Bruins still beaming after Pac-10 loss
By Daily Bruin Staff
Feb. 8, 1999 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 9, 1999
Bruins still beaming after Pac-10 loss
RECAP: UCLA gymnasts
hit career highs but fall
in conference to Stanford
By Traci Mack
Daily Bruin Senior Staff
Avenging last year’s Pac-10 Championship loss didn’t go as
planned for the UCLA women’s gymnastics team. Although the No. 10
Bruins handed fifth-ranked Penn State its first loss of the season,
UCLA fell to Stanford at Maples Pavilion on Friday, 194.05-193.90.
The Nittany Lions were close behind with a 191.65.
Despite their first conference loss, the Bruins (7-3 overall,
1-1 Pac-10) put up their most impressive showing of the year at the
triangular meet.
Rebounding from an illness which caused her to drop out of the
last meet, senior All-American Kiralee Hayashi posted a 39.15 in
all-around, which earned her first place honors. She also took the
crown in the floor exercise with a 9.9 and placed second on the
uneven bars, racking up a 9.9 once again. All three scores were
season highs for Hayashi.
Meanwhile, junior co-captain Heidi Moneymaker continued her
success by placing first in the vault. Moneymaker’s season-high
score of 9.75 helped her earn her 10th event title of the season.
Teammate Lena Degteva boasted a season-high 9.875 on the balance
beam, good enough for the top standing.
Freshmen continued to perform with veteran guidance, as Alison
Stoner and Valerie Velasco both set career highs on the bars and
all-around respectively.
Next up for UCLA is Pac-10 foe Arizona State in Tempe this
Friday.
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Though the Bruins turned in their best showing of the season,
they suffered a slight drop in the national rankings. Tenth in team
average with 193.02, UCLA has several individuals who hold high
posts in the national individual rankings. Hayashi is 14th in the
all-around and Moneymaker is 16th.
Sophomore All-American Mohini Bhardwaj has been sidelined due to
injury for about a month. But she still claims the No. 2 national
ranking in vault with a 9.9. The former U.S. National team member
is expected to return to the lineup later this month.
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