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Salt Lake City, Utah ? The Nebraska women’s gymnastics team suffered their first loss of the season, as they were defeated by No. 1 Utah, 196.90-194.325, Friday night in front of 9,269 at the Huntsman Center. The Huskers put up a hard fought battle throughout the meet, but it was not enough to keep the Utes (2-0) from capturing the win.
Senior Libby Landgraf led the Huskers in the all-around with a 39.35 to finish second. She secured top-five finishes on all four events, including a tie for third on balance beam (9.85), while tying for fourth on both vault (9.80) and uneven bars (9.85).
Freshman Kristi Esposito, had a breakout performance in the all-around competition, capturing third place with a score a 39.275. Esposito took home third place on the floor exercise (9.90) and tied for fourth place on the uneven bars (9.85). Other top performers for NU included freshman Stephanie Carter, who tied for third on balance beam (9.85) and fourth on vault (9.80), and senior Tiffany Byrd, who tied Landgraf for third on balance beam (9.85).
Utah junior Annabeth Eberle led the Utes to the win, winning three of the four event titles and the all-around competition with a total of 39.625. She took home titles on vault (9.90), balance beam (9.90) and floor exercise (9.925) while also finishing second on uneven bars with a 9.90. Rachel Tidd was the Utes' other event winner with a 9.925 on uneven bars.
The Huskers began their evening on the uneven bars where Esposito and Landgraf led the Huskers, scoring a 9.85 and tying for fourth place. Senior Tami Harris contributed to the team’s performance with a 9.80, while freshman Natasha Gowda improved upon her bars score by adding a 9.775 to the team’s effort. Unfortunately, the Huskers had to count a fall on bars after two of the Huskers, Tiffany Byrd and Michele Zabawa, both fell during their routines. The Huskers trailed the Utes after the first event, 49.15-48.425.
Entering the second event, the Huskers were looking to make a strong comeback on the vault. Landgraf and Stephanie Carter had strong vaults, scoring 9.80s for the Huskers and sharing fourth place. Esposito and Bruce scored 9.75 and 9.725, respectively. In her debut on vault, freshman Dani Millis scored a 9.650. The Huskers’ team total on vault was 48.725. At the conclusion of the second event, Utah continued to dominate the Huskers, 98.550-97.150.
Despite a few errors on the floor exercise, freshman standout Esposito had another incredible performance in the event. She led the Huskers with a 9.90 and captured third place. Landgraf continued to score strongly with a 9.85 on the floor exercise, taking fifth place. In addition, Gowda scored a solid 9.725 on the floor exercise, while Carter improved upon her routine with a 9.65. At the end of the third event, Utah extended their lead over the Huskers, 147.60-145.40.
The Huskers capped off the evening on the balance beam with solid performances from Byrd, Landgraf and Carter, who all scored 9.85 in a three-way tie for third place in the event. Esposito scored a 9.775, while Gowda scored a 9.60. The Huskers went on to finish with a team total of 48.925 on the floor exercise, their best event score of the evening.
The Huskers will next travel to Ames, Iowa, next Friday, Jan. 23 to compete against sixth-ranked Iowa State.
Women's Gymnastics Meet Results
UTAH
Team Results Vault Bars Beam Floor Total
1
UTAH49.150
49.400
49.050
49.300
196.900
2
Nebraska48.725
48.425
48.925
48.250
194.325
Team Name: UTAH Team ResultsHead Coach: Greg Marsden Final*Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AADominique D'Oliveira
9.800
8.900
Annabeth Eberle
9.900
9.900
9.900
9.925
39.625
Nicolle Ford9.875
9.875
9.400
9.875
39.025
Gritt Hofmann
9.675
9.925
Stephanie Lim
9.775
9.850
Natalie Nicoloff
9.825
Kristen Riffanacht
9.750
9.825
Rachel Tidd
9.850
9.925
9.900
Melissa Vituj
9.350
9.850
9.750
9.750
38.700
Team Totals49.150
49.400
49.050
49.300
196.900
Team Name: Nebraska Team ResultsHead Coach: Dan Kendig Final*Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AATiffany Byrd
9.150
9.850
Libby Landgraf
9.800
9.850
9.850
9.850
39.350
Gina Bruce9.725
8.525
Jamie Saas
9.350
Stephanie Carter
9.800
9.850
9.625
Kristi Esposito
9.750
9.850
9.775
9.900
39.275
Natasha Gowda
9.775
9.600
9.725
Dani Millis
9.650
Michele Zabawa
9.250
8.425
Tami Harris
9.800
9.150
Team Totals
48.725
48.425
48.925
48.250
194.325
Vault Results Jump to: Meet Team Bars Beam Floor All Around
1
Annabeth Eberle UTAH9.9000
2
Nicolle Ford UTAH9.8750
3
Rachel Tidd UTAH9.8500
4
Libby Landgraf Nebraska9.8000
4
Stephanie Carter Nebraska9.8000
6
Stephanie Lim UTAH9.7750
7
Kristen Riffanacht UTAH9.7500
7
Kristi Esposito Nebraska9.7500
9
Gina Bruce Nebraska9.7250
10
Dani Millis Nebraska9.6500
11
Melissa Vituj UTAH9.3500
12
Michele Zabawa Nebraska9.2500
Bars Results Jump to: Meet Team Vault Beam Floor All Around
1
Rachel Tidd UTAH9.925
2
Annabeth Eberle UTAH9.900
3
Nicolle Ford UTAH9.875
4
Stephanie Lim UTAH9.850
4
Melissa Vituj UTAH9.850
4
Libby Landgraf Nebraska9.850
4
Kristi Esposito Nebraska9.850
8
Dominique D'Oliveira UTAH9.800
8
Tami Harris Nebraska9.800
10
Natasha Gowda Nebraska9.775
11
Tiffany Byrd Nebraska9.150
12
Michele Zabawa Nebraska8.425
Beam Results Jump to: Meet Team Vault Bars Floor All Around
1
Annabeth Eberle UTAH9.900
1
Rachel Tidd UTAH9.900
3
Tiffany Byrd Nebraska9.850
3
Libby Landgraf Nebraska9.850
3
Stephanie Carter Nebraska9.850
6
Natalie Nicoloff UTAH9.825
7
Kristi Esposito Nebraska9.775
8
Melissa Vituj UTAH9.750
9
Gritt Hofmann UTAH9.675
10
Natasha Gowda Nebraska9.600
11
Nicolle Ford UTAH9.400
12
Jamie Saas Nebraska9.350
Floor Results Jump to: Meet Team Vault Bars Beam All Around
1
Annabeth Eberle UTAH9.925
1
Gritt Hofmann UTAH9.925
3
Kristi Esposito Nebraska9.900
4
Nicolle Ford UTAH9.875
5
Libby Landgraf Nebraska9.850
6
Kristen Riffanacht UTAH9.825
7
Melissa Vituj UTAH9.750
8
Natasha Gowda Nebraska9.725
9
Stephanie Carter Nebraska9.625
10
Tami Harris Nebraska9.150
11
Dominique D'Oliveira UTAH8.900
12
Gina Bruce Nebraska8.525
All Around Results Jump to: Meet Team Vault Bars Beam Floor
1
Annabeth Eberle UTAH39.625
2
Libby Landgraf Nebraska39.350
3
Kristi Esposito Nebraska39.275
4
Nicolle Ford UTAH39.025
5
Melissa Vituj UTAH38.700
*Please note that all scores are unofficial until verified at end of meet.
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