January 22, 1999

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Despite two falls on its last rotation, No. 10 UCLA defeated Oregon State in a close 194.575-194.450 meet at Gill Coliseum Friday night.

The Bruins held a 146.325-145.550 advantage after three rotations, but a strong Beaver floor team and two UCLA falls on beam during the last rotation kept OSU's hopes alive. Jerra Lopez scored a 9.85, Katrina Severin a 9.75 and Annette Taylor a 9.725 on floor to move the Beavers within range of the Bruins.

But then Luisa Portocorrero scored a 9.775 on UCLA's final beam routine, giving the Bruins a 194.575 for the night. Oregon State still had a chance to tie it with one performance left, but it would have taken a perfect 10.0 from Megan Murphy-Barcroft for that to happen.

Murphy-Barcroft scored a 9.875 - good enough for a three-way tie for first-place on floor, but not enough for the Beavers to tie UCLA in the final team standings. Heidi Moneymaker and Kiralee Hayashi also turned in 9.875 marks for UCLA on floor.

Oregon State also saw victories on vault and bars. Lara Degenhardt scored a 9.80 to tie Moneymaker for first-place on vault, and Danae Phillips and Moneymaker both scored 9.875 on bars to claim top honors on that event. Hayashi also placed first with a 9.80 on beam; Corrie Young turned in OSU's top beam score with a 9.75 for fourth-place.

Phillips' 9.875 on bars tied her career-high on that event, and Stephanie Bychowski also tied her career-best with a 9.85 mark on bars to tie for third on the apparatus. Lopez scored a 9.775 as the Beavers finished with a 48.850 on the event, a big improvement from four falls and a 46.175 bar score last week.

Final Results
No. 10 UCLA 194.575, Oregon State 194.450

Top Three Individual Finishers

Vault
T1. Lara Degenhardt (OSU), 9.800
T1. Heidi Moneymaker (UCLA), 9.800
3. Lena Degteva (UCLA), 9.750

Bars
T1. Danae Phillips (OSU), 9.875
T1. Heidi Moneymaker (UCLA), 9.875
T3. Stephanie Bychowski (OSU), 9.850
T3. Lena Degteva (UCLA), 9.850

Beam
1. Kiralee Hayashi (UCLA), 9.800
T2. Lena Degteva (UCLA), 9.775
T2. Luisa Portocarrero (UCLA), 9.775

Floor
T1. Megan Murphy-Barcroft (OSU), 9.875
T1. Kiralee Hayashi (UCLA), 9.875
T1. Heidi Moneymaker (UCLA), 9.875

All-Around
1. Lena Degteva (UCLA), 39.225
2. Kiralee Hayashi (UCLA), 39.100
3. Megan Murphy-Barcroft (OSU), 38.950