ANCHORAGE -- Sophomore
Kelley Hebert captured the individual all-around and floor exercise titles while sophomore
Cammi Johnson added a meet win on vault, but UC Davis lost the team race in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women's gymnastics dual meet at Alaska Anchorage Saturday.
The Aggies scored a 193.875, falling by less than a quarter of a point to the Seawolves at 194.100. This marks UC Davis' first series loss to UAA since 2004.
Hebert scored a 9.850 on floor exercise en route to her four-event total of 38.975. Johnson notched a 9.800 on vault, leading an Aggie sweep of the top three places in that event, along with freshman
Cortney Cunningham and junior
Alyssa Ito, who each recorded 9.700 scores.
The Aggies opened strong on uneven bars with a 48.850 score, thanks to high scores from senior
Aya Suzuki (9.850) and sophomore
Sarah Liddle (9.825). Ito also recorded a team-best and career-high 9.850 on balance beam, good for second place in the meet.
UAA's Sophia Hyderally scored a 9.900 to win on balance beam and match the performance she hit in the Seawolves' visit to UC Davis in January.
UC Davis returns home to host New Hampshire on February 17. Meet time is 1 p.m.
TEAM SCORES - 1. Alaska Anchorage, 194.100; 2. UC Davis, 193.875.
VAULT - 1.
Cammi Johnson, UC Davis, 9.800; 2.
Cortney Cunningham, UC Davis;
Alyssa Ito, UC Davis, 9.700.
UNEVEN BARS - 1. Mackenzie Miller, UAA, 9.875; 2(tie).
Aya Suzuki, UC Davis; Kennedy Green, UAA, 9.850.
BALANCE BEAM - 1. Sophia Hyderally, UAA, 9.900; 2.
Alyssa Ito, UC Davis, 9.850; 3. Isabelle Fox, UAA, 9.800.
FLOOR EXERCISE - 1.
Kelley Hebert, UC Davis, 9.850; 2. Sophia Hyderally, UAA, 9.825; 3 (tie).
Yasmine Yektaparast, UC Davis; Mackenzie Miller, UAA, 9.775.
ALL-AROUND - 1.
Kelley Hebert, UC Davis, 38.975; 2. Isabelle Fox, UAA, 38.825; 3.
Gabby Landess, UC Davis, 36.800.
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