No. 10 UCLA Records Season-Best 197.55 In Victory Over No. 19 Oregon State
February 23, 2002 | Gymnastics
Feb. 23, 2002
Los Angeles, Calif. -
The 10th-ranked UCLA gymnastics team set a new season-high in defeating 19th-ranked Oregon State, 197.55-194.925. Sophomore Jamie Dantzscher led UCLA with a career-high all-around total of 39.8 and took home first place honors on vault, bars and floor (sixth consecutive 10.0).
UCLA counted no score lower than 9.7 and scored above a 49 on all four apparatus, closing the meet out with season-highs on beam (49.475) and floor (49.575). Oregon State, which competed the night before in Fullerton, did not have to count a fall either but was unable to total an event score over 49.
The Bruins started the evening on vault and posted their third-highest total of the season, a 49.15. Dantzscher led the Bruin effort with her winning score of 9.925. Onnie Willis added a 9.9, and Kristin Parker made a triumphant return to the lineup after an ankle injury with a 9.85. The Beavers, meanwhile, on bars totaled a 48.925, led by Elizabeth Jillson's 9.9.
UCLA took a comfortable 98.5-97.025 lead after rotation two, scoring a 49.35 on bars to Oregon State's 48.15 on vault. Dantzscher again led the Bruins with her sixth 9.975 of the season. Yvonne Tousek preceded her with a 9.925.
In rotation three, the Bruins were impressive on beam, with no score falling below 9.825. Dantzscher set a new career-best mark with a 9.9, Malia Jones tied her career-best with a 9.875, and Alyssa Beckerman capped it off with a career-high 9.95 to capture first place. Oregon State on floor scored a 48.875 and was led by Annie Campbell's 9.875.
UCLA concluded the evening with great performances on floor. Beckerman set a new career high with a 9.9. Willis pleased the crowd with a 9.95, and Dantzscher capped the meet with her sixth-straight perfect 10, believed to be a national record.
Dantzscher won her third consecutive all-around. Willis placed second with a 39.475, and Tousek was third with a 39.45.
The Bruins will compete twice next week, first traveling to Washington to take on the Huskies and Seattle-Pacific on Friday, Mar. 1 then returning home to host Michigan, Minnesota and Cal State Fullerton in the annual UCLA Invitational on Mar. 3.
Results:
Team - 1. UCLA 197.55, 2. Oregon State 194.925
Vault - 1. Jamie Dantzscher (UCLA), 9.925, 2. Onnie Willis (UCLA), 9.9, 3. Kristin Parker (UCLA), 9.85
Bars - 1. Dantzscher (UCLA), 9.975, 2. Yvonne Tousek (UCLA), 9.925, 3. Elizabeth Jillson (OSU), 9.9
Beam - 1. Alyssa Beckerman (UCLA), 9.95, 2. Annie Campbell (OSU), 9.925, 3. Dantzscher (UCLA), 9.9
Floor - 1. Dantzscher (UCLA), 10, 2. Willis (UCLA), 9.95, 3. Beckerman (UCLA), 9.9
All-Around - 1. Dantzscher (UCLA), 39.8, 2. Willis (UCLA), 39.475, 3. Tousek (UCLA), 39.45.
Play-by-play commentary from Bruin gymnast Trishna Patel.
Rotation One
UCLA - Vault (49.15) Malia Jones - Handspring front tuck (9.8 SV) - nice height, step on landing - 9.5 Yvonne Tousek - Yurchenko layout half (10.0 SV) - jumped forward on landing - 9.775 Jeanette Antolin - Yurchenko layout full (10.0 SV) - clean form, jumped forward on landing - 9.7 Onnie Willis - Yurchenko layout full (10.0 SV) - beautiful height, great landing - 9.9 Kristin Parker - Handspring front pike half (10.0 SV) - powerful, great landing - 9.85 Jamie Dantzscher - Yurchenko layout full (10.0 SV) - clean, pretty form, stepped back on landing - 9.925 Exhibition - Natasha Desai - Handspring double twist (10.0 SV) - completed 1.5 twists
Oregon State - Bars (48.925) Heidi Goehring - 9.65 Lindsay Nelson - great height on the tkatchev, stuck double layout dismount - 9.75 Annie Campbell - 9.775 Tanya Ricioli - 9.85 Jerra Lopez - 9.6 Elizabeth Jillson - 9.9
Rotation Two
UCLA - Bars (49.35) Valerie Velasco - nice Geinger, high dismount, overall a nice routine - 9.75 Malia Jones - nice form throughout, nice height on the dismount but took a slight step back - 9.875 Onnie Willis - too much power into the full-twisting giant and had to cover, but made a nice comeback - 9.75 Yvonne Tousek - beautiful release moves, great form, just a step back on the dismount - 9.925 Jamie Dantzscher - fluid swing, awesome releases, stuck dismount - 9.975 Doni Thompson - tapped the low bar on her release move, powerful swing, nice release to the high bar, stepped back on the dismount - 9.825 Exhibition: Jeanette Antolin - nice eagle giants, nice release move and double front half dismount - 9.8
Oregon State - Vault (48.15) Meghan Jones - Handspring front tuck (9.8 SV) - nice height, cowboyed legs - 9.5 Jerra Lopez - Handspring front tuck half (9.9 SV) - 9.525 Tanya Ricioli - Handspring front pike (9.9 SV) - 9.7 Therese Videan - Handspring front pike half (10.0 SV) - 9.8 Heather Justus - Handpsring front pike (9.9 SV) - 9.25 Annie Campbell - Yurchenko layout (9.8 SV) - 9.625
Standings after 2 rotations: 1. UCLA - 98.5, 2. OSU - 97.075
Rotation Three
UCLA - Beam (49.475) Doni Thompson - stuck her flight series, hit her new dismount - gainer back pike off the front of the beam - 9.825 Jamie Dantzscher - hit her flight series, high punch front, stuck 1.5 dismount, solid throughout the routine - 9.9 (career-high) Malia Jones - slightly off in the middle of her flight series but pulled it back in and stuck it solidly, cartwheeler gainer full off the side, agressive routine - 9.875 (ties career-high) Yvonne Tousek - hit her flight series, beautiful back tuck open, slight hop on dismount but agressive throughout - 9.875 Onnie Willis - slightly off on punch front, awesome 2 back handsprings, double back dismount - powerful and high - 9.875 Alyssa Beckerman - beautiful scale and holds, hit her flight series and double turn, expressive dance, stuck dismount - 9.95 (career-high) Exhibition: Michelle Conway - Unique mount - Homma Flairs, hit illusion, missed front foot on flight series, fell off on double turn
Oregon State - Floor (48.875) Heather Justus - 9.675 Elaine Yoder - 9.55 Therese Videan - 9.75 Tanya Ricioli - 9.775 Jerra Lopez - 9.8 Annie Campbell - great, difficult tumbling, stuck all of her passes - 9.875
Standings after 3 rotations: 1. UCLA 147.975, 2. OSU 145.95
Rotation Four
UCLA - Floor Malia Jones - whip through to double tuck, short on landing, expressive dance, nice smile - 9.85 Jamie Williams - stuck double pike to open, out of bounds on her second pass, hands down on third pass - 9.125 Alyssa Beckerman - hit all of her tumbling passes, expressive, beautiful dance, nice turn combinations - 9.9 (career-high) Yvonne Tousek - high triple twist, hit tumbling passes, clean routine overall, dramatic dance - 9.875 Onnie Willis - nice eye contact with the audience, powerful tumbling, dynamic routine - 9.95 Jamie Dantzscher - perfection - 10.0
Oregon State - Beam (48.975) Lindsay Nelson - 9.75 Daylee Ingalls - 9.225 Jerra Lopez - 9.875 Elaine Yoder - 9.575 Tanya Ricioli - 9.85 Annie Campbell - 9.925
Final Score: 1. UCLA 197.55, 2. OSU 194.925
