March 9, 2001

Box Score

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State's gymnastics team came from .375 behind after three rotations to score the eighth best floor score in school history (49.225) and defeat 21st-ranked Brigham Young with a season-high 196.025 to the Cougars 195.500 Friday night. The Aggies final team score ties as the second highest mark in Utah State history and is the best score by any Aggie team ever in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The win improves USU to 6-8 on the year while BYU drops to 8-3.

The Aggies came out of the gates firing, turning in the third best vault score in school history (49.100). USU's 49.100 was not only a season high but marks the first time Utah State has scored above a 49.000 on the vault since the 1997 season when the Aggies recorded a 49.175 at Michigan on Mar. 13. USU did not have to count a score below a 9.800 as sophomore Nicole Kilpatrick led the vault team with a 9.850 and senior Megan Woolstenhulme and junior Jessenia Abrego followed with 9.825's.

Utah State continued to dominate in the second rotation as three Aggies scored 9.875's on the bars to set the pace for the Aggies season-high 49.250 score. USU's 49.250 tied for the third best bar mark in Utah State history. Aggies scoring 9.875's and earning first place finishes on the event included sophomore Tina Ellis, freshman Brittnee Penman, and Abrego.

On the beam the Aggies continued to struggle having to count one fall towards the team score to post a 48.450. The event was highlighted by freshman Mika Houston's 9.825 and senior Megan Woolstenhulme's 9.800.

The Aggies pulled out an amazing floor rotation scoring a 49.225 to secure the Utah State victory. Junior Jessenia Abrego tied her career-high of 9.900 to pace the Aggies squad while sophomores Nicole Kilpatrick and Allison Rosenthal each recorded 9.875's. Kilpatrick's 9.875 was enough to give her the evenings all-around title as she turned in the fifth best all-around score in school history with her 39.325 mark.

Utah State will have two days of rest before they head down to Cedar City, Utah to take on in-state foe Southern Utah Monday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m.

UTAH STATE 196.025, BRIGHAM YOUNG 195.500
All Around  -- 1. Nicole Kilpatrick (USU) 39.325, 2. Kim Little (BYU) 38.700)
Vault -- (USU 49.100, BYU 48.800) - 1. Angie Hickman (BYU) 9.900, 2. Nicole Kilpatrick (USU) 9.850), 3. Jessenia Abrego, Megan Woolstenhulme (USU) 9.825.
Bars -- (USU 49.250, BYU 48.850) -- 1. Jessenia Abrego, Tina Ellis, Brittnee Penman (USU) 9.875.
Beam -- (USU 48.450, BYU 48.325) -- 1. Kari Dye, Kelly Parkinson (BYU), 9.850), 3. Mika Houston (USU), Kim Little (BYU), 9.825.
Floor -- (USU 49.225, BYU 49.525) -- 1. Kim Little (BYU), 9.950, 2. Kari Dye, Jeni Lopez (BYU), 9.925.