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Huskies Finish Strong At UCLA
February 10, 2015 | Gymnastics
LOS ANGELES – Despite a difficult start, UW gymnastics posted finished strong and posted its highest event team score on beam to finish Monday night's meet against UCLA at Pauley Pavilion.
"We were disappointed with our overall performance tonight," Bowers said. "We made enough mistakes to allow the judges to really hammer us on our first couple of routines and it was hard to build up our scores. But I am so proud of the way our team battled back and showed mental toughness. Meets like this will help us in the long run."
After steadily increasing their team totals in each of the first four meets of the season, the Huskies couldn't quite get into their flow in the team's first three events, including a season low event total on vault and floor. Led by Janae Janik's 9.875, the Huskies' battled to a total of 49.025 on beam to end the meet on a high note.
Janik's 9.875 was the Huskies' highest score of the night and anchored the beam lineup. She finished tied for second in the event. Senior captain McKenzie Fecther scored a 9.825, and Allison Northey followed her up with a 9.8. Jackie McCartin tallied her second-best score of the season with a 9.825.
Janik and Northey each posted 9.825s on bars to lead the Huskies. Northey has now posted a 9.8 or higher on bars in each of the five meets this season. Janik has gone above a 9.8 in the last four meets.
On vault, Hailey Burleson posted a new personal best with a 9.85 to lead the Huskies. She has been the GymDawgs' most consistent vaulter this season with a 9.815 average.
The Huskies struggled through a couple falls on floor, including an injury to freshman Zoey Schaefer who had won floor in each of her first four collegiate meets. Janik, Northey and Faith Morrison all posted 9.8s.
With a total score of 194.500, the Huskies finished second to the Bruins' 197.000.
The GymDawgs return to action this weekend as the Utah Utes pay a visit to Alaska Airlines Arena on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. PT. The meet will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network. Follow the Huskies on Instagram and Twitter at @UWGymnastics.
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