Completed Event: Gymnastics versus NCAA Championship Final on April 19, 2025 , , 4th of 4 (197.2375)
Final Score
Gymnastics
4th of 4 (197.2375)
vs NCAA Championship Final
Friday, January 29
Seattle
7:00 PM
University of Utah
195.850
at
194.650
Washington
No. 3 Ute Gymnasts Beat Washington 195.850-194.650
1/29/2010 12:00 AM | Gymnastics
Jan. 29, 2010
SEATTLE -
The No. 3 ranked Utah gymnastics team lacked a little zip, but beat No. 24 Washington 195.850-194.650 before 1,851 in the Bank of America Arena. Utah co-head coach Greg Marsden attributed some of the muted performances to a change in environment coming off last week's win over Georgia in front of an NCAA-record crowd of 15,552.
"I was pleased with some things, but my overall impression was that we seemed a little flat," said Marsden. "I can rationalize about it, but the fact is that we talked about creating our own intensity and not relying on the opponent or the size of the crowd."
Although Utah jumped out to a big early lead and won comfortably, the meet started off on the wrong foot during warm-ups. "We had problems with the springs (on the vault board) and didn't figure out what was wrong until the end. By then, Annie (DiLuzio) was kind of freaked out, so we decided to sit her out and go with Stephanie McAllister. Steph was ready for that opportunity, so it worked out," said Marsden.
In her first ever all-around, McAllister placed second with a 39.100. Winning her second straight all-around was Daria Bijak with a 39.225.
DiLuzio made the most of her shortened night, winning the floor title with a 9.875 and scoring a career-high 9.875 on beam for second place. Jamie Deetscreek won the beam with a 9.90 and also tied for vault honors with Robarts--both with a 9.80. Bijak made it a Ute title sweep by taking bars with a 9.875.
Utah opened the meet with its best bar set of the season and took a healthy 49.150-48.150 lead. Bijak's 9.875 from the fifth position--her season-best on bars--led the way. Gael Mackie also posted a season-best with a 9.85--tying Deetscreek--and Jacquelyn Johnson chipped in a career-high 9.75. Johnson, competing in place of Cortni Beers, who was resting a sore ankle, topped her previous best set her at last year's NCAA West Regional in April. McAllister tied a career high with a 9.825.
The Utes lost a little ground on the Huskies on the next event. Utah's 48.875 on vault gave it a two-event total of 98.025 to UW's 97.050. After DiLuzio pulled out of the lineup at the last minute, McAllister stepped up with a 9.on her first collegiate vault. Deetscreek and Robarts tied for Utah's best score on the event with a 9.80.
The worst floor score of the year by the Utes allowed the Huskies to chip away at the lead for the second straight event. This time, UW shaved off another half a tenth of a point, but the score after three still had Utah up 146.750-145.825. Only two Utes hit for 9.80--Bijak with a 9.80 and DiLuzio going 9.875. Mackie fell and Deetscreek received a 9.525 after her routine was given a start value of just 9.90.
"Apparently one of Jamie's leaps wasn't the value we thought," said co-head coach Megan Marsden, "But we're ready to upgrade her tumbling anyway, so it won't be a problem."
The Utes ended on a strong note, scoring a 49.100 after six solid routines. Especially sharp were Deetscreek (9.90) and DiLuzio (career-best 9.875).
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