Feb. 10, 2007

Results

DAVIS, CA - Host UC Davis scored a season-high 192.725 and won or shared first-place honors on all four apparatus in a dual meet victory over visiting Cal State Fullerton on Friday evening in Davis, Calif.

The Titans, who fell to 6-2 overall this year, scored a 191.600 to finish second.

Senior Nicole Lim led the Titans' individual efforts as she scored a 9.825 to finish in a tie for first on beam with UC Davis' Tanya Ho. Jessica Tait was third in the event with a 9.750.

Erica Ficarrotta and Britni Echeverria finished in second and third place, respectively, on bars with a 9.725 and a 9.70 while Melissa Schafer and Brittany Evans duplicated the feat on floor, scoring a 9.775 and a 9.75, respectively.

The Aggies swept the top three places on vault, but led by only five one-hundreths (.05) of a point after the first two rotations.

The two teams were then even after three rotations as UC Davis scored a 47.825 on beam with the Titans posting a 47.850 on floor to close the gap to .025, but the Aggies came on strong in the final rotation, posting a 48.175 to Cal State Fullerton's 47.850 on beam to clinch the win.

Fullerton returns home next Sunday (Feb. 18) at 2 p.m. as the Titans host Alaska Anchorage at 2 p.m.

NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS
TEAM SCORES - 1. UC Davis, 192.725. 2. Cal State Fullerton, 191.600.

VAULT - 1. Tanya Ho, UC Davis, 9.825; 2 (tie). Michelle Kulovitz, UC Davis; Carrie Lujan, UC Davis; Amanda Van Horn, CSF, 9.775.

UNEVEN BARS - 1. Brandi Forte, UC Davis, 9.750; 2. Erica Ficarrotta, CSF, 9.725; 3. Britni Echeverria, CSF, 9.700.

BALANCE BEAM - 1 (tie). Tanya Ho, UC Davis; Nicole Lim, CSF, 9.825; 3. Jessica Tait, CSF, 9.750.

FLOOR EXERCISE - 1. Andi Dolinsky, UC Davis, 9.850; 2. Melissa Schafer, CSF, 9.775; 3. Brittany Evans, CSF, 9.750.

ALL-AROUND - 1 (tie). Michelle Kulovitz, UC Davis; Carrie Lujan, UC Davis, 38.300; 3. Tanya Ho, UC Davis, 38.050.