UCLA gymnastics tops Michigan, remains unbeaten in Big Ten – Orange County Register

The UCLA gymnastics team remained unbeaten in the Big Ten with a 197.550-196.850 win at No. 15 Michigan on Sunday.

The No. 2 Bruins (9-2, 6-0 in the Big Ten) used scores on floor exercise and balance beam in the last two rotations to take the victory in front of a crowd of more than 11,000 at the Crisler Center.

Jordan Chiles had the top all-around score with a 38.925 for UCLA.

UCLA took a 49.325-49.300 lead after the first rotation. Chae Campbell started the Bruins off with a dismount and season-high-tying 9.875 score on the bars. Mika Webster-Longin scored 9.850, and Emma Malabuyo and Macy McGowan followed with back-to-back career-highs of 9.925 and 9.875, respectively. Frida Esparza had an unsteady handstand near the end of her routine but stayed on the bar, scoring 9.800. Michigan (8-3, 4-2) scored a season-high 49.300 on vault, led by a 9.950 by Jenna Mulligan.

The Bruins opened vault with two scores under 9.800. Brooklyn Moors scored 9.800 in the three spot, then Webster-Longin scored a career-best 9.925. Chiles followed with a season-high 9.950, and McGowan scored 9.800 to lift UCLA’s team total to 49.250. However, the Wolverines took the lead, 98.650-98.575, after scoring 49.350 on bars, led by Carly Bauman’s 9.975.

UCLA regained the lead after scoring 49.550 on floor exercise. Moors and Chiles closed with back-to-back 9.975s, McGowan scored a 9.900, and Emily Lee and Malabuyo contributed 9.850s. Michigan had to count a fall on beam, finishing with a 48.800.