MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The No. 7-ranked University of Denver gymnastics team earned a 196.375 on the road on Thursday, hitting 100 percent of its routines for the second week in a row despite a shortened week of training.
 
DU topped host West Virginia (195.400), winning all five individual titles after traveling across two time zones only four days after the team's last meet.
 
COACH'S NOTES:
From head coach Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart: "We went 24-for-24 with an incredibly strong beam performance in the last rotation to close out the meet. They showed a championship mentality, especially with it being a morning meet and traveling halfway across the country. We had multiple student-athletes come back but with very limited training, and we're still not at full strength. They performed with confidence and showed their mental toughness, and it's excellent preparation for the rest of the season and when we come back here for the Big 12 Championship."
 
SIGNIFICANT STATS

• Senior Lynnzee Brown (Kansas City, Mo.) backed up her stellar February 7 performance with wins in the all-around and on three events, capped by her second-straight 9.950 on floor.
• Joining Brown as an event winner was junior Alexis Vasquez (Arcadia, Calif.), who collected her third beam title of the year.
• Though still without its full roster, the Pioneers competed with six student-athletes on all four events, welcoming back freshmen Rosie Casali (Weddington, N.C.), Jessica Hutchinson (Gilbertsville, Pa.) and Isabel Mabanta (Frisco, Texas).
• Mabanta made her official collegiate debut, scoring the meet's second-highest beam score with a 9.825.

BARS RECAP
DU began the meet on bars, anchored by a meet-winning 9.875 from Brown. In her return to competition, Casali posted a career-best 9.850, placing third with junior Alexandria Ruiz (Lake Mary, Fla.) to complete the podium sweep for Denver with a 9.825. Freshman Abbie Thompson (Sanford, Fla.) improved over her collegiate debut last week with a 9.800. Hutchinson added a 9.775, and senior Emily Glynn (Longmont, Colo.) closed out DU's scoring with a 9.725.
 
VAULT RECAP
Brown added her second win of the meet on vault with a 9.850, and Hutchinson tied for second overall with her 9.800 in her first vault since January 31. Ruiz had a 9.750, and DU added three 9.725 from Casali, Glynn and Vasquez – Casali's becoming a new personal best and Vasquez's just missing her career high.
 
FLOOR RECAP
DU matched its season-high floor score from February 7 with another 49.300 rotation, highlighted by Brown's second-consecutive 9.950. Glynn matched her season high with a 9.875, tying for third overall with teammate Hutchinson, who equaled her personal best. Casali stepped into the lineup at the last minute, scoring a 9.825, which also tied her career high. Ruiz and Thompson completed the lineup, each with a 9.775.
 
BEAM RECAP
Denver wrapped up its competition on beam, anchored by a title-winning 9.900 from Vasquez. Freshman Mabanta, who had previously only competed in exhibition, made her collegiate debut in the fifth spot and scored a 9.825, placing second overall. Brown and Ruiz tied for third with matching 9.800s. Sophomore Callie Schlottman (Savage, Minn.) made her second-straight lineup appearance, earning a 9.775, which Thompson also scored for DU.
 
PODIUM FINISHES
All-Around
Brown: First Place – 39.475
Ruiz: Second Place – 39.150
 
Vault
Brown: First Place – 9.850
Hutchinson: Second Place (tie) – 9.800
 
Bars
Brown: First Place – 9.875
Casali: Second Place – 9.850
Ruiz: Third Place – 9.825
 
Beam
Vasquez: First Place – 9.900
Mabanta: Second Place – 9.825
Brown: Third Place (tie) – 9.800
Ruiz: Third Place (tie) – 9.800
 
Floor
Brown: First Place – 9.950
Glynn: Third Place (tie) – 9.875
Hutchinson: Third Place (tie) – 9.875
 
NEXT UP:
The University of Denver gymnastics team, presented by Your Front Range Toyota Stores, will face off against West Virginia for the second week in a row when DU hosts WVU on Sunday, February 21, in Magness Arena.
 
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