Washington Hosts No. 12 Minnesota For Purple Strong Night

Friday, February 20

Seattle, Wash.

6:30 PM

University of Washington

Minnesota

Washington Hosts No. 12 Minnesota For Purple Strong Night

February 17, 2026 | Gymnastics

SEATTLE – The Huskies return home to face No. 12 Minnesota at Alaska Airlines Arena this Friday, Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. PST for the Purple Strong Meet.

Join the GymDawgs in celebrating the causes you care about! Cause ribbons and "I Am Purple Strong For…" fan signs will be available for all fans while supplies last. Pack the stands in purple to celebrate causes you care about. For this year's Purple Strong cause, Washington Gymnastics is supporting Huskies for a Cure. To learn more about this campaign and to donate to the fundraiser, visit here.

Don't forget to grab your bundled ticket to receive your UW tote bag. Plus, GymDawgs x Dawg Pack are raffling Seattle Kraken tickets, so make sure to enter for your chance to win!

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Make sure you're at Friday's meet vs. No. 12 Minnesota and stop by Section 13 to learn how to win.

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The meet will stream on B1G+ with Baely Rowe and Mallie Chamberland on the call. Live scoring will be available here.

Washington heads into the meet following a strong road performance in Columbus, where the GymDawgs defeated No. 19 Ohio State 196.475-196.300 at Covelli Center last Saturday, marking the team's top score of the season.

The Huskies opened the night on bars with a 49.000. Mary McDonough and Lilly Tubbs led the rotation with matching scores of 9.850 to share the event title. Caitlin McWilliams and Deiah Moody each recorded 9.775, with McWilliams earning a new season-high. Kristin Lin and Olivia Oppegard added 9.750 to round out the lineup.

Washington carried that momentum to vault, recording a season-best 49.100. Kira Bolden led the way with a career-high 9.875 to claim the event title. Jessica Schaffer and Tubbs followed closely with 9.850, earning a tie for second overall. The mark was a career-high for Schaffer and season-high for Tubbs.
The GymDawgs continued their success on floor, posting their highest rotation score of the night with a 49.225. Bolden wowed the crowd with a career-high 9.925, tying for second overall. Lin added a 9.875, while McDonough contributed a 9.850.

Washington closed the night on beam with one stuck landings after another, scoring 49.150, their second-highest rotation of the night. Moody captured the event title with a 9.900, matching her career-high. Chelsea Hallinan and Tubbs each recorded 9.850 to tie for third overall, while Lana Navarro added a 9.800.

Lin capped off the night with a 39.050 in the all-around.

Following the Ohio State meet, Hallinan ranked No. 12 nationally No. 4 in the Big Ten on beam.

HUSKIES IN THE RANKINGS

National: No. 34
Vault: No. 37
Bars: No. 44
Beam: No. 33
Floor: No. 24

SCOUTING OHIO STATE

National: No. 12
Vault: No. 16
Bars: No. 17
Beam: No. 11
Floor: No. 13

Minnesota enters the meet after defeating No. 15 Penn State, scoring 197.075–196.000 on Saturday at Rec Hall. The Golden Gophers earned their first road win of the season and surpassed the 197 mark for the fourth time in seven meets. Ava Stweart won he first beam title of the year with a career-best 9.950, Minnesota's 49.500 beam score was a season-best and tied for ninth-highest in program history. Arianna Ostrum won her fifth event title of the season and second straight on vault, with a 9.875.

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