Saturday, January 25
Tucson, AZ
1:00 PM
Oregon State
196.400
at
196.150
Arizona
Photo by: Ralph Greene
Beavers Earn Road Win to Open the Pac-12 Season
January 25, 2020 | Women's Gymnastics
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Oregon State gymnastics team knocked off No. 22 Arizona Saturday afternoon, 196.400-196.150, in both teams' Pac-12 Conference opener. The event marked the Beavers' first 24-for-24 meet of the season and posted their highest score of the season.
Kaitlyn Yanish won the event title on the floor exercise and Isis Lowery and Lacy Dagen tied for top honors on the balance beam while the Beavers posted season-highs on three events against the Wildcats.
"Today's meet was a big improvement," associate head coach Michael Chaplin said. "We were the most consistent we've been all year and we displayed some of the potential we've been trying to unlock. But we still have more to show. There is still work to do on solid landings but I feel like we are headed in the right direction."
Beginning the meet on the uneven bars, the Beavers reached the 49-point mark for the first time in 2020. Alyssa Minyard led the squad with a 9.875 and Isis Lowery scored 9.850 helping the Beavers to a team-score of 49.075.
Trailing by .025, the Beavers moved to the vault where for the second time in the meet they posted a season-high as a team. Lacy Dagen's vault tallied a 9.850, Madi Dagen added a 9.825 and Kaitlyn Yanish went for a 9.80 as OSU scored 48.975 on the event.
Still trailing 98.150-98.050 at the halfway point, Oregon State caught fire on the floor exercise with Kristina Peterson and Kayla Bird each posting career-bests of 9.80 and 9.775 respectively. Savanna Force scored 9.80 and Madi Dagen added a 9.825 to set up end of the Beavers' powerful floor lineup. Lowery notched a 9.90 and Yanish completed the floor scoring with a 9.925 to win the event title.
The Beavers held the lead for the first time heading into the final rotation at 146.300-146.925. Jenna Domingo posted a career-best 9.825, which Madi Dagen matched and Lowery and Lacy Dagen each chalked up scores of 9.85 to lead the team to a 49.100 on the beam.
Head coach Tanya Chaplin did not make the trip to Tucson due to health-related issues. Associate head coach Michael Chaplin directed the team against the Wildcats.
Oregon State returns to the friendly confines of Gill Coliseum next week to host Stanford on Sunday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. The Beavers remain at home the following weekend to host Arizona State and LSU in a tri-meet, Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11:30 a.m.
Season and single-meet tickets for the 2020 Oregon State gymnastics season are available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Gymnastics and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
Team Scores: Oregon State 196.400; No. 22 Arizona 196.150.
All-Around: 1. Maddi Leydin (ARIZ) 38.775.
Vault (48.975): 1. Maddi Leydin (ARIZ) 9.900; T2. Lacy Dagen (OSU), Jenny Leung (ARIZ) 9.850. Other OSU Scores: Madi Dagen 9.825, Kaitlyn Yanish 9.800, Kayla Bird 9.750, Kristina Peterson 9.750, Niya Mack 9.750 (Exhibition – Lexie Gonzales 9.725).
Uneven Bars (49.075): 1. Christina Berg (ARIZ) 9.900; 2. Alyssa Minyard (OSU) 9.875; 3. Isis Lowery (OSU) 9850. Other OSU Scores: Halli Briscoe 9.800, Kayla Bird 9.800, Sabrina Gill 9.750, Colette Yamaoka 9.725 (Exhibition – Jenna Domingo 9.725).
Balance Beam (49.100): T1. Isis Lowery (OSU), Lacy Dagen (OSU), Malia Hargrove (ARIZ) 9.850. Other OSU Scores: Madi Dagen 9.825, Jenna Domingo 9.825, Maela Lazaro 9.750, Destinee Davis 9.475 (Exhibition – Lexie Gonzales 9.250).
Floor Exercise (49.250): 1. Kaitlyn Yanish (OSU) 9.925; 2. Isis Lowery (OSU) 9.900; T3. Malia Hargrove (ARIZ), Maddi Leydin (ARIZ) 9.875. Other OSU Scores: Madi Dagen 9.825, Savanna Force 9.800, Kristina Peterson 9.800, Kayla Bird 9.775 (Exhibition – Niya Mack 8.975).
For more information on the Oregon State gymnastics team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverGym, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverGym or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverGym.
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Kaitlyn Yanish won the event title on the floor exercise and Isis Lowery and Lacy Dagen tied for top honors on the balance beam while the Beavers posted season-highs on three events against the Wildcats.
"Today's meet was a big improvement," associate head coach Michael Chaplin said. "We were the most consistent we've been all year and we displayed some of the potential we've been trying to unlock. But we still have more to show. There is still work to do on solid landings but I feel like we are headed in the right direction."
Beginning the meet on the uneven bars, the Beavers reached the 49-point mark for the first time in 2020. Alyssa Minyard led the squad with a 9.875 and Isis Lowery scored 9.850 helping the Beavers to a team-score of 49.075.
Trailing by .025, the Beavers moved to the vault where for the second time in the meet they posted a season-high as a team. Lacy Dagen's vault tallied a 9.850, Madi Dagen added a 9.825 and Kaitlyn Yanish went for a 9.80 as OSU scored 48.975 on the event.
Still trailing 98.150-98.050 at the halfway point, Oregon State caught fire on the floor exercise with Kristina Peterson and Kayla Bird each posting career-bests of 9.80 and 9.775 respectively. Savanna Force scored 9.80 and Madi Dagen added a 9.825 to set up end of the Beavers' powerful floor lineup. Lowery notched a 9.90 and Yanish completed the floor scoring with a 9.925 to win the event title.
The Beavers held the lead for the first time heading into the final rotation at 146.300-146.925. Jenna Domingo posted a career-best 9.825, which Madi Dagen matched and Lowery and Lacy Dagen each chalked up scores of 9.85 to lead the team to a 49.100 on the beam.
Head coach Tanya Chaplin did not make the trip to Tucson due to health-related issues. Associate head coach Michael Chaplin directed the team against the Wildcats.
Oregon State returns to the friendly confines of Gill Coliseum next week to host Stanford on Sunday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. The Beavers remain at home the following weekend to host Arizona State and LSU in a tri-meet, Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11:30 a.m.
Season and single-meet tickets for the 2020 Oregon State gymnastics season are available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Gymnastics and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
Team Scores: Oregon State 196.400; No. 22 Arizona 196.150.
All-Around: 1. Maddi Leydin (ARIZ) 38.775.
Vault (48.975): 1. Maddi Leydin (ARIZ) 9.900; T2. Lacy Dagen (OSU), Jenny Leung (ARIZ) 9.850. Other OSU Scores: Madi Dagen 9.825, Kaitlyn Yanish 9.800, Kayla Bird 9.750, Kristina Peterson 9.750, Niya Mack 9.750 (Exhibition – Lexie Gonzales 9.725).
Uneven Bars (49.075): 1. Christina Berg (ARIZ) 9.900; 2. Alyssa Minyard (OSU) 9.875; 3. Isis Lowery (OSU) 9850. Other OSU Scores: Halli Briscoe 9.800, Kayla Bird 9.800, Sabrina Gill 9.750, Colette Yamaoka 9.725 (Exhibition – Jenna Domingo 9.725).
Balance Beam (49.100): T1. Isis Lowery (OSU), Lacy Dagen (OSU), Malia Hargrove (ARIZ) 9.850. Other OSU Scores: Madi Dagen 9.825, Jenna Domingo 9.825, Maela Lazaro 9.750, Destinee Davis 9.475 (Exhibition – Lexie Gonzales 9.250).
Floor Exercise (49.250): 1. Kaitlyn Yanish (OSU) 9.925; 2. Isis Lowery (OSU) 9.900; T3. Malia Hargrove (ARIZ), Maddi Leydin (ARIZ) 9.875. Other OSU Scores: Madi Dagen 9.825, Savanna Force 9.800, Kristina Peterson 9.800, Kayla Bird 9.775 (Exhibition – Niya Mack 8.975).
For more information on the Oregon State gymnastics team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverGym, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverGym or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverGym.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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