Utah State at Boise State

Recap

The Big Storyline: The Broncos celebrated senior night with a commanding win over Utah State, which battled back from shaky performances on vault and beam.

Implications: Utah State keeps second place in the MRGC and will shoot up to No. 14 in the national rankings despite the loss. Boise State, which wasn’t able to compete until January 28, will not have enough scores for an NQS and will drop out of the rankings. The season high score spells good things, though.

Records: Boise State’s 196.950 was its highest score since March of 2019 while Alexis Stokes’s 9.975 on bars ties the school record again. Utah State’s 49.500 on floor was a season high and the second best floor score in school history.

Preview

Current Rankings: No. 21 Utah State at No. 24 Boise State

Why You Should Make Time to Tune in: Utah State hasn’t scored below a 196 since week two, most recently hitting 196.800 and tying the second-highest score in school history despite a season-low bars total. Boise State had its own mishaps on bars last week, but the team is much better than that. We should be in for another close one if both teams are performing at their best. 

Need More Proof? We’re still on Emily Muhlenhaupt 10 watch on bars and are begging the gym gods to let it happen. Beyond her stellar routine, most of the Broncos’ bars lineup is great, including Alexis Stokes and Emily Lopez. Adriana Popp also has a great triple series on beam. For Utah State, Brianna Brooks has come into her own on bars and beam especially, Sofi Sullivan is gorgeous on beam and Brie Clark’s floor might just be the routine of the meet for the Aggies.