Iowa State Falls Short in Tucson

TUCSON, Arizona. - Iowa State (4-7, 1-3 Big 12) fell to Arizona (8-2, 2-1 Big 12) on Friday night by a score of 194.525 to195.900.

"I'm really proud of the improvement that we made with the start of the meet, that is something that we've been striving for is to start our meets off strong," said Head Coach Ashley Miles Greig. "This is a meet that we probably will wish we could get some turns back, but I think ultimately we got to learn what we can from this and just continue to grow."

Senior Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa led the Cyclones both on vault and beam, notching a 9.8 on vault and a 9.9 on beam - a new season-best. Bergstrom-Te Slaa would tie for the win on both events. Freshman Frederique Sgarbossa was a high scorer for Iowa State with a 9.85 on bars. Rachel Wilke and Haylee Hardin both tied for the team lead on floor with a pair of 9.85s. Iowa State will be back in Hilton next Friday, for its fifth Big 12 matchup of the season against BYU.

Vault (48.575)
Iowa State was led by Bergstrom-Te Slaa on vault this evening with a score of 9.8. Paige Wills followed close behind with a 9.75. Sophomore Noelle Adams also earned a 9.7 for the Cyclones. Bersgtrom-Te Slaa tied with Arizona's Sophie Derr for the vault crown, giving the senior her sixth event win of the season.

Paige Wills- 9.750
Hannah Loyim- 9.675
Rachel Wilke- 9.625
Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa- 9.800
Noelle Adams- 9.700
Haylee Hardin- 9.650

Bars (48.950)
The Cyclones had strong showings on bars, with Sgarbossa earning a 9.85 - tied for her second-highest score of the season. Meanwhile, Kaia Bochow scored a 9.825, a new career high, and senior Hannah Loyim scored a 9.775, a season high for her. The team's 48.950 was the second-highest of the season for the Cyclones.

Lauren Thomas- 9.750
Hannah Loyim- 9.775
Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa- 9.700
Kaia Bochow- 9.825
Paige Wills- 9.750
Frederique Sgarbossa- 9.850

Beam (48.375)
Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa led the Cyclones on beam with a new season high score of 9.9, again tying with an Arizona gymnast for the event crown - her seventh of the year. Rachel Wilke was another standout who put up a score of 9.8 - a season best.

Rachel Wilke- 9.800
Hannah Loyim- 9.625
Noelle Adams - 9.700
Lauren O'Brochta- 8.600
Lauren Thomas- 9.350
Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa- 9.900

Floor (48.625)
Hardin and Wilke tied for the team lead on floor, as each put up a 9.85. The 9.85 was Wilke's second highest score of the season, while Hardin continues to be a strong anchor for the Cyclones on floor.

Hannah Loyim- 9.475
Ella Schell- 9.600
Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa- 9.650
Noelle Adams- 9.675
Rachel Wilke- 9.850
Haylee Hardin- 9.850

Final Results
Iowa State: 194.525 (VT: 48.575, UB: 48.950, BB: 48.375, FX: 48.625)
Arizona: 195.900 (VT: 48.775, UB: 48.050, BB: 48.700, FX: 48.375)

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Players Mentioned

Noelle Adams

Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa

Kaia Bochow

Haylee Hardin

Hannah Loyim

Ella Schell

Frederique Sgarbossa

Lauren Thomas

Rachel Wilke

Paige Wills

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