PHOTO ESSAY: Evanni Roberson Leads Washington With First Beam Perfect 10 in Program History

February 18, 2020 College Gym News Event Coverage, Featured Carousel, Features, NCAA WAG, Photo Essay

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Washington senior Evanni Roberson started off what would become the best meet of her career on vault with a 9.850. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Starting on uneven bars, Arizona redshirt senior Haylie Hendrickson followed up Maddie Leydin with the same score of 9.725. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

In the fifth spot for the Huskies, junior Geneva Thomson received a 9.925 for a near-perfect Yurchenko full. Washington wrapped up the event with a total event score of 49.150 to take the lead after one rotation. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Senior Christina Berg anchored on bars for a 9.850, the highest score of the rotation for the Wildcats, to bring her team’s event total to 48.825. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Senior Maya Washington led off the Huskies in the second rotation on uneven bars with a 9.750. Fellow senior Evanni Roberson kept her momentum going after receiving a pep talk from coach Ralph Rosso to earn a 9.875. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

After the Huskies had to count a fall on bars, the Wildcats took the lead by 0.125 points at the halfway point. Sophomore Kennedi Davis moved to the floor exercise and scored the second 9.775 in a row after teammate Libby Orman. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

However, the Huskies weren’t about to give up at home. In the fourth spot, senior Madison Copiak earned a 9.925 to really flip the switch for her team. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

After a fall from Courtney Cowles, freshman Malia Hargrove put her team back on track on floor with her 9.775. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Sophomore Hannah Vandenkolk (left) and senior Allie Smith have their own ‘handshake’ before the former’s turn on beam. Vandenkolk went on to score a 9.900 in the fifth spot in the lineup. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

In the anchor position, senior Evanni Roberson received a perfect 10.000, the first on beam in Washington program history. The Huskies also wrapped up the third rotation with the best beam score of the season (49.475) and were back in the lead over the Wildcats by 0.350 points. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

In the final rotation, redshirt senior Haylie Hendrickson led off Arizona on beam for a 9.700. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Sophomore Amara Cunningham scored a 9.875 on floor after a 9.850 from Brenna Brooks. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Senior Jenny Leung tried to keep Arizona in the hunt for the win against Washington with a 9.800. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Evanni Roberson wrapped up her evening with a 9.925 on floor. After this meet, Roberson not only made history for her team, but also won the bars, beam, floor and all around titles. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Sophomore Kennedi Davis wrapped up the meet for the Wildcats with a career high 9.875, receiving praise from assistant coach and former beam national champion Taylor Spears. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Senior Kristyn Hoffa anchored the floor rotation for the Huskies once again, and her 9.900 there helped them reach a final score of 196.600. This marked the fourth Pac-12 win in a row for Washington. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

The Brovedani family has split allegiances, and the parents had to get inventive and resourceful to cheer on both teams. Talia Brovedani is a sophomore at Washington while her younger sister Zaza is a freshman at Arizona. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Photographs by Emily Howell-Forbes; captions by Christina Marmet

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