Oregon State
Oklahoma
Beavers Finish Second at Oklahoma Quad Meet
January 21, 2011 | Women's Gymnastics
Jan. 21, 2011
NORMAN, Okla. -
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The No. 6 Oregon State gymnastics finished second at No. 3 Oklahoma in a quad meet Friday night, 195.300-194.650. Freshman Britney Ranzy, competing for the first time at OSU, won the vault title with a score of 9.925.
"We had to make a lot of adjustments tonight but that can't be an excuse," head coach Tanya Chaplin said. "We always need to be prepared to take advantage of opportunities when they present themselves. Our performance on the floor was the most disappointing; our legs looked tired and we'll have to fix that before next week. But we came back at the end and finished on a positive on the vault. It is great to have Becky (Colvin) back in the lineup and the addition of Britney (Ranzy) is wonderful. We look forward to those two working their way into more lineups soon."
Starting the meet on the uneven bars, Oregon State got off to a great start with Stephanie McGregor put together a nice routine capped off by a stuck landing to set a career-best with a 9.85. However, the Beavers were unable to grab that put that momentum to use as a series of unfortunate events followed. Jen Kesler missed her routine coming off the bars, Leslie Mak was forced to take an extra swing and a deduction and Makayla Stambaugh landed her dismount awkwardly aggravating a previous back injury. Despite their problems in the early going, the Beavers were in second following the first rotation trailing Oklahoma 49.150-48.875.
In the second rotation, Melanie Jones scored 9.70 to lead off for the Beavers on the balance beam. Following a missed routine by Kelsi Blalock, Harris scored 9.675 and Kesler and Vivian added scores of 9.725 and 9.70 respectively. Mak, who entered the meet tied for first in the country on the beam, matched her season average with a 9.875. Meanwhile, Oklahoma, which is normally very solid on the bars, suffered through three misses falling to third place while OSU took over the lead with a score of 97.550 and No. 23 Denver at 97.525.
The Beavers failed to capitalize on the opportunity for an upset of the No. 3 Sooners struggling on the floor in the third rotation. Following a fall to open the rotation, Blalock bounced back with a nice routine and a score of 9.775. Vivian and Mak followed with back-to-back scores of 9.65. Melanie Jones, who battled illness throughout the week, ran out of gas in the third tumbling pass of her floor routine forcing the Beavers to count a fall. Harris finished the rotation with a 9.725 in the first floor routine of her career.
OSU closed out the meet with a solid set of vaults despite a scary moment for freshman Brittany Harris. McGregor started the lineup off with a score of 9.60 before Harris' vault. Harris' hands slipped on the table as she pushed off and her momentum carried her to a landing on her shoulder. Mak took the moment in stride coming back with a score of 9.775 followed by Blalock's 9.85. Becky Colvin, who missed last week's meet with an ankle injury, returned to the lineup scoring a 9.90 to set up Ranzy. The freshman nailed her vault in her first routine for the Beavers scoring a 9.925 to win the event title.
Oregon State returns to Corvallis and Gill Coliseum next Friday for the sixth annual Pink Out when the Beavers take on No. 8 UCLA, the defending national champions. The meet is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
Notes: Freshman Britney Ranzy nailed her vault for a score of 9.925 Friday night in the first routine of her career at Oregon State.
Team Scores: No. 3 Oklahoma 195.300; No. 6 Oregon State 194.650; No. 23 Denver 194.300; Centenary 187.625.
All-Around: 1. Brianna Springer (DU) 39.100; 2. Louise Mercer (DU) 38.975; 3. Leslie Mak (OSU) 38.950. Other OSU Scores: Brittany Harris 37.050.
Vault (49.050): 1. Britney Ranzy (OSU) 9.925; T2. Natasha Kelley (OU), Becky Colvin (OSU) 9.900. Other OSU Scores: Kelsi Blalock 9.850; Leslie Mak 9.775; Stephanie McGregor 9.600; Brittany Harris 7.850 (Exhibition - Leilani Alferos 9.325).
Uneven Bars (48.875): 1. Louise Mercer (DU) 9.875; T2. Natasha Kelley (OU), Stephanie McGregor (OSU) 9.850. Other OSU Scores: Olivia Vivian 9.800; Brittany Harris 9.800; Makayla Stambaugh 9.775; Leslie Mak 9.650; Jen Kesler 9.150 (Exhibition - Hannah Casey 9.550).
Balance Beam (48.675): T1. Leslie Mak (OSU), Taylor Sanford (DU) 9.875; 3. Natalie Ratcliff (OU) 9.850. Other OSU Scores: Jen Kesler 9.725; Melanie Jones 9.700; Olivia Vivian 9.700; Brittany Harris 9.675; Kelsi Blalock 8.350.
Floor Exercise (48.050): 1. Kayla Nowak (OU) 9.900; 2. Sara Stone (OU) 9.875; T3. Megan Ferguson (OU), Taylor Spears (OU) 9.850. Other OSU Scores: Kelsi Blalock 9.775; Brittany Harris 9.725; Leslie Mak 9.650; Olivia Vivian 9.650; Melanie Jones 9.250; Stephanie McGregor 9.100.
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