BYU Faces Two In-State Rivals

The BYU women's gymnastics team will face a pair of in-state rivals this week when it hosts Utah State Thursday and travels to Southern Utah Feb. 29.

The meet against the Aggies will be the second time the two have faced each other in two weeks. Utah State won the first meet Feb. 11 in Logan 195.550 to 195.450. The Cougars have yet to face Southern Utah this season.

The Cougars have scored over 195 in their last three meets since scoring a season-high 195.800 in a loss at Utah on Feb. 4. BYU most recently scored a 195.425 against Stanford on Feb. 21.

The meet with Utah State will be Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse.

Southern Utah will host the Cougars at 7 p.m. on Feb. 29. That meet will be in the Centrum.

On the Aggies ...

With the meet on Feb. 24, the Cougars and Aggies will have faced each other twice in less than two weeks.

In the meet at Logan, the Aggies defeated the Cougars 195.550 to 195.450. Aggie senior Christy Denson won the all-around title with a score of 39.400.

On the Thunderbirds ...

The meet with Southern Utah is on Feb. 29 at the Centrum at 7 p.m. It was originally announced as being on Feb. 28.

The Thunderbirds have a high score of 193.575 on the season.