March 8, 2020
By Scott Mammoser
TEMPE, Ariz. – In the final home meet of the regular season,
the Arizona State gymnastics kept its winning streak alive with a 196.825 to
196.2 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday.
It was the fourth-consecutive meet the Gym Devils recorded
more than 196 points and the fifth time this season. Meanwhile, the Panthers were
coming off a 196.5-point outing at West Virginia, the program’s second-highest
ever score.
“It shows the resilience all season,” said ASU coach Jay
Santos, whose team beat the No. 24 Arizona Wildcats in Tucson on Friday night.
“It’s (the streak) huge rankings wise. We had some low scores, and we had a
chance to replace them. This week, we had more meets than practices, and now we
will get some much deserved rest.”
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| Senior Morgan Wilson recorded a 9.85 in her final balance beam routine at home. |
Juliette Boyer of ASU posted 9.9s on both the uneven bars
and the floor exercise and equaled Morgan Wilson with the top all-around score
of 39.35. ASU’s Gracie Reeves won the vault with 9.925 points, and Pitt’s
Michaela Burton was the leader on the balance beam at 9.9. Wilson also executed
a career high 9.875 on bars in addition to her personal best all-around score.
“It was really important to get it done,” Wilson said. “With
my teammates, we trusted each other to this point. It’s impressive that every
week we were consistent and kept the ball rolling.”
Sunday’s meet was the final one at Desert Financial Arena
for seniors Wilson, Morgan Hart, Ashley Szafranski, Jessica Ginn, and Graycee
Zaugg.
“I can’t believe four years have gone by,” said Santos, who
took the ASU job in 2016 and recruited these seniors. “I was excited to meet
them face to face.”
The Sun Devils will be at No. 5 LSU on Friday before they
head to Salt Lake City for the Pac-12 Championships on March 21. Pittsburgh is
at Ohio State on Saturday before the East Atlantic Gymnastics League
Championship is held on March 21 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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