Denver at BYU

Recap

The Big Storyline: No. 11 Denver edged out No. 12 BYU by less than a tenth during the Cougars’ senior night. 

Implications: With Kentucky on a bye, BYU will take over sole control of No. 12, and Denver should be able to break into the top 10 by overtaking Arizona State. 

Records: Denver tied its third-highest away score in program history while BYU clenched its highest score since 2004. Lynnzee Brown swept the individual event titles and earned a career high on beam. Senior Abby Stainton scored a season high 9.925 on beam while senior Jordan Matthews secured a personal best 9.875 on floor.

Preview

Current Rankings: No. 11 Denver at No. 12 BYU 

Why You Should Clear Space on Your DVR:  A Denver meet that’s actually accessible is worth a celebration. The Pioneers are coming off a season-best score and are looking to inch closer to 198 to keep pace with Oklahoma. Denver is getting its rhythm back after having mid-season difficulties with contact tracing absences. BYU is ranked just below them and will be putting up a hard fight at home. The Cougars were stellar on beam last week, which is where Denver ran into some issues and had to count a fall. This meet is expected to be a close battle and should leave everyone waiting until the last routine. 

You Can Fast Forward, but not Through This: Lynnzee Brown is having a fantastic senior season in her Achilles injury comeback. Last week, Brown broke the program all around record with a 39.825. Freshman Rylie Mundell is a breakout star for Denver and has gone 9.975 on both bars and beam this season. Look out for her beautiful Yurchenko 1.5 on vault as well. BYU has one of the top floor rotations in the country highlighted by specialist Brittany Vitkauskas. Abbey Miner-Alder is excelling in her senior year and has come close to perfection.