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SEATTLE – Miyuki Matsune came through with a trio of terrific performances, and the Seattle Pacific Falcons broke through the 190-point women's gymnastics scoring barrier on Friday night.
 
Matsune tied her career high on the uneven bars while setting season bests on the balance beam and floor exercise, and Ciello Magsanide set a career high on the bars, helping SPU rack up 190.300 points in Friday's home-opening dual meet against Air Force.
 
Seattle Pacific had season-high team scores on the vault (47.600) and floor (47.925). The Falcons were in the 46s on both events last week. They surpassed, by 0.775, the team total of 189.525 compiled in last week's season-opener at Oregon State.
 
Air Force, however, went home with the win, scoring 192.450 points. The visitors captured first-place all four events, including vault and bars titles by Anna Salamone, who earned matching scores of 9.800 on both. Daija Stevenson topped the beam field, also with a 9.800.
 
Tyler Davis earned the highest score of the meet with a 9.850 on the floor. Davis parlayed that floor win into an all-around victory with a four-event total of 38.650. SPU senior Darian Burns registered 38.650 points as the all-around runner-up.

 

HOME COACHING DEBUT
Friday marked the first time since 1975 that the Falcons gymnasts stepped into Brougham Pavilion without Laurel Tindall at the helm. She retired in May after 44 seasons as the head coach, passing the torch to Sarah Jean Marshall, a former SPU standout competitor and 10-year assistant coach.
 
Marshall was thrilled with the environment in her home coaching debut.
 
"It was awesome to have a lot of fans. We had a large group of faculty and staff in the gym and a really good crowd ,which helped with energy. The girls did well overall, with plenty of room for improvement."
 
A senior, Matsune pulled down a 9.725 on the bars, good for second place behind Salamone (9.800). Matsune's mark matched the career tally that she posted at the end of her freshman season in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation meet.
 
Matsune then scored a 9.750 on the beam, also good for second place, and a 9.500 on the floor exercise, which was 10th.

MIYUKI MATSUNE INTERVIEW

 "Miyuki had a really awesome meet," Marshall said. "She stumbled in a couple events last weekend and came back great today. She has just been so consistent in the gym.
 
"She's been a leader working hard and ready to make a big impact her senior year. We just saw the start of that this meet, and we're excited to see her continue to grow."

 

Magsanide scored a 9.625 on the bars, giving her fifth place That topped the 9.575 she had at Oregon State last Saturday.
 
Senior Lena Wirth was second on the vault, scoring 9.750. She tied for second place overall and led the team on that event for the second straight week.

 

Alixandra Pierce unveiled her distinctive floor routine and was rewarded with a 9.700 that put the Falcons freshman in third place in that event.
 
"Sometimes home meets can be even more nerve-wracking, especially for freshmen, because there's a lot of people you know there. It feels like pressure to do really well at home," Marshall described. "It was amazing to see Alix get out there on floor. We are all really pumped for her on floor this year.
 
"She is so dramatic. It's a unique routine that stands out a bit. She has really high, difficult tumbling, with five-tenths bonus in two tumbling passes, so that's pretty impressive. She's dramatic and we know that she's going to be successful on that event."
 
VAULT
• Senior Darian Burns notched a season-high 9.525.
• SPU's total of 47.600 points was a big jump from its opening-week tally of 46.875.
 
SPU vault scores in competition order
1-Alixandra Pierce 9.400, 2-Shelbi Spivey 9.350, 3-Kayla Chan 9.575, 4-Jadacie Durst 9.200, 5-Darian Burns 9.525, 6-Lena Wirth 9.750, EX-Delaney Fields 9.400.
 
BARS
• In addition to the high scores of Matsune and Magsanide, the Falcons also had another mark in the 9.6 neighborhood, as senior Darian Burns earned a 9.65.
 
SPU bars scores in competition order
1-Sienna Brane 8.750, 2-Ciello Magsanide 9.625, 3-Shelbi Spivey 9.400, 4-Darian Burns 9.650, 5-Miyuki Matsune 9.725, 6-Corrin Coons 9.450, EX-McKenna Zimmermann 9.350, EX-Simone Dumas-Guzman 8,850.
 
BEAM
• Matsune's 9.75 led the way for Seattle Pacific, and Burns was right behind with a 9.700.
• However, the Falcons totaled just 46.875 team points.
 
SPU beam scores in competition order
1-Lena Wirth 9.525, 2-Simone Dumas-Guzman 8.775, 3-Darian Burns 9.700, 4-Alixandra Pierce 8.875, 5-Miyuki Matsune 9.750, 6-Kayli Tran 9.025.
 
FLOOR
• SPU had three season-high scores among its six performers.
• Leading the way was freshman Alixandra Pierce at 9.70. That was a jump of eight-tenths from her college debut last week at Oregon State and put her in third place.
• Also logging season highs were Burns (9.650), Jadacie Durst (9.550), and Matsune (9.500).
 
SPU floor scores in competition order
1-Miyuki Matsune 9.500, 2-Jadacie Durst 9.550, 3-Kylie Reese 9.350, 4-Alixandra Pierce 9.700, 5-Kayla Chan 9.575, 6-Darian Burns 9.650, EX-Corrin Coons, 9.715.
 
UP NEXT
Seattle Pacific returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 26 at San Jose State. That three-way meet also will include Boise State, and begins at 2:00 p.m.
 
NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS
Seattle Pacific-Air Force Dual
Friday, Jan. 17, 2020
Brougham Pavilion / Seattle, Wash.
 
Team Scores
1, Air Force, 192.450
2, Seattle Pacific, 190.300
 
All-Around
1, Tyler Davis, USAF, 38.650
2, Darian Burns, SPU, 38.525
 
Vault
1, Anna Salamone, USAF, 9.800
2t, Lena Wirth, SPU, 9.750
2t, Heidi Sand, USAF, 9.750
4, Daija Stevenson, USAF, 9.700
5, Brooke Bruder, USAF, 9.600
6, Kayla Chan, SPU, 9.575
 
Uneven Bars
1, Anna Salamone, USAF, 9.800
2, Miyuki Matsune, SPU, 9.725
3, Daija Stevenson, USAF, 9.675
4, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.650
5, Ciello Magsanide, SPU, 9.625
6, Tyler Davis, USAF, 9.575
 
Balance Beam
1, Daija Stevenson, USAF, 9.800
2, Miyuki Matsune, SPU, 9.750
3, Tyler Davis, USAF, 9.725
4, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.700
5, Amber Boll, USAF, 9.625
6, Lena Wirth, SPU, 9.525
 
Floor Exercise
1, Tyler Davis, USAF, 9.850
2, Anna Salamone, USAF, 9.825
3t, Alixandra Pierce, SPU, 9.700
3t, Brooke Bruder, USAF, 9.700
3t, Natalie Meyer, USAF, 9.700
6, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.650
 
 
Next SPU Meet
Seattle Pacific at San Jose State (with Boise State)
Sunday, Jan. 26, 2:00 p.m. PST
The Event Center / San Jose, Calif.