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No. 19 Beavers Score Season-High 196.950 In Win Over No. 14 Arizona
February 13, 2004 | Women's Gymnastics
Feb. 13, 2004
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Chelsea Plourde celebrated her 19th birthday by setting an Oregon State gymnastics record as the No. 19 Beavers defeated No. 14 Arizona in front of 3,754 fans at Gill Coliseum on Friday night. OSU scored a season-high 196.950 to edge the Wildcats, who scored 196.700.
Plourde won her fourth all-around title of the season with a career-high 39.525 to set an OSU record for an all-around score by a freshman, breaking Chari Knight's mark of 39.500 set in 1991. Plourde also won beam with a career-high 9.95 and added her third vault title this season with a personal best 9.90 to tie Arizona's Abby Pearson and Andi McCabe for first.
OSU also got individual wins from three other gymnasts. Chrissy Lamun and Tanya Ricioli-Hebron tied for first with 9.90 marks on bars, and Angela Morales tied UA's Monica Bisordi and Johnson with first-place 9.90 scores on floor. Ricioli-Hebron finished with a season-high 49.425 to place second to Plourde in the all-around.
"I'm pleased with the fight they have. They are not giving in," said coach Tanya Chaplin. "They are all doing an awesome job. They are learning to fight week in and week out."
The meet was a close contest from the start, with both teams going 18-for-18 through the first three rotations. The teams were tied at the halfway point, and just .025 points separated the two teams heading into the fourth rotation, with OSU holding the slim 147.750-147.725 lead.
The score stayed close early in the rotation, with the first two routines for each team earning 9.825 scores. OSU gained some ground when Plourde scored a 9.85 on OSU's third routine, while Aubrey Taylor had a 9.725 on UA's third beam routine. Bisordi then fell to open the door for OSU, but Lamun later fell on her floor routine to keep the Wildcats in the running. In the end though, Ricioli-Hebron scored a 9.80 on the final routine to clinch the victory.
For the second consecutive meet, OSU went six-for-six on vault. Plourde led the way with a season-best 9.90 as the Beavers posted a season-high 49.175. Ricioli-Hebron tied her career-high of 9.875 set in 2000, and Morales also scored a 9.875 for a season-best. The Beavers also counted Heather Justus' season-high 9.80 as well as Th?r?se Videan's 9.725.
OSU stayed strong on bars, where the Beavers finished with a 49.225. In addition to the 9.90s from Lamun and Ricioli-Hebron, OSU counted a 9.825 from Plourde and 9.80s from Videan and Heidi Goehring.
The Beavers turned in a season-high 49.350 on floor, led by Plourde's 9.95 that brought the crowd to its feet. Lamun matched her career-high of 9.925, and Goehring set a career-high with a 9.85. Ricioli-Hebron also turned in a 9.85, and OSU also counted Elaine Yoder's 9.775.
Meet Results
Team Scores: No. 19 Oregon State 196.950, No. 14 Arizona 196.700
Vault: T1. Chelsea Plourde (OSU), Andi McCabe (UA), Abby Pearson (UA) 9.90. Other OSU Scores: Angela Morales and Tanya Ricioli-Hebron 9.875; Heather Justus 9.80; Th?r?se Videan 9.725; Chrissy Lamun 9.70 (Exhibition - Christa Piazza 9.425)
Bars: T1. Chrissy Lamun (OSU), Tanya Ricioli-Hebron (OSU) 9.90; 3. Jamie Duce (UA) 9.875. Other OSU Scores: Chelsea Plourde 9.825; Heidi Goehring and Th?r?se Videan 9.80; Heather Justus 9.775
Beam: 1. Chelsea Plourde (OSU) 9.95; 2. Chrissy Lamun (OSU) 9.925; 3. Sheean Lemley (UA) 9.875. Other OSU Scores: Heidi Goehring and Tanya Ricioli-Hebron 9.85; Elaine Yoder 9.775; Angela Morales 9.70 (Exhibition - Christa Piazza 9.25)
Floor: T1. Angela Morales (OSU), Monica Bisordi (UA), Katie Johnson (UA) 9.90. Other OSU Scores: Chelsea Plourde 9.85; Heather Justus and Th?r?se Videan 9.825; Tanya Ricioli-Hebron 9.80; Chrissy Lamun 9.225 (Exhibition - Michelle Dickinson 9.75)
All-Around: 1. Chelsea Plourde (OSU) 39.525; 2. Tanya Ricioli-Hebron (OSU) 39.325; 3. Aubrey Taylor (UA) 39.175; 4. Monica Bisordi (UA) 38.875; 5. Chrissy Lamun (OSU) 38.750.
