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Anchorage, Alaska- The No. 11 Nebraska women's gymnastics team posted a 194.775 Saturday night to win a triangular with Seattle Pacific (190.225) and Alaska-Anchorage (188.475) in front of 470 fans at UAA’s Wells Fargo Sports Center Saturday night.
The Huskers, who improved to 13-5-1 on the season, swept the individual event titles, as sophomore Emily Parsons captured her sixth all-around crown of the year with a 39.325. The four-time All-American also won the balance beam (9.90) and floor exercise (9.925) title, while adding a fifth-place finish on the uneven bars. Junior Stephanie Carter added her own top finish, scoring a 9.775 for the vault crown, while junior Michele Zabawa placed first on bars with a 9.90.
Freshman Kylie Stone, the Huskers’ only other four-event competitor, finished second in the all-around standings with a 39.10.
NU began the competition on the uneven bars, where Zabawa set the pace with a score of 9.90 to grab the event title and tie her season-best mark. Sophomore Desire’ Sniatysnki, sophomore Brittney Williams and Stone scored a 9.80 for tie for second place while also matching Stone’s career best, and Parsons followed with a score of 9.775 for fifth. Redshirt freshman Vanessa Meloche added a 9.70 to finish seventh, and Carter recorded an exhibition score of 9.425, bringing Nebraska to a team score of 49.075. The Huskers left the first rotation with an early lead over Alaska (47.95) and Seattle Pacific (47.375).
The Huskers then moved on to the balance beam and were led by Parsons’ 9.90, which was worth her sixth beam title of the year. Freshman Tricia Woo earned a strong 9.875 to take home second-place honors, while Stone notched a 9.80 to tie her best beam score of the season for a third-place finish. Zabawa added a 9.75 to place fourth, and Sniatynski notched a 9.175. Carter earned a 9.10 place to bring the team to an event score of 48.50, and NU continued its lead over UAA (93.85) and SPU (95.20) with a running score of 97.575 at the halfway point.
Nebraska moved on to the floor exercise for its third event of the meet, where Parsons led the team with a 9.925 to earn her eighth floor title of 2006. Sniatynski and Stone followed with a 9.775 each for third, and Williams posted a score of 9.675 to finish seventh. Carter added a mark of 9.625 for ninth, and Woo contributed a 9.50, bringing the Huskers to an event score of 48.725. Freshman Sabrina Long, competing in exhibition, earned a 9.625, and NU went into the fourth rotation with a substantial 146.35 lead over the Seawolves (140.525) and the Falcons (142.15).
The Huskers capped the evening on vault, where Carter’s 9.775 earned her the second vault title of her career, while Parsons and Stone tied for second with matching scores of 9.725. Long and Zabawa finished sixth (9.60), and Woo placed 12th with a score of 9.50, helping Nebraska put together a team score of 48.25 to seal the win.
“We didn’t accomplish any of our goals tonight of putting together four great events,” Head Coach Dan Kendig said. “We need to get back and get ready for our next two meets at home. Our team is a very talented, dangerous team, and we really haven’t shown our full potential at a competition. I know our team is frustrated, and they know what needs to be done to be successful in the coming weeks. Now it’s our job to get back and work on the areas that will make a conference champion happen.”
The Huskers will return home to the BobDevaneySportsCenter Sunday, March 19, to face No. 20 Arkansas at 2 p.m. in their final regular-season meet of the season. The following Saturday, March 25, Nebraska plays host to the Big 12 Championships at 7 p.m., taking on No. 4 Iowa State, No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 12 Missouri.
Name Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
Stephanie Carter 9.775 9.425 9.10 9.625
Sabrina Long 9.60 9.625
Vanessa Meloche 9.70
Emily Parsons 9.725 9.775 9.90 9.925 39.325
Desire’ Sniatynski 9.80 9.175 9.775
Kylie Stone 9.725 9.80 9.80 9.775 39.10
Brittney Williams 9.80 9.675
Tricia Woo 9.50 9.875 9.50
Michele Zabawa 9.60 9.90 9.75
Team Scores Vault Bars Beam Floor Total
Nebraska 48.425 49.075 48.50 48.775 194.775
Alaska-Anchorage 46.95 48.075 46.375 47.825 190.225
Seattle Pacific 47.95 45.90 46.675 47.95 188.475