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SEATTLE – This career-high thing is getting to be a nice habit for Kayla Chan.
 
The Seattle Pacific freshman set two more on Friday night, one on the vault and one on the balance beam, as the Falcons closed their home schedule with a dual meet against San Jose State in Brougham Pavilion.
 
The Spartans got into the 194-point range for the third time this season, tallying 194.075 to top SPU's 192.525.
 
Chan, from Santa Clarita, California, came up with three career-high performances during the just-completed three-meet homestand.
 
She didn't waste any time getting started on Friday. She was Seattle Pacific's second vaulter, and came through with a third-place score of 9.700. Her previous best had been 9.600, which she hit twice earlier this month: first at Air Force on Feb. 9, and then a week later at home in the SPU Quad meet.
 
Barely half an hour later, Chan delivered another 9.700, this time on the beam. That marked the second week in a row she came up with a best-ever performance on that event, topping the 9.65 she scored last Friday against Sacramento State.
 
"Kayla has been really good at home these last three meets," said SPU coach Laurel Tindall. "She did an awesome vault tonight. It's only worth a 9.8 start value and she scored a 9.7, so you can't do to much better than that. She was also very good on beam and floor for us."


 
Darian Burns notched her seventh event win of the season for the Falcons. The junior took top honors on the uneven bars (9.800), was the floor runner-up (9.750) and tied for third on the vault (9.700).
 
Injuries slowed Kylie Reese early this season, but she showed no ill effects Friday. The Falcons sophomore established a career high of 9.575 on the bars followed by a season-best mark of 9.700 on the floor.
 
SPU sophomore McKenna Zimmermann finished second among all-arounders with a season-best 38.600 points. Burns compiled a four-event total of 38.275 to finish fourth.
 
The Spartans Taylor Chan was the all-around winner with 39.225 points. Included in that total were first-place marks on the vault (9.725), beam (9.850) and floor (9.900).
 
For the first time this winter, the Falcons hit for 48 or more points on all four events.
 
"We were really consistent and got our first 48 on beam this year," said Tindall. "Our scores were in the low 48s, unfortunately, in some events. But with the people we didn't have competing due to injuries, it was great to be able to be consistent on all four events and get all 48s."
 
NEXT MEET
Seattle Pacific has two road meets to conclude the regular season, the first of which is next Friday at UC Davis. It will be the second time this season the Falcons have gone up against the Aggies. The first one was the home opener on Jan. 18 when SPU scored a season-high 192.625. Next Friday's tri-meet at Davis also will include Air Force.
 
"Hopefully we will be able to go on the road and get these 192s or better," Tindall said. "We'll see if we can get Itzia (San Roman) back into the vault and floor lineup next week and for some other kids, just getting a little better training in this week will be key."
 
VAULT
• The Falcons got into the 48s for the sixth time in eight meets, totaling 48.125.
• Chan and Burns tied for third place with their matching 9.700s.
• Zimmerman tied her season high with a 9.625, as did Lena Wirth with a 9.675.
 
SPU vault scores in competition order
1-McKenna Zimmermann 9.625, 2-Kayla Chan 9.700, 3-Kylie Reese 9.350, 4-Lena Wirth 9.675, 5-Jadacie Durst 9.425, 6-Darian Burns 9.700, EX-Kayli Tran 9.275, EX-Carly Kano 9.375.  Team total – 48.125.
 
BARS
• SPU had a solid night, tallying 48.150. That was its third 48 in a row and their fourth of the season.
• Kylie Reese set a career high, scoring 9.575. The previous best for the sophomore was 9.550, set last season.
• Jadacie Durst's leadoff score of 9.625 tied her season high. 
 
SPU uneven bars scores in competition order
1-Jadacie Durst 9.626, 2-Kylie Reese 9.575, 3-Miyuki Matsune 8.900, 4-Itzia San Roman 9.525, 5-McKenna Zimmermann 9.625, 6-Darian Burns 9.800, EX-Haven Lanzador 9.575.  Team total – 48.150.
 
BEAM
• For the first time this season, the Falcons broke the 48-point barrier, finishing with 48.025.
• The previous high in that event was 47.975 on Feb. 15 in the home quad meet.
• Along with Chan's 9.700 career high, two other Falcons were in the 9.7s: Zimmermann at 9.775 and Itzia San Roman 9.725. Zimmermann's score gave her fourth place behind three San Jose State competitors.
• When Miyuki Matsune came up with the team's final routine, the Falcons were at 38.375 for their top four scores. That meant she would need at least a 9.625 to push the team total to 48.000. Matsune did even better, earning a 9.650.
 
SPU balance beam scores in competition order
1-Darian Burns 9.025, 2-Kayla Chan 9.700, 3-McKenna Zimmermann 9.775, 4-Itzia San Roman 9.725, 5-Lena Wirth 9.175, 6-Miyuki Matsune 9.650, EX-Haven Lanzador 9.675, EX-Emily Anderson 8.125.  Team total – 48.025.
 
FLOOR
• SPU tallied 48.225 points, the sixth time in eight meets it has topped 48.
• Kylie Reese put a season-high 9.700 onto the scoresheet.
• Burns led the Falcons with 9.750, taking second place behind the 9.900 of San Jose State's Taylor Chan.
 
SPU floor exercise scores in competition order
1-Kylee Gauna 9.575, 2-McKenna Zimmermann 9.575, 3-Kayla Chan 9.625, 4-Kylie Reese 9.700, 5-Jadacie Durst 9.425, 6-Darian Burns 9.750, EX-Miyuki Matsune 9.525.  Team total – 48.225.
 
SENIOR NIGHT
Friday's meet was designated as Senior Night and a trio of Falcons were honored, both before and after the meet. During the pre-meet march-in, Kylee Gauna, Carly Kano and Itzia San Roman were introduced and walked out with family members.
 
After the meet, a video montage was shown to the crowd followed by speeches from teammates recalling their fond memories with the three SPU seniors.
 


NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS
Seattle Pacific-San Jose State Dual
Friday, March 1, 2019
Brougham Pavilion / Seattle, Wash.
 
Team Scores
1, San Jose State, 194.075
2, Seattle Pacific, 192.525
 
All-Around
1, Taylor Chan, SJSU, 39.225
2, McKenna Zimmermann, SPU, 38.600
3, Carli Orcutt, SJSU, 38.300
4, Darian Burns, SPU, 38.275
 
Vault
1t, Chelsey Andrada, SJSU, 9.725
1t, Taylor Chan, SJSU, 9.725
3t, Kayla Chan, SPU, 9.700
3t, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.700
3t, Josalyn Ray, SJSU, 9.700
6, Lena Wirth, SPU, 9.675
 
Uneven Bars
1t, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.800
1t, Kaprece Nadonza, SJSU, 9.800
3t, Taylor Chan, SJSU, 9.750
3t, Stephanie Relova, SJSU, 9.750
5, Tia Gin, SJSU, 9.675
6, Carli Orcutt, SJSU, 9.650
 
Balance Beam
1, Taylor Chan, SJSU, 9.850
2t, Stephanie Relova, SJSU, 9.800
2t, Chelsey Andrada, SJSU, 9.800
4, McKenna Zimmermann, SPU, 9.775
5, Tia Gin, SJSU, 9.750
6, Itzia San Roman, SPU, 9.725
 
Floor Exercise
1, Taylor Chan, SJSU, 9.900
2, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.750
3, Josalyn Ray, SJSU, 9.725
4, Kylie Reese, SPU, 9.700
5, Stephanie Relova, SJSU, 9.650
6t, Kayla Chan, SPU, 9.625
6t, Chelsey Andrada, SJSU, 9.625
 
 
Next SPU Meet
Seattle Pacific at UC Davis (with Air Force)
Friday, March 8, 7:00 p.m. PST
The Pavilion / Davis, Calif.