Utah State gymnastics: 7 season-bests not enough for Aggies

LOGAN — Utah State notched its season-high on beam and the Aggies set or tied seven individual season-bests in a 194.550-192.675 loss to Pittsburgh Friday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Sophomore Lyndsie Boone tied for first in the all-around with a career-high 38.700. Senior Nicki Felley won the floor title with a 9.800, while sophomore Nicole Simoneau was second on bars with a 9.825, as she has registered a 9.800 or better in all but one of USU's nine meets this season.

Other season-bests included freshman Haley Hogan setting a new high on beam with a 9.725, good for sixth while tying her season-high on vault with a 9.525 for 11th. Fellow freshman Rebecca Holliday set a new season-best on bars with a 9.725, finishing sixth. Boone tied her season-best with a 9.750 on bar, finishing tied for fourth, and a 9.725 on floor, finishing third.

USU's 48.275 on beam is a new season-high, topping the previous high of 47.875 set at Boise State on Jan. 30. The Aggies also recorded a 47.975 on vault, 48.625 on bars and 47.800 on floor for the 192.675 team total.

Pitt posted a 48.925 on vault, a 48.725 on bars, a 48.825 on beam and a 48.075 on floor for a final score of 194.550.

BYU COMES UP SHORT IN TRI-MEET: At Boise, the Cougars improved their score from last week with a 190.625 but placed third behind the Broncos (195.925) and Cal State Fullerton (193.825).

"We're adjusting to the injuries and lineup changes we've had recently, but it's a process," said BYU head coach Brad Cattermole. "We're just trying to go out, hit our routines and do the best we can each meet."

Junior Danielle Goldman (38.250) and sophomore Madeleine Johnson (38.225) once again bolstered the Cougar lineup, finishing second and third, respectively, in the all-around competition. Goldman's score was a career-high. The Titans' Alaina Baker took the title with a score of 38.975 while the Broncos' Lindsay Kazandjian finished fourth.

BYU's top team score of the night came on the floor exercise at 48.200, marking the fourth time in the last five meets that the Cougars have topped 48. Goldman and sophomore Jessica Villegas paced BYU with scores of 9.750. Johnson contributed a score of 9.675 while sophomore Whitney Olsen added 9.550 points to the BYU tally.