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Yanish Wins Vault, Beavers Fall at LSU
March 08, 2019 | Women's Gymnastics
BATON ROUGE, La. – The No. 15 Oregon State gymnastics team hit 23 out of 24 routines but short to No. 4 LSU. The final score was 198.150-196.375.
With the loss Oregon State's record falls to 9-3.
"This was a great, competitive environment and LSU has a great team and we have really enjoyed the hospitality during this trip," head coach Tanya Chaplin said. "Tonight was another learning opportunity for our team. Overall, this was a solid performance for us but we need to relax out there perform our best."
The Beavers rolled out to a strong start beginning the meet on the uneven bars. Halli Briscoe led the squad with a career-best tying 9.875 while Sabrina Gill added a 9.85. Mariana Colussi-Pelaez scored 9.825 and Isis Lowery pitched in with a 9.80 to give the Beavers a 49.100 in the rotation.
Trailing 49.375-49.100 heading to the second event, Oregon State produced six solid vaults to continue building its score. Kaitlyn Yanish hit a near-perfect vault to record a career-best 9.950. McKenna Singley posted a 9.80 to help give the Beavers a 49.050 on the event.
Moving to the floor exercise, where OSU is ranked No. 9 in the nation, the Beavers picked up their highest event score of the meet with a 49.275. Yanish tallied a team-best 9.950 with Isis Lowery registered a 9.875 as well. Singley contributed with a 9.850 and Madi Dagen scored 9.825.
Oregon State trailed 148.475-147.425 entering the final rotation. Lacy Dagen tied her career-high with a team-leading 9.90 while Colussi-Pelaez nailed her routine to score 9.850.
OSU returns to Corvallis next week to host a quad meet with Iowa, North Carolina and Seattle Pacific for Senior Night, Friday at 7 p.m.
Season and single-meet tickets for the 2019 Oregon State gymnastics season are available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Gymnastics and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
Team Scores: No. 4 LSU 198.150; No. 15 Oregon State 196.350.
All-Around: 1. Sarah Finnegan (LSU) 39.800; 2. Kennedi Edney (LSU) 39.675.
Vault (49.050): 1. Kaitlyn Yanish (OSU) 9.925; T2. Sarah Finnegan (LSU), Sarah Edwards (LSU) 9.900. Other OSU Scores: McKenna Singley 9.800; Lena Greene 9.775; Mary Jacobsen 9.775; Madi Dagen 9.775; Lacy Dagen 9.750 (Exhibition – Niya Mack 9.675).
Uneven Bars (49.100): 1. Lexie Priessman (LSU) 9.950; 2. Sami Durante (LSU) 9.900; T3. Halli Briscoe (OSU), Kennedi Edney (LSU) 9.875. Other OSU Scores: Sabrina Gill 9.850; Mariana Colussi-Pelaez 9.825; Isis Lowery 9.800; Colette Yamaoka 9.750; Mary Jacobsen 9.650.
Balance Beam (48.950): T1. Reagan Campbell (LSU), Sarah Finnegan (LSU) 9.975; 3. Kennedi Edney (LSU) 9.925. OSU Scores: Lacy Dagen 9.900; Mariana Colussi-Pelaez 9.850; Madi Dagen 9.800; McKenna Singley 9.750; Maela Lazaro 9.650; Sabrina Gill 9.100.
Floor Exercise (49.275): T1. Kennedi Edney (LSU), McKenna Kelley (LSU) 10.00; T3. Kaitlyn Yanish (OSU), Sarah Finnegan (LSU) 9.950. Other OSU Scores: Isis Lowery 9.875; McKenna Singley 9.850; Madi Dagen 9.825; Destinee Davis 9.775; Savanna Force 9.700 (Exhibition – Mary Jacobsen 9.800).
For more information on the Oregon State gymnastics team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverGym, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverGym or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverGym.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
With the loss Oregon State's record falls to 9-3.
"This was a great, competitive environment and LSU has a great team and we have really enjoyed the hospitality during this trip," head coach Tanya Chaplin said. "Tonight was another learning opportunity for our team. Overall, this was a solid performance for us but we need to relax out there perform our best."
The Beavers rolled out to a strong start beginning the meet on the uneven bars. Halli Briscoe led the squad with a career-best tying 9.875 while Sabrina Gill added a 9.85. Mariana Colussi-Pelaez scored 9.825 and Isis Lowery pitched in with a 9.80 to give the Beavers a 49.100 in the rotation.
Trailing 49.375-49.100 heading to the second event, Oregon State produced six solid vaults to continue building its score. Kaitlyn Yanish hit a near-perfect vault to record a career-best 9.950. McKenna Singley posted a 9.80 to help give the Beavers a 49.050 on the event.
Moving to the floor exercise, where OSU is ranked No. 9 in the nation, the Beavers picked up their highest event score of the meet with a 49.275. Yanish tallied a team-best 9.950 with Isis Lowery registered a 9.875 as well. Singley contributed with a 9.850 and Madi Dagen scored 9.825.
Oregon State trailed 148.475-147.425 entering the final rotation. Lacy Dagen tied her career-high with a team-leading 9.90 while Colussi-Pelaez nailed her routine to score 9.850.
OSU returns to Corvallis next week to host a quad meet with Iowa, North Carolina and Seattle Pacific for Senior Night, Friday at 7 p.m.
Season and single-meet tickets for the 2019 Oregon State gymnastics season are available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Gymnastics and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
Team Scores: No. 4 LSU 198.150; No. 15 Oregon State 196.350.
All-Around: 1. Sarah Finnegan (LSU) 39.800; 2. Kennedi Edney (LSU) 39.675.
Vault (49.050): 1. Kaitlyn Yanish (OSU) 9.925; T2. Sarah Finnegan (LSU), Sarah Edwards (LSU) 9.900. Other OSU Scores: McKenna Singley 9.800; Lena Greene 9.775; Mary Jacobsen 9.775; Madi Dagen 9.775; Lacy Dagen 9.750 (Exhibition – Niya Mack 9.675).
Uneven Bars (49.100): 1. Lexie Priessman (LSU) 9.950; 2. Sami Durante (LSU) 9.900; T3. Halli Briscoe (OSU), Kennedi Edney (LSU) 9.875. Other OSU Scores: Sabrina Gill 9.850; Mariana Colussi-Pelaez 9.825; Isis Lowery 9.800; Colette Yamaoka 9.750; Mary Jacobsen 9.650.
Balance Beam (48.950): T1. Reagan Campbell (LSU), Sarah Finnegan (LSU) 9.975; 3. Kennedi Edney (LSU) 9.925. OSU Scores: Lacy Dagen 9.900; Mariana Colussi-Pelaez 9.850; Madi Dagen 9.800; McKenna Singley 9.750; Maela Lazaro 9.650; Sabrina Gill 9.100.
Floor Exercise (49.275): T1. Kennedi Edney (LSU), McKenna Kelley (LSU) 10.00; T3. Kaitlyn Yanish (OSU), Sarah Finnegan (LSU) 9.950. Other OSU Scores: Isis Lowery 9.875; McKenna Singley 9.850; Madi Dagen 9.825; Destinee Davis 9.775; Savanna Force 9.700 (Exhibition – Mary Jacobsen 9.800).
For more information on the Oregon State gymnastics team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverGym, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverGym or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverGym.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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