Sunday, February 19
Seattle, Wash.
1:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Arizona
Photo by Susie Boyland
Huskies Roll Past No. 25 Arizona With Season-High 197.175
February 20, 2017 | Gymnastics
SEATTLE – The Washington women's gymnastics team scored a season-high 197.175 against No. 25 Arizona Sunday afternoon in Alaska Airlines Arena. The 197.175 marks the first time the GymDawgs have scored above a 197 since 2004. The season-high score is 8th all-time in program history.
"We have 197's written all over the gym, we talk about it a lot: what it feels like, what it takes to earn it," said head coach Elise Ray. "We encourage the team that it takes practicing like a 197 team to earn 197 in competition. What we saw yesterday in competition is what we've been seeing in the gym. The team has raised their standards and expectations of themselves. We are so excited, but also still hungry."
The GymDawgs swept all four events, scoring a season-high on bars (49.275), beam (49.425), and floor (49.400). In total, the Huskies had ten top-3 finishers on the day with individual titles on three of the four events.
Junior Hailey Burleson was on fire all afternoon long, scoring a career-high 39.575 in the all-around and placing first on vault, beam, and floor. Her 9.875 on vault, 9.925 on beam, and 9.95 on floor were all season highs, while her beam and floor scores were both career-highs.
Freshman Maya Washington placed tied for second and posted career-highs 9.9s on both bars and floor.
"After each meet, with each individual, we celebrate what's been accomplished and then talk about what can be done better," added Ray. "Every week the bar is raised for each individual, encouraging them to train with the intention of reaching their next personal goal. This team is so motivated to work and get better for each other and the betterment of the team."
Arizona finished the meet with a score of 195.425.
Highlights:
Event Recaps:
Vault, 49.075 – The GymDawgs started off the meet with a solid 49.075 on vault, their second highest score of the season. Burleson led the Huskies with a winning 9.875. Joslyn Goings and Haley Roy both scored 9.8s to tie for fourth place on the event. Monica Riley returned to the vault lineup and scored a 9.775.
Bars, 49.275 – The season-high bars was two tenths higher than any bars score this season. Kaitlyn Duranczyk and Maya Washington both tied for second place with 9.9s. Burleson, Goings, and Madison Copiak rounded out the GymDawgs bars rotation with 9.825s.
Beam, 49.425 – The GymDawgs' beam score continues to rise meet after meet. The five out of six competing Huskies stuck their landings to lead them to a season-high score of 49.425. Burleson and Goings remain the beam anchors for the Huskies, as they both scored 9.925s to tie for first place on the event. Zoey Schaefer tied for third with a 9.875, while Michaela Nelson and Malory Rose scored 9.85s.
Floor, 49.400 – Hailey Burleson won her third event of the night on floor with a career-high 9.95 to anchor the Huskies last rotation. The Huskies had all of the top six performers on the event. Alexandra Yacalis and Washington tied for second with 9.9s, a new career-high for Washington.
All-Around – Hailey Burleson won three events on the afternoon, taking first place on vault, beam, and floor. Her 39.575 is a new career-high score for Burleson and marks her 9th title of the season (including the AA).
Up Next
The Huskies will head to Lexington, Kentucky to face No. 9 Kentucky, No. 21 Illinois, and NIU on Friday, February 24th.
"We have 197's written all over the gym, we talk about it a lot: what it feels like, what it takes to earn it," said head coach Elise Ray. "We encourage the team that it takes practicing like a 197 team to earn 197 in competition. What we saw yesterday in competition is what we've been seeing in the gym. The team has raised their standards and expectations of themselves. We are so excited, but also still hungry."
The GymDawgs swept all four events, scoring a season-high on bars (49.275), beam (49.425), and floor (49.400). In total, the Huskies had ten top-3 finishers on the day with individual titles on three of the four events.
Junior Hailey Burleson was on fire all afternoon long, scoring a career-high 39.575 in the all-around and placing first on vault, beam, and floor. Her 9.875 on vault, 9.925 on beam, and 9.95 on floor were all season highs, while her beam and floor scores were both career-highs.
Freshman Maya Washington placed tied for second and posted career-highs 9.9s on both bars and floor.
"After each meet, with each individual, we celebrate what's been accomplished and then talk about what can be done better," added Ray. "Every week the bar is raised for each individual, encouraging them to train with the intention of reaching their next personal goal. This team is so motivated to work and get better for each other and the betterment of the team."
Arizona finished the meet with a score of 195.425.
Highlights:
Full highlights from today's meet where the GymDawgs scored a season-high 197.175! #StickHuskies https://t.co/wGY6Lusbmc
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) February 20, 2017
Event Recaps:
Vault, 49.075 – The GymDawgs started off the meet with a solid 49.075 on vault, their second highest score of the season. Burleson led the Huskies with a winning 9.875. Joslyn Goings and Haley Roy both scored 9.8s to tie for fourth place on the event. Monica Riley returned to the vault lineup and scored a 9.775.
Bars, 49.275 – The season-high bars was two tenths higher than any bars score this season. Kaitlyn Duranczyk and Maya Washington both tied for second place with 9.9s. Burleson, Goings, and Madison Copiak rounded out the GymDawgs bars rotation with 9.825s.
Beam, 49.425 – The GymDawgs' beam score continues to rise meet after meet. The five out of six competing Huskies stuck their landings to lead them to a season-high score of 49.425. Burleson and Goings remain the beam anchors for the Huskies, as they both scored 9.925s to tie for first place on the event. Zoey Schaefer tied for third with a 9.875, while Michaela Nelson and Malory Rose scored 9.85s.
Floor, 49.400 – Hailey Burleson won her third event of the night on floor with a career-high 9.95 to anchor the Huskies last rotation. The Huskies had all of the top six performers on the event. Alexandra Yacalis and Washington tied for second with 9.9s, a new career-high for Washington.
All-Around – Hailey Burleson won three events on the afternoon, taking first place on vault, beam, and floor. Her 39.575 is a new career-high score for Burleson and marks her 9th title of the season (including the AA).
Up Next
The Huskies will head to Lexington, Kentucky to face No. 9 Kentucky, No. 21 Illinois, and NIU on Friday, February 24th.
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