University of Washington
Arizona State
GymDawgs Get Road Win Over ASU
January 19, 2016 | Gymnastics
TEMPE, Ariz. – UW gymnastics enjoyed a successful night at Wells Fargo Arena, as the GymDawgs improved their scores in all four events and finished with a 194.650 to beat Arizona State, led by Allison Northey's second all-around title of the season.
“We didn't help ourselves early in the lineup in a couple events, but to be able to fight and come back and do some good things showed a lot of growth,” UW head coach Joanne Bowers said. “To improve our scores on all four events and improve our overall score by more than a point, on the road – those were all positives that we can build on. We just need to keep working and keep improving.”
Northey and fellow captain Kaitlyn Duranczyk tied for first on bars. Northey also tied for first on beam with teammate Joslyn Goings. Sophomore Hailey Burleson took second on vault and Alex Yacalis tied for third with Northey. Zoey Schaefer and Faith Morrison tied for second on floor to round out the GymDawgs' top-3 event finishers for the meet.
“We did a good job as a team putting a full meet together. We had some adversity but we fought back and showed what we were made of,” Duranczyk said. “We were really motivated in the gym this week and we carried that over into the competition.”
Event Summaries
Vault – The GymDawgs posted a 48.650, led by Hailey Burleson's 9.8 to take second overall in the event. Northey and Yacalis each posted 9.775s to tie for third. Joslyn Goings posted a 9.7 to contribute to the solid vault rotation for the Huskies.
.@Hayb_burleson's 9.8 highlights a solid vault rotation for the #GymDawgs. https://t.co/j6jZizZhBT
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) January 19, 2016
Bars – The GymDawgs recorded a 48.325 led by Northey and Kaitlyn Duranczyk's matching 9.75s to tie for first in the event. Zoey Schaefer took third with a 9.725, a personal best. Junior Jessica Nesis made her collegiate debut on bars.
The GymDawgs got 9.75s from @zoey_schaefer, @knduranczyk and @allliedanorth in the first rotation on bars. https://t.co/kemoZqjqkK
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) January 19, 2016
Beam – Joslyn Goings got the GymDawgs started strong with a 9.85, which tied her first first with Northey for the event title. Malory Rose anchored the GymDawgs with a 9.75 to finish in fourth place to round out a 48.775 score.
.@allliedanorth concludes her night with a 9.85 on beam, best score of the night on beam so far. https://t.co/cfuCbvlcAH
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) January 19, 2016
Floor – The GymDawgs posted a 48.900 to post their highest event score of the meet on floor for the second meet in a row, led by Schaefer and Faith Morrison each posting 9.825s to tie for second. Duranczyk posted a 9.8 and Northey matched that 9.8 to continue her solid performance in the all-around.
.@zoey_schaefer posts a 9.825! #GymDawgs https://t.co/jK9bWOPn2J
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) January 19, 2016
All-around – Northey won her second all-around title in as many meets with a 39.175. She finished tied for first on bars and beam and tied for third on vault.
Personal Bests
- Schaefer's 9.725 was a personal best on bars.
- Duranczyk's 9.8 on floor tied her personal best.
Up Next For the GymDawgs
UW will travel to Colorado to compete against the University of Denver Pioneers on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. PT. Fans can follow the action on Twitter.
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