Cougars Defeated by Utah State; Ashton Takes First on Vault and Beam

LOGAN -- Despite a hearty effort by the BYU women's gymnastics team, the Cougars fell to the Utah State Aggies 195.925 to 195.625 Friday night in Logan.

The Cougars, receiving a score in the 195s for the second week in a row, placed well throughout the meet, but were hurt by deductions made on a few floor routines and some falls on the beam.

Junior Trisha Ashton tie for first on the beam, along with Utah State's Meagan Nelson, with a season high score of 9.925. Ashton also took first on vault with a 9.875.

Utah State's Nicole Kilpatrick took the all-around title with a 39.350, followed closely behind by teammate and freshman powerhouse Meagan Nelson who scored a 39.300.

The Cougar gymnasts received their highest team bars score of the season with a 49.175. BYU's Brooke Haskett, a senior, took third on the bars with a score of 9.875.

Other Cougars who placed in the meet include sophomore, Kirsten Pauga who took third on the vault with a 9.800 and Kari Lords who took third on beam with a 9.900.

The Cougars head home next weekend to face the University of Kentucky Wildcats after a month of road meets. BYU and Kentucky face off Friday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse.

Team ResultsUtah State	195.925
BYU		195.625
Individual Results
All-Around
1.  Nicole Kilpatrick (Utah State) 39.350
2. Meagan Nelson (Utah State) 39.300
3. Jessica Parenti (Utah State) 39.250
4. Lindsay Butterfield (BYU) 38.375
Vault (BYU 48.875; Utah State 48.550)
1.  Trisha Ashton (BYU) 9.875
2.  Nicole Kilpatrick (Utah State) 9.850
3.  Kirsten Pauga (BYU) 9.800
Other BYU Scores
Meghan Donahue 9.775
Megan Pessoa 9.750
Lindsay Butterfield 9.675
Brogan Jacobsen 9.525
Uneven Bars: (Utah State 49.325; BYU 49.175)
1. Jessica Parenti (Utah State) 9.925
2. Rachel Ropelato (Utah State) 9.900
3. Brooke Haskett (BYU) 9.875
Other BYU Scores
Brogan Jacobsen 9.850
Lindsay Butterfield 9.850
Kari Lords 9.825
Kirsten Pauga 9.775
Lisa Willis 9.775
Balance Beam: (Utah State 49.075; BYU 48.750)
1. (tie) Meagan Nelson (Utah State), Trisha Ashton (BYU) 9.925
3.Kari Lords (BYU) 9.900
Other BYU Scores
Kirsten Pauga 9.825
Lisa Willis 9.825
Lindsay Butterfield 9.275
Brooke Haskett 9.275
Floor Exercise (Utah State 48.975; BYU 48.825)
1. (tie) Nicole Kilpatrick (Utah State); Meagan Nelson (Utah State) 9.925
3. Liesel Kohler (Utah State) 9.900
Other BYU Scores
Kari Lords 9.850
Brooke Haskett 9.825
Brogan Jacobsen 9.800
Candace Slater 9.775
Lindsay Butterfield 9.575
Trisha Ashton 9.300