos 8.900
12 WARD, Lindsay Boise St. Broncos 8.825
Balance Beam Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars 9.850
1 DINSMORE, Katie Boise St. Broncos 9.850
3 KELLY, Kandis BYU Cougars 9.800
3 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars 9.800
3 ALDRICH, Kristin Boise St. Broncos 9.800
6 CAPRA, Kacie BYU Cougars 9.750
7 CUARESMA, Kea Boise St. Broncos 9.400
8 WARD, Lindsay Boise St. Broncos 9.375
9 JACOB, Taylor Boise St. Broncos 9.325
10 OBERG, Tara Boise St. Broncos 9.300
11 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars 9.250
12 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars 9.050
Floor Exercise Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars 9.825
1 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars 9.825
1 DINSMORE, Katie Boise St. Broncos 9.825
4 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars 9.775
5 CUARESMA, Kea Boise St. Broncos 9.750
6 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars 9.725
6 CAPRA, Kacie BYU Cougars 9.725
6 JACOB, Taylor Boise St. Broncos 9.725
9 ALDRICH, Kristin Boise St. Broncos 9.700
10 JACOBS, Sierra BYU Cougars 9.650
11 CRAFT, Shaniece Boise St. Broncos 9.575
12 WARD, Lindsay Boise St. Broncos 9.450
All Around Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 CAPRA, Kacie BYU Cougars 38.950
2 JACOB, Taylor Boise St. Broncos 38.500
3 DINSMORE, Katie Boise St. Broncos 38.275
4 ALDRICH, Kristin Boise St. Broncos 38.100
4 CUARESMA, Kea Boise St. Broncos 38.100
6 WARD, Lindsay Boise St. Broncos 37.225
Meet Judges Top
Vault
Judge 1 Wendy ATKINSON Brevet
Judge 2 Pat BRYANT Level 10
Uneven Parallel Bars
Judge 1 Linda FENTON National
Judge 2 Donna NICHOLSON Level 10
Balance Beam
Judge 1 Linda FENTON National
Judge 2 Pat BRYANT Level 10
Floor Exercise
Judge 1 Wendy ATKINSON Brevet
Judge 2 Donna NICHOLSON Level 10
PROVO -- Coming off its best team score of the season at Arizona, the No. 22 BYU women's gymnastics team returns home to take on the Boise State Broncos Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse. It will be the first of two-straight home meets for the Cougars.
"We're expecting a great meet," BYU coach Brad Cattemole said. "The girls have been working hard and preparing well."
BYU moved up four spots to No. 22 in the national rankings released Monday morning. The rankings are based on a team's Regional Qualifying Score for NCAA Regionals at the end of the season. The Cougars' 193.945 RQS is behind only No. 6 Utah among the four teams in the state.
"It's all about your score at this point," Cattermole said. "Who you're competing against is not as important as hitting your routines."
After struggling on bars against Utah, BYU recorded a season-high 49.150 on its way to a season-best 194.575 against No. 2 Florida and No. 15 Arizona last Friday. Four Cougars recorded season highs on the event, including Kacie Capra (9.875), Cassie Myers (9.850), Jennifer Matthews (9.825) and Lisa Willis (9.775). Capra also led BYU on floor with a 9.825.
No. 37 Boise State is coming off a 194.500 performance against Sacramento State last Friday, in which the Broncos recorded a season-best 49.000 on vault. Boise State recorded its highest team score of the season against BYU the last time the two teams met back on Feb. 20. The Broncos are led by Kea Cuaresma, Lindsay Ward and Taylor Jacob in the all-around and Katie Dinsmore on vault.
Start time for the meet is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse. A live stats feed will be available on the women's gymnastics homepage at byucougars.com.