BOISE -- Despite recording a season-high 194.525 and five gymnasts posting individual season and career highs, the BYU women's gymnastics team struggled at times and was unable to overcome a season-best 194.775 mark by Boise State, falling 194.775 - 194.525 Monday night in Boise. The Cougars are now 3-4 on the year.
"We did good for our fifth meet," BYU assistant coach Dawn Cattermole said. "We had to count a fall on vault and a run on a dismount. Without those, we would have been right there."
Kylee Draper and Jennifer Matthews recorded career highs on bars early to help BYU post a season-high 48.900 and take a 48.900 - 48.600 lead after the first rotation. Draper led the Cougars with a 9.850. Kacie Capra and Cassie Myers were right behind at 9.800, a season high for Myers, while Matthews posted a 9.750. BSU's Taylor Jacob took first with a 9.875.
"We did great on bars," Cattermole said. "Jenny (Matthews) did really well. We were very pleased."
The Cougars had some struggles on vault in their next rotation and fell behind 97.100 -- 97.050. Dayna Smart did manage to take first-place on the event with a season-best 9.850 while Hayley Jensen posted a career-high 9.775.
Capra led BYU on floor with a 9.800 in its third rotation, but the Broncos posted a solid outing on beam behind Lindsay Ward's 9.875 to take a .250 advantage into the last rotation.
The Cougars recorded a season-best 48.875 on beam in their last rotation. Dayna Smart tied her season-high 9.875 while tying with Ward for first place on the event.
BSU's Taylor Jacob and Kea Cuaresma each recorded a 39.100 to tie for first place in the all-around. BYU's Capra was right behind with a season-best 38.975.
The Cougars will be back at home Friday night when they host national-power and No. 3 ranked Utah at 7 p.m. in the Marriott Center. The meet will be broadcast live on BYU TV.
Women's Gymnastics Meet ResultsHost: Boise State
Meet: Boise State-Brigham Young February 20, 2006
Location: Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena) Home Meet
Contents: Event Results Team Results
Vault Team Standing
Uneven Parallel Bars Boise State
Balance Beam Brigham Young
Floor Exercise Judge List
Team Standing Top
Place Team Score
1 Boise State 194.775
2 Brigham Young 194.525
Boise State
Head Coach: Yvonne (Sam) Sandmire Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Courtney Achter 8.925
Shaniece Craft 9.725 9.500 9.500 9.375 38.100
Kea Cuaresma 9.725 9.750 9.775 9.850 39.100
Katie Dinsmore 9.800 9.675 9.800
Taylor Jacob 9.625 9.875 9.800 9.800 39.100
Amber Neroes 9.725 9.650
Tara Oberg 9.675
Ashli Rainboth 9.450 9.575
Lindsay Ward 9.800 9.875 9.775
Team Totals 48.600 48.500 48.800 48.875 194.775
Brigham Young
Head Coach: Brad Cattermole Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Alethea Boon 9.200 9.775
Kacie Capra 9.650 9.800 9.725 9.800 38.975
Kylee Draper 9.850 9.750 9.700
Brittany Fischer 9.525
Sierra Jacobs 9.350 9.750
Hayley Jensen 9.775 9.675
Kandis Kelly 9.700 9.450
Jennifer Matthews 9.750
Cassie Myers 9.800
Dayna Smart 9.850 9.875 9.700
Lisa Willis 9.700 9.750 9.650
Team Totals 48.150 48.900 48.875 48.600 194.525
Vault Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Dayna Smart Brigham Young 9.850
2 Katie Dinsmore Boise State 9.800
3 Hayley Jensen Brigham Young 9.775
4 Kea Cuaresma Boise State 9.725
4 Shaniece Craft Boise State 9.725
4 Amber Neroes Boise State 9.725
7 Kacie Capra Brigham Young 9.650
8 Taylor Jacob Boise State 9.625
9 Brittany Fischer Brigham Young 9.525
10 Ashli Rainboth Boise State 9.450
11 Sierra Jacobs Brigham Young 9.350
12 Alethea Boon Brigham Young 9.200
Uneven Parallel Bars Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Taylor Jacob Boise State 9.875
2 Kylee Draper Brigham Young 9.850
3 Lindsay Ward Boise State 9.800
3 Cassie Myers Brigham Young 9.800
3 Kacie Capra Brigham Young 9.800
6 Kea Cuaresma Boise State 9.750
6 Jennifer Matthews Brigham Young 9.750
8 Lisa Willis Brigham Young 9.700
9 Hayley Jensen Brigham Young 9.675
10 Ashli Rainboth Boise State 9.575
11 Shaniece Craft Boise State 9.500
12 Courtney Achter Boise State 8.925
Balance Beam Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Lindsay Ward Boise State 9.875
1 Dayna Smart Brigham Young 9.875
3 Taylor Jacob Boise State 9.800
4 Kea Cuaresma Boise State 9.775
4 Alethea Boon Brigham Young 9.775
6 Lisa Willis Brigham Young 9.750
6 Kylee Draper Brigham Young 9.750
8 Kacie Capra Brigham Young 9.725
9 Kandis Kelly Brigham Young 9.700
10 Katie Dinsmore Boise State 9.675
10 Tara Oberg Boise State 9.675
12 Shaniece Craft Boise State 9.500
Floor Exercise Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Kea Cuaresma Boise State 9.850
2 Katie Dinsmore Boise State 9.800
2 Taylor Jacob Boise State 9.800
2 Kacie Capra Brigham Young 9.800
5 Lindsay Ward Boise State 9.775
6 Sierra Jacobs Brigham Young 9.750
7 Kylee Draper Brigham Young 9.700
7 Dayna Smart Brigham Young 9.700
9 Amber Neroes Boise State 9.650
9 Lisa Willis Brigham Young 9.650
11 Kandis Kelly Brigham Young 9.450
12 Shaniece Craft Boise State 9.375
All Around Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Kea Cuaresma Boise State 39.100
1 Taylor Jacob Boise State 39.100
3 Kacie Capra Brigham Young 38.975
4 Shaniece Craft Boise State 38.100
Meet Judges Top
Vault
Judge 1 Marian DeWane National
Judge 2 Wendy Smith National
Uneven Parallel Bars
Judge 1 Carole Bunge National
Judge 2 Darlene Raymond National
Balance Beam
Judge 1 Darlene Raymond National
Judge 2 Marian DeWane National
Floor Exercise
Judge 1 Carole Bunge National
Judge 2 Wendy Smith National
PROVO -- Coming off a hard loss to Southern Utah University last Friday, the BYU women's gymnastics team will travel to Boise State in their fourth road trip of the season February 20. The Cougars are 3-3 on the year.
"This is the time of the year when you're establishing yourself and finding out how good you really are. We're trying to get more solid, more consistent and more ready each meet," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said.
Despite reaching a season-high 194.050, and six gymnasts recording individual season and career highs, the Cougars fell to SUU 194.925 -- 194.050 Friday.
In the first rotation at SUU, BYU achieved a season high on bars with 48.525, and Kacie Capra tied for first with a season-high 9.800. Capra also tied her career high with a 9.700 on vault, and recorded a season high in the all-around competition (38.950).
BYU recorded another season high of 48.875 in the floor routine. Sierra Jacobs (9.875) and Lisa Willis (9.800) both had season highs, and Dayna Smart had a career-high 9.850 on the event.
In injury updates for the Cougars, sophomore Aimee Walker Pond is out for the season after breaking her ankle at SUU. Freshman Haleigh Schofield tore her ACL in January and is redshirting this season and senior Kendra Stephenson tore her meniscus at SUU. There is no official word on how long she will be out.
Boise State will compete against Utah State and Seattle Pacific at home Friday, only three days before taking on BYU Monday. Boise State's season average is 190.425, while BYU holds a 192.756 season average.
Start time for the meet is 7 p.m. at the Boise State Pavilion. Stats updates after each event will be available on the schedule page of the women's gymnastics homepage on byucougars.com.