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ANCHORAGE – Kayla Chan turned in two career-high scores late Saturday, tying for first place on the floor exercise and placing second on the vault for Seattle Pacific, which avenged the previous night's setback with an NCAA women's gymnastics dual-meet road victory over Alaska Anchorage.
 
Chan received a score of 9.850 to share floor honors with the Seawolves' Isabelle Fox. Her previous best in that event was a 9.800 established on Feb. 14.
 
"Kayla had a big night," exclaimed first-year Falcons coach Sarah Jean Marshall. "She stuck her vault and it was beautiful. She went over to floor and definitely did her best routine. That was one of the most exciting routines of the night, for sure."
 
SPU's Darian Burns topped the vault field with a 9.775 and Chan was the runner-up at 9.750. Chan surpassed her career-high vault total of 9.700.

KAYLA  CHAN FLOOR EXERCISE ROUTINE

 The Falcons matched their best score of the season with 193.750 points, a figure they initially reached on Feb. 8 at Air Force. Anchorage posted a second-place score of 192.600 led by the winning all-around total of 39.100 by Fox, who had the meet's top score on any apparatus with a 9.900 on the balance beam.
 
UAA's Sophia Hyderally was the leading uneven bars performer with a 9.850.
 
The same teams squared off on Friday at the Alaska Airlines Center with the Seawolves notching a 192.550 to 191.800 victory. Saturday was a rubber match and gave bragging rights to SPU, which was also a victor in this season's first meeting on Jan. 31 in Seattle.
 
"Wow, it was a really awesome night and amazing to see these girls come back and really show what they're capable of," Marshall said. "They came into the meet with a lot of positive energy. They were more relaxed and familiar with the atmosphere. They just came in looking a lot more confident on day two."
 
 

It was a perfect night for the Falcons in terms of completing clean routines, going 24-for-24 with no falls. Every score was 9.475 or higher and the lowest score they had to count was a 9.525.
 
SPU placed five gymnasts among the top-seven vaulters led by the one-two finishes of Burns and Chan. Lena Wirth placed fourth (9.700), Alixandra Pierce fifth (9.575) and Shelbi Spivey seventh (9.525).
 
Burns and Jadacie Durst shared third-place honors on the floor with similar scores of 9.750.
 
The Falcons completed the meet on the beam where Miyuki Matsune tied her season-best of 9.800 to place third while teammates Haven Lanzador and Pierce posted matching fourth-place scores of 9.725.
 
Next Meet
The SPU gymnasts take a break from competition next week before returning to action on Saturday, March 14. They make the short crosstown trip to the University of Washington for a 2 p.m. dual meet versus the Huskies in Alaska Airlines Arena.
 
"It's really strange because we get into a rhythm of competing every weekend so this will feel a little different," Marshall said. "This is a great opportunity for us to back off this next week and then hit it hard the week after that to prepare for UW.
 
"It gives us the chance to focus on some little details and rest some sore bodies that have been working really hard this season. Then we'll be ready to go for UW and for the postseason."
 
VAULT
• A score of 48.325 was a huge improvement from Friday night and the season's second-best team team total behind only a 48.600 on Feb. 21.
• Darian Burns and Kayla Chan went one-two to lead a strong showing with five Falcons among the top-seven.
• Chan's 9.750 surpassed her previous season (9.675) and career-high (9.700) marks.
 
SPU vault scores in competition order
1-Alixandra Pierce 9.575, 2-Kayla Chan 9.750, 3-Jadacie Durst 9.475, 4-Shelbi Spivey 9.525, 5-Lena Wirth 9.700, 6-Darian Burns 9.775. Team Total–48.325.
 
BARS
• The Falcons opened on the bars and their combined 48.250 points forged their fourth-highest figure this season on that apparatus.
• Darian Burns spoiled Anchorage's attempt at a sweep of the top-three podium spots with a third-place mark of 9.750, the same score she posted Friday.
• No season-best performances, but a remarkably consistent set for SPU, which bunched all six scores between 9.500 and 9.750.
 
SPU bars scores in competition order
1-Jadacie Durst 9.500, 2-Sienna Brane 9.575, 3-Ciello Magsanide 9.625, 4-Corrin Coons 9.625, 5-Shelbi Spivey 9.675, 6-Darian Burns 9.750, EX-Delaney Fields 8.575. Team Total–48.250.
 
BEAM
• The outstanding team total of 48.550 was the team's third best this season.
• Miyuki Matsune anchored the lineup and matched her season high with a score of 9.800.
• No fall on the beam and all five counting scores came in at 9.650 or higher.
 
SPU beam scores in competition order
1-Haven Lanzador 9.725, 2-Lena Wirth 9.650, 3-Darian Burns 9.550, 4-Kayli Tran 9.650, 5-Alixandra Pierce 9.725, 6-Miyuki Matsune 9.800, EX-Shelbi Spivey 8.950. Team Total-48.550.
 
FLOOR
• The eighth straight meet above 48 points on the floor produced a team score of 48.625 that was the team's third highest this year.
• Darian Burns had a streak of five consecutive floor routines above 9.8 stopped, but just barely as she earned a 9.750.
• All five counting scores surpassed the 9.650 plateau.
 
SPU floor scores in competition order
1-Miyuki Matsune 9.650, 2-Kylie Reese 9.625, 3-Jadacie Durst 9.750, 4-Alixandra Pierce 9.600, 5-Kayla Chan 9.850, 6-Darian Burns 9.750, EX-Delaney Fields 8.875. Team total-48.625.
 
 
NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS
Seattle Pacific at Alaska Anchorage
Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020
Alaska Airlines Center / Anchorage, Ak.
 
Team Scores
1, Seattle Pacific, 193.750
2, Alaska Anchorage, 192.600
 
All-Around
1, Isabelle Fox, UAA, 39.100
2, Darian Burns, SPU, 38.825
3, Hope Nelson, UAA, 38.450
4, Kenadi Brown, UAA, 37.575
 
Vault
1, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.775
2, Kayla Chan, SPU, 9.750
3, Isabelle Fox, UAA, 9.725
4, Lena Wirth, SPU, 9.700
5t, Alixandra Pierce, SPU, 9.575
5t, Louisa Marie Knapp, UAA, 9.575
 
Uneven Bars
1, Sophia Hyderally, UAA, 9.850
2, Hope Nelson, UAA, 9.775
3, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.750
4, Kenadi Brown, UAA, 9.700
5t, Shelbi Spivey, SPU, 9.675
5t, Mackenzie Miller, UAA, 9.675
 
Balance Beam
1, Isabelle Fox, UAA, 9.900
2, Sophia Hyderally, UAA, 9.875
3, Miyuki Matsune, SPU, 9.800
4t, Haven Lanzador, SPU, 9.725
4t, Alixandra Pierce, SPU, 9.725
6, Hope Nelson, UAA, 9.700
 
Floor Exercise
1t, Kayla Chan, SPU, 9.850
1t, Isabelle Fox, UAA, 9.850
3t, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.750
3t, Jadacie Durst, SPU, 9.750
5, Tere Alonso, UAA, 9.700
6, Miyuki Matsune, SPU, 9.650
 
 
Next SPU Meet
Seattle Pacific at Washington
Saturday, March 14, 2:00 p.m. PST
Alaska Airlines Arena / Seattle, Wash.