Falcons Open Home Slate with MPSF Dual Meet
1/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
Jan. 26, 2010
After opening the season with three consecutive competitions on the road, the Air Force women's gymnastics team begins the home portion of the 2010 season with a pair of conference dual meets. The Falcons will host Alaska-Anchorage in a midweek dual on Wednesday (Jan. 27), before welcoming UC-Davis to the Academy's Cadet West Gym on Saturday, Jan. 30.
Meet Notes 04: vs. Alaska-Anchorage; vs. UC-Davis 
A BUSY STRETCH
Air Force is in the midst of a grueling seven-day span that includes three competitions. The Falcons opened the week in Normal, Ill., with a quadrangular meet at Illinois State. Air Force will open its home schedule against Alaska-Anchorage on Wednesday, before concluding the week against UC-Davis on Saturday.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...
Backed by team-leading finishes from Brittany Dutton and Jenna Dudley, the Falcons collected a team score of 185.150 to place third at the Illinois State Quadrangular on Jan. 24. Dutton and Dudley each paced the team on a pair of events, as the Falcons accounted for six top-10 finishes.
LET'S MEET THE OPPONENTS: ALASKA-ANCHORAGE
Alaska-Anchorage is ranked fourth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with an average of 183.833, backed by a season-high score of 185.350. The Seawolves are coming off of a pair of home losses to five-time ECAC champion Towson on Jan. 15 and Jan. 17. Air Force, which is 12-5 against UAA at the Academy, faced the Seawolves in the season opener and earned a 184.475-183.475 victory.
WE'LL BE SEEING YOU...
Air Force will become very familiar with Alaska-Anchorage this year, as the two squads compete against each other five times in 2010. Following the season-opening Salbasgeon Suites Invitational, the Falcons hosted the Seawolves in their home opener on Jan. 27. Air Force will then travel to Alaska for a pair of meets in March, before the two programs face each other once more at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships.
LET'S MEET THE OPPONENTS: UC DAVIS
Backed by a season-high score of 191.525, UC Davis currently leads the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with an average score of 190.450. The Aggies improved to 5-1 on the year after defeating Sacramento State and Seattle Pacific on Jan. 22. Tanya Ho, a two-time MPSF Gymnast of the Week, led UC Davis to a 1-2-3 sweep of the all-around. Based on season averages, the Aggies hold the top two averages in every event, including the top three on the vault and floor exercise.
DUTTON AND DUDLEY DO IT AGAIN
Brittany Dutton and Jenna Dudley paced the Falcons at the Illinois State Quadrangular on Jan. 24, combining for the team's best scores. Dutton was the top finisher on the vault and floor exercise, while Dudley recorded the top marks on the uneven bars and balance beam.
DUTTON VAULTS TO CAREER HIGH
Brittany Dutton posted a career-best score of 9.775 on the vault to lead the Falcons on that event at the Illinois State Quadrangular on Jan. 22. That score is a personal improvement by .050, upping the score of 9.725 that she first set as a freshman.
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR THE FALCONS
Following the two-meet homestand, Air Force heads back out on the road for a triangular meet at Texas Woman's University on Sunday, Feb. 7, in Denton, Texas. In addition to taking on the host Pioneers at the site of the 2010 USA Gymnastics Championships, the Falcons will also take on Northern Illinois.
