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Falcon Gymnasts Defeat Anchorage, Fall to Nebraska
March 11, 2006

Anchorage, Ak. (Mar. 11) – Emily Parsons finished first on beam and floor en route to winning the all-around, helping No. 10-ranked Nebraska defeat both Seattle Pacific and Alaska Anchorage in a women’s gymnastics meet Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

Parsons scored 39.325 points to help the Cornhuskers (13-5-1) score 194.775 in the tri-meet victory. The Falcons (5-11) finished second with 190.225 and the Seawolves (5-9) were third with 188.575. Parsons also scored 9.900 on beam and 9.925 on floor.

Nebraska’s Stephanie Carter led vault (9.775) and Michelle Zabawa finished first on bars (9.900) as the Cornhuskers swept both events. Kylie Stone tied for second with Parsons on vault (9.725). She was also part of a three-way tie for second on bars (9.800) and finished third on beam (9.800) and floor (9.775). Stone finished second in the meet with 39.100 points.

The Falcons’ Brianna Schwartz (Fr., Bonney Lake, Wa.) took third in the meet with a season-high 38.125, while Dominique Ingram was the only Seawolf to finish top-three. Ingram was second on floor with 9.800.

The Cornhuskers dominated each rotation, scoring 48.425 or higher on each event. Bars (9.075) was their strongest event, with the lowest counting score being 9.700 points. The Falcons struggled on vault (46.950) but performed well on bars (48.075).

Seattle Pacific finishes its regular season in a four-way meet Mar. 17 at Oregon State. The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships begin Mar. 24.

FINAL – 1) UN 194.775 2) SPU 190.225 3) UAA

VAULT – 1) Carter, UN, 9.775; 2) (tie) Parsons, Stone, UN, 9.725

UNEVEN BARS – 1) Zabawa, UN, 9.900; 2) (tie) Stone, Williams, Sniatynski, UN, 9.800

BALANCE BEAM – 1) Parsons, UN, 9.900; 2) Woo, UN, 9.875; 3) Stone, UN, 9.800

FLOOR EXERCISE – 1) Parsons, UN, 9.925; 2) Ingram, UAA, 9.800; 2) (tie) Sniatynski, Stone, UN, 9.775

ALL-AROUND – 1) Parsons, UN, 39.325; 2) Stone, UN, 39.100; 3) Schwartz, SPU, 38.125


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