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No. 1 Ranked Ute Gymnasts At USU Feb. 9
2/9/2009 12:00 AM | Gymnastics
Feb. 9, 2009
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THIS WEEK
No. 1 ranked Utah (6-1) has two meets this week, beginning with a Monday, Feb. 9 competition in Logan, Utah, against 0-5 Utah State. On Friday, Feb. 13, the Utes compete against No. 12 Nebraska (4-1) in Lincoln, Neb. Both meets are slated for a 7 p.m. local start time (Nebraska is in the Central time zone). Live scores and commentary can be found on UtahUtes.com.QUICK STICKS
The Utes are on a record-setting attendance pace, averaging 13,704 fans to their first three meets. Utah looks to break its own single-season attendance mark of 13,164 in 1993. Last week's crowd of 15,080 was the fourth-largest crowd in Utah gymnastics history and the fifth-best in NCAA history ...Utah is ranked No. 1 for the second straight week ... Utah is the only team to qualify for all 27 NCAA Championships while Nebraska has qualified 18 times ... The Huskers failed to make the NCAA cut last year--snapping a string of nine straight appearances ... Utah, which has placed second at the last three NCAA Championships, has a record 10 national titles (nine NCAA) .... Nebraska's Tricia Woo rotated with the Utes during the 2008 NCAA Championships preliminary session as an at-large all-around qualifier ... Lincoln, Neb., is the site of the 2009 NCAA Championships on Apr. 16-18 ... While Utah leads the series 38-7-2, the Huskers lead 4-1 in Lincoln. Utah is 0-2 in dual meets in the Devaney Center, losing in 2005 and 2007. Utah's only win was at the 1995 NCAA Regionals. The Utes placed behind the Huskers both days of team competition at the 2003 NCAA Championships in Lincoln.UTE NOTES
Utah is 1-1 on the road this year, with a loss at Georgia and a win at Oregon State ... Kristina Baskett leads Utah with 10 wins. Other Ute victors are Daria Bijak (3), Annie DiLuzio (3), Nina Kim (2) and Jamie Deetscreek (1) ... On bars, Baskett has scored a 9.925 in four of Utah's five meets and Bijak has scored a 9.925 in the last three meets (preceded by a 9.90 at Georgia) ... All three of DiLuzio's wins are on floor, where she received a career-high 9.95 last week ... Baskett (39.65 best), Kim (39.50) and Jamie Deetscreek (39.35) have gone all-around in every meet. Baskett and Deetscreek each have two all-around wins... Deetscreek is 20-of-20 in hit routines ... Gael Mackie earned her first career victory, tying for first on bars with a 9.925 last Friday ... The Utes are ranked No. 1 in the nation on vault (49.290 average) and bars (49.295). Utah is second on floor (49.185) and seventh on beam (48.960) ... Kristina Baskett is ranked No. 1 on vault (9.915 average) and 11th in the all-around (39.300), Annie DiLuzio is No. 2 on floor (9.895), Daria Bijak is No. 3 on bars (9.90) and Nina Kim is 10th on vault (9.880) ... Still on the injured list is junior All-American Beth Rizzo, who sprained her ankle in the season-opener on Jan. 9.LAST WEEK
Kristina Baskett won the all-around, vault, bars and beam to lead Utah (196.85) past Southern Utah (194.325, BYU (192.850) and Texas Woman's (191.425) before a season-high 15,080 fans in the Huntsman Center. Baskett, who scored a 9.925 on vault and bars, and 9.90 on beam and floor, tied for first on the bars with Daria Bijak and Gael Mackie. Finishing second and third in the all-around were Nina Kim (season-best 39.50) and Jamie Deetscreek (39.325).SCOUTING NEBRASKA
Coach: Dan KendigRecord at School/Year: 356-136-4/15th
Career Record/Year: 469-248-5/26th
2008 NCAA Finish: DNQ
2009 Record: 4-1
National Rank: No. 12
High Score: 196.125
Team Notes: The Huskers are coming off an upset of No. 7 Oklahoma, 196.175-196.000 on Feb. 8 ... Nebraska's 4-1 record has come entirely against ranked opponents ... Kylie Stone has 12 victories, including three all-around wins ... Stone has a team-best 39.325 all-around score (twice) ... senior Tricia Woo is a three-time All-American ...the Huskers have six freshmen on their team.
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