Utah crushed in-state rival BYU at home. Tory Wilson led Utah, winning the AA (39.45) and FX, plus a tie for first on vault with teammate Georgia Dabritz. Dabritz won bars while sophomore teammate Baely Rowe won BB.
Link: Utah Release
A young GWU knocked off WVU and host Maryland in a big win on Friday night. Frosh Jillian Winstanley led the way, winning the AA with a 39.0. Fellow GWU frosh Cami Drouin-Allaire won the vault. Host Maryland was led by wins from Stephanie Giameo on beam and Kathy Tang and Ebony Walters on FX (tied with GWU's Chelsea Raineri). For WVU, Alexa Goldberg won the UB.
Link: WVU Release
Host Missouri used a 193.9 to defeat visiting Towson 193.325 and Kent State 192.4. Missouri frosh Shauna Miller had a huge debut to lead the Tigers, winning the AA with a 39.325, including a 9.95 win on vault. She also won the UB and BB. Kent State's Jordan Hardison won the FX.
Link: Mizzou Release
EMU's Chantelle Loehner posted a meet-high 9.85 to win the FX and help the Eagles easily hold off the Owls. Teammate Lacey Rubin won the bars while teammates Kendall Valentin and Anna Willette tied for the vault title. For Temple, Alexis Arena won the BB.
Link: Temple Release
Southern Connecticutt junior Nicole Pruchnik won the beam and floor to lead the Owls to a win over host Springfield. Frosh teammate Alexandra Avendano won the vault. Springfield senior Lauren Pocius won the UB.
Link: SCSU Release
Frosh Alexis Mattern won VT (9.85) and the FX (9.875) to lead her squad to an opening win over Pitt. Teammate Tenille Funches won the AA with a 38.15. For Pitt, Lindsay Offutt won the BB while teammates Miya Dotson and Taylor Laymon tied for the UB title.
Link: Ohio State Release
M'rcy Matsunami won the vault, bars and BB en route to a big 38.85 AA win to lead the Seawolves to an impressive opening win over Winona State. Teammate Kallie Randolph won the floor.
Link: Release
Sacramento State coach Kim Hughes will retire at the end of the 2015 season, after 34 years as Head Coach for the Hornets.
Link: Sac St Release
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Cal won the NorCal Classic, hosted by UC Davis, on Sunday, January 4th. Cal tallied a 195.175 to hold off UC Davis (194.35), and San Jose State (194.05). San Jose State tied a shorthanded Stanford with 193.45 and fourth.
Cal frosh Toni Ann Williams had a super debut, winning the FX and tying for the bars title with teammate Amber Takara. UC Davis' Stephanie Stamates won the BB.
Stanford's Taylor Rice won the AA with a 39.35, while superfrosh Elizabeth Price, who is coming back from an injury, competed vault, her only event, for a 9.95.
Link: Release