Air Force Academy
Brigham Young University with Boise State
Air Force Travels to No. 11 BYU
2/18/2021 12:56:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
THIS WEEK
The Falcons travel to Provo, Utah, to take No. 11 Brigham Young University on Friday (Feb. 19) at 7 p.m. MT. The Cougars boast a season-high team score of 197.075
UP NEXT
Air Force hosts Texas Woman's University and Arizona in the Falcons' first home meet of the season, Sunday, February 28. Action is slated to begin at 2 p.m. MT.
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force scored a 191.400 for a fifth-place finish at the Gym Quarters Invitational, Friday evening. Ball State claimed the top spot with a 194.275. The Falcons excelled on the balance beam, scoring a season-high 48.650 in the event for the best event score of the year.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Ball State – 194.725
2. Eastern Michigan – 193.975
3. Lindenwood – 192.725
4. Southeast Missouri – 191.725
5. Air Force – 191.400
6. Illinois State – 190.225
AIR FORCE'S TOP PERFORMERS
Vault – Jessica Kirkpatrick (9.625)
Bars – Jessica Kirkpatrick (9.675)
Beam – Cameo Stapleton, Pixie Brock (9.775)
Floor – Pixie Brock, Daija Stevenson (9.775)
All-Around – Daija Stevenson (38.575)
FROM COACH GREEN
"We are learning and growing each week. We have new people stepping up each week in different ways. Cameo Stapleton brings a calm presence to our team and we feed off her consistency."
"We came out strong like we wanted, however, we had a few hiccups in the middle. We finished with a solid performance on balance beam. We are building our confidence and adapting to lots of changes in lineups during the competition which the team has handled like true champs."
INSIDE THE SCORES
-Air Force's 48.650 on the beam marked the team's highest score in the event of the season (48.650)
-The Falcons equaled their season-best team score on the balance beam (48.575)
-Jessica Kirkpatrick scored a season-high mark on the bars (9.675)
-Pixie Brock's 9.775 on the beam and floor exercise are career-highs in both events; she scored 37.350 in her all-around debut
-Val Smith (9.750) and Cameo Stapleton (9.775) recorded season-high marks on the beam
-Natalie Meyer returned to her winning ways with a season-best 9.725 in the floor exercise
GETTING THE W
Air Force compiled a season-best 192.625 at Centenary, in a tri-meet, which included first-place Texas Woman's, February 7. The Falcons posted their first individual event wins of the year, with Daija Stevenson leading the way as a triple-winner. She won the all-around with a career-high 39.125, backed by a share of victories with matching season-bests 9.825 scores on floor and balance beam. Stevenson added a pair of fourth-place routines on vault (9.725) and uneven bars (9.750). Cam Barber tied for an event win on uneven bars with a career-high 9.825 score. Heidi Sand recorded a podium finish on vault with a third-place 9.750. The trio of 9.825's in the meet were season-highs for Air Force on any event. Air Force remains the only team in the MPSF who has competed in 2021. This past week, Sacramento State joined UC Davis and Alaska-Anchorage in announcing it will not have any competitions this year. As such, the MPSF has canceled its conference championship for the second-straight year.
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