Women's NCAA Gymnastics competition for this weekend got underway on Thursday the 10th when the University of Alaska - Anchorage started their season with a loss to defending USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championship Team, the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights. The Purple Knights also scooped all five individual honors. Sasha Tsikhanovich took out the All Around honors over team mates Lissette La Fex and Melissa Doucette. Doucette is a Junior who competed her Freshman and Sophomore years at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. La Fex took out the Uneven Bars title whilst Tsikhanovich won the titles on the Balance Beam, Vault (tied with team mate Natalie Saimeri) and Floor Exercise (tied with team mate Kamri Riles). Morgan Cook, M'rcy Matsunami, Emily Petersen and overseas additions to the Alaskan contingent, Marie-Sophie Boggasch and Simone Penker were standouts for the Seawolves.
RESULTS:
- University of Bridgeport (48.950, 47.525, 46.550, 48.425) 191.450
- University of Alaska-Anchorage (48.325, 45.025, 46.725, 47.350) 187.425
ALL AROUND:
- Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport) 39.000
- Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 38.525
- Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) 37.725
- Morgan Cook (Alaska-Anchorage) 37.500
- Simone Penker (Alaska-Anchorage) 37.450
VAULT:
- Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport); Natalie Saimeri (Bridgeport) 9.850
- Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport); M'rcy Matsunami (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.800
- Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) 9.750
- Kamri Riles (Bridgeport); Marie-Sophie Boggasch (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.700
- Emily Petersen (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.625
- Simone Penker (Alaska-Anchorage); Morgan Cook (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.600
- Caitlin Perry (Bridgeport) 9.525
- Kayli Davies (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.500
UNEVEN BARS:
- Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.725
- Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport) 9.650
- Leah Goldberg (Bridgeport) 9.575
- Natalie Saimeri (Bridgeport) 9.500
- Marie-Sophie Boggasch (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.375
- Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) 9.075
- Simone Penker (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.050
- Morgan Cook (Alaska-Anchorage); Emily Petersen (Alaska-Anchorage) 8.950
- Sariaye Jensen (Alaska-Anchorage) 8.700
- Lorraine Galow (Bridgeport) 8.550
- Paige Pirie (Alaska-Anchorage) 8.050
BALANCE BEAM:
- Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport) 9.725
- Emily Petersen (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.475
- Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.450
- M'rcy Matsunami (Alaska-Anchorage); Morgan Cook (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.325
- Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport); Simone Penker (Alaska-Anchorage); Chelsey Baker (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.300
- Lorraine Galow (Bridgeport) 9.275
- Chelsea Matteson (Bridgeport) 8.800
- Jenna Hamala-Smith (Bridgeport) 8.750
- Nicole Wetzel (Alaska-Anchorage) 8.350
FLOOR EXERCISE:
- Kamri Riles (Bridgeport); Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport) 9.775
- Jenna Hamala-Smith (Bridgeport) 9.675
- Morgan Cook (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.625
- Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport); Caitlin Perry (Bridgeport) 9.600
- Paige Pirie (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.575
- Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.550
- Simone Penker (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.500
- M'rcy Matsunami (Alaska-Anchorage); Kayli Davies (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.325
- Stefany Bryan (Alaska-Anchorage) 9.050