Nebraska Edges Past Penn State

Lincoln - The No. 12 Nebraska women's gymnastics team opened its home schedule with a 195.325-194.625 win over No. 17 Penn State at the Devaney Center on Friday night. The Huskers took the top scores on bars and beam and hit the 49-mark on floor. 
"We really battled tonight," Head Coach Dan Kendig said. "We were down going into the final rotation, and we stepped up on floor to come out with the win. It was a great night on floor for us. We've really been working on presentations on floor. I really think that was evident tonight." 
The Huskers started the evening on vault, where Big 12 Gymnast-of-the-Week Kylie Stone started her night with a season-high tying 9.85 to take second in the event. Lora Evenstad and Tricia Woo tied for fifth with scores of  9.775. Erin Davis followed that performance with a 9.80 to tie for third. Kassandra Nathe also posted a 9.65. The Huskers ended the first rotation with a team score of 48.875 compared to Penn State's 48.425. 
NU moved to bars in the second rotation, where Stone took the event title with a solid 9.825. Brittnee Habbib posted a 9.80 to take second. Evenstad and Kathryn Howard started the event by each scoring 9.675. Nathe contributed a 9.60. Nebraska finished the second rotation with an event score of 48.575, while holding a narrow 97.45-97.40 edge over the Nittany Lions. 
In the third rotation, Nebraska headed to beam where Big 12 Event Specialist-of-the-Week Woo led the way with a 9.85 to take the event crown. Howard put up 9.80 for second and Habbib added a 9.675. Fyffe notched a 9.60 and Nathe scored a 9.70 for fourth. Stone continued her night with a 9.675. Heading into the final rotation, Nebraska trailed Penn State 146.125-146.225. 
The Huskers started the final event as Stone tied for first on floor and earned a 9.925 to tie her career-high mark. Davis and Nathe received scores of 9.775 to tie for fifth. Davis tied her season-high mark. Habbib added a 9.80 for fourth. Evenstad posted a strong 9.90 for third. Nebraska finished the event with a team score of 49.175, giving them the win over the Nittany Lions, 195.325-194.625. 
"I'm really proud of our guys for keeping their heads up and not letting anything bother them," Kendig said. "Other teams would have gotten down after a few mistakes, but our girls just kept on going. Now it's time to get ready for Oklahoma, they are really going to be our biggest competition in the Big 12 this year."
Nebraska is home next week, as Big 12 foe Oklahoma travels to Lincoln to take on the Huskers at the Devaney Center. Competition is set to begin Sunday at 2 p.m. 

Name                 Vault        Bars        Beam        Floor           All-Around Erin Davis            9.80         ---         ---           9.775           --- Lora Evenstad      9.775       9.675      ---           9.90             --- Kristin Fyffe         9.675       ---         9.60          ---              --- Brittnee Habbib     ---          9.80       9.675         9.80            --- Kathryn Howard    ---          9.675      9.80          ---              --- Kassandra Nathe   9.65        9.60        9.70         9.775           38.725 Kailey Ryan          ---          ---          ---           ---              --- Maria Scaffidi       ---          ---          ---           ---              --- Stephanie Seich   ---           ---          ---          ---               --- Claire Stingley      ---          ---          ---            ---             --- Kylie Stone          9.85        9.825       9.675         9.925          39.275 Brittney Williams    ---         9.55         ---            ---             --- Tricia Woo           9.775       ---          9.85          9.20            ---
Team Scores        Vault             Bars         Beam         Floor         Total Penn State          48.975          48.425       48.40        48.825       194.625 Nebraska              48.875         48.575       48.70        49.175       195.325