CEDAR CITY, Utah - The Flippin' Birds traveled North Friday evening to take on the Cougars in Provo. Southern Utah finished with a score of 195.175 in the meet. BYU took home the win, scoring 195.650.
Southern Utah freshman Niya Randolph continued to impress in the all-around. Randolph finished first with 39.250, continuing to raise her season average. Randolph took the top spot in the floor exercise and tied for first in the vault. Junior Ellie Cacciola and freshman Alyssa Fernandez tied for the top spot on the balance beam.
Head Coach Scotty Bauman Said
"We came out a little bit flat and had to make some adjustments as we went. I am really proud of the way the girls battled back in the last two events; there was a lot that we can build off of from this meet."
Meet Recap
Bars (48.225)
The Flippin' Birds opened the meet on the bars, and freshman Brinlee Christensen scored a 9.800. Sophomore Trista Goodman set a new pace with a 9.825, and Randolph added to the team total with 9.750. Junior Isabella Neff followed that up, matching the team-high score for the meet of 9.825. Senior Aubri Schwartze wrapped up the second rotation with a 9.025 routine.
Vault (48.775)
The Flippin' Birds began the second rotation on the vault, where junior Ellie Cacciola led the team off with a score of 9.775. Randolph was next with a 9.800 before sophomore Kennedi McClain posted a 9.725. Sophomore Kayla Pardue followed that up with a 9.775 vault. Wrapping up the rotation for the Thunderbirds was Freshman Mackenzie Kelly, who scored 9.700.
Floor (49.050)
The Thunderbirds moved to the floor for the third rotation, and freshman Alyssa Fernandez got things started with a great 9.750 routine. Cacciola added a 9.750 before junior Taylor Gull stepped onto the floor, scoring 9.825. An excellent routine from Christensen scored a 9.850, followed by a phenomenal 9.875 routine from Randolph.
Beam (49.125)
Fernandez led off the final rotation for the T-Birds with an incredible 9.875. McClain was next and scored a 9.800. Cacciola then impressed the judges on the beam to score 9.875 with her routine. Randolph picked up a 9.825 before senior Aly Coutu added a routine that scored 9.750. Freshman Elliot Bringhurst wrapped up the rotation and the meet for the Flippin' Birds with a 9.700.
Next Up
The Flippin' Birds will return to Cedar City to defend the America First Event Center against the BYU Cougars on Monday, March 4. The meet will take place in the AFEC and is set to begin at 7:00 p.m. MT. Live scoring will be available on virti.us, and the broadcast will be on overnight.com.
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