Feb. 26, 2016
 193.925 |
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Seattle, Wash.--After a tough first rotation, the San José State women's gymnastics team rallied in the final three rotations to score a 193.925 Friday night to win a triangular meet at Seattle Pacific (192.275) with Alaska Anchorage (193.325).
Three Spartan gymnasts tied for first in three events. Josalyn Ray tied for first on vault with M'rcy Matsunami of Alaska Anchorage with a career-best 9.800. Maddie Herr tied for first on bars with a 9.800 with SPU's Maria Hundley. Allison Bellingham recorded a career-best 9.875 on beam to tie with Hundley.
The Spartans started the meet on bars, usually the strongest event for the team, and had to count a fall in the team's season-low 47.625. Herr anchored the team with a 9.800, followed by Haleigh Shepard's season-best 9.750, Marissa Unpingco at 9.620 and Rachel Heinl at 9.600. The first two Spartans on the bars fell - Kaitlin Won at 8.700 and Alyssa Kaschak at 8.850.
The beam team picked up the Spartans with a 48.925, a season-best and tying for the eighth-best score in school history. Again, the anchor led the event team as Allison Bellingham received a career-best 9.875. Unpingco followed at 9.825, then Alisa Bogdan with a season-best 9.775, Amy Bellingham with a season-best 9.750, Kaschak at 9.700 and Herr at 9.625.
The floor team kept the momentum going in the third rotation with a 48.775. Consistent scores were the key for the Spartans with the scores between 9.675 and 9.775. Erica Matos and Ellie Pascoe-Long led the team at 9.775, followed by Ray and Shepard at 9.750, Herr at 9.725, and Bogdan at 9.675.
The Spartans finished the meet on the vault with a 48.600. Ray tied for first with a season-high 9.800, followed by Matos at 9.750, Heinl at 9.700, Pascoe-Long and Herr at 9.675 and Hannah Gilbert at 9.600.
San José State returns to The Event Center next Sunday, March 6, for the final home meet of the season. The team hosts UC Davis and Brown in a meet beginning at 2 p.m. PST. The six Spartan seniors will be honored after the meet, and former Spartan men's and women's gymnasts will be honored prior to the meet.
San José State at Seattle Pacific, Alaska Anchorage
Seattle, Wash.
Team Standings
1. San José State 193.925
2. Alaska Anchorage 193.325
3. Seattle Pacific 192.275
| SJSU Gymnasts | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | All-Around |
| Allison Bellingham | 9.875 | ||||
| Amy Bellingham | 9.750 | ||||
| Alisa Bogdan | 9.775 | 9.675 | |||
| Hannah Gilbert | 9.600 | ||||
| Rachel Heinl | 9.700 | 9.600 | |||
| Maddie Herr | 9.675 | 9.800 | 9.675 | 9.725 | 38.875 |
| Alyssa Kaschak | 8.850 | 9.700 | |||
| Erica Matos | 9.750 | 9.775 | |||
| Ellie Pascoe-Long | 9.675 | 9.775 | |||
| Josalyn Ray | 9.800 | 9.750 | |||
| Haleigh Shepard | 9.750 | 9.750 | |||
| Marissa Unpingco | 9.625 | 9.825 | |||
| Kaitlin Won | 8.700 |
Vault
1. Josalyn Ray, San José State 9.800
1. M'rcy Matsunami, Alaska Anchorage 9.800
SJSU Results - 4. Erica Matos 9.750, 6. Rachel Heinl 9.700, 7. Ellie Pascoe-Long 9.675, 7. Maddie Herr 9.675, 14. Hannah Gilbert 9.600.
Bars
1. Maddie Herr, San José State 9.800
1. Maria Hundley, Seattle Pacific 9.800
SJSU Results - 1. Maddie Herr 9.800, 3. Haleigh Shepard 9.750, 8. Marissa Unpingco 9.625, 9. Rachel Heinl 9.600, 14. Alyssa Kaschak 8.850, 16. Kaitlin Won 8.700.
Beam
1. Allison Bellingham, San José State 9.875
1. Maria Hundley, Seattle Pacific 9.875
SJSU Results - 1. Allison Bellingham 9.875, 4. Marissa Unpingco 9.825, 8. Alisa Bogdan 9.775, 9. Amy Bellingham 9.750, 11. Alyssa Kaschak 9.700, 14. Maddie Herr 9.675.
Floor
1. Ariana Harger, Seattle Pacific 9.850
SJSU Results - 2. Erica Matos 9.775, 2. Ellie Pascoe-Long 9.775, 5. Josalyn Ray 9.750, 5. Haleigh Shepard 9.750, 7. Maddie Herr 9.725, 11. Alisa Bogdan 9.675.
All-Around
1. Maria Hundley, Seattle Pacific 39.125
2. Maddie Herr, San José State 38.875
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