Sunday, January 5
2:00pm ET/ 11:00am PT	New Hampshire, Penn @ Penn State	SCORES	BTN+
5:00pm ET/ 2:00pm PT	Michigan @ Denver	SCORES	ESPN2
5:00pm ET/ 2:00pm PT	UC Davis, Oshkosh @ Sacramento State	SCORES	VIDEO

Very interested to see where this one falls on the spectrum of “we’re terrified of the SCORE board” and “wheee hooray time!” that we’ve seen this weekend. Because the 9.6s for hits that we saw at the Pacific Coast meet yesterday did…not go over great.

Rotation 1

brusch – vt – denver – solid amplitude on yfull, bounce back. 9.800

ranger – ub – um -opens with a fall on her tkatchev =resumes with bail – short hs on high – dlo, hop back. 9.000

mabanta – vt – denver – yfull, chest farther down than brusch, also with a hop back. 9.750

zabrowski -ub – um -hits jaeger – pak, legsnon catch possible mat hit – extra cast – dlo, couple steps back

hargraves – vt – denver – better distance on yfull but also least control, big bounce back 9.600

judges conference on zabrowski, long category -9.325

jordan – ub – um – good hs -high jarger, solid – hits bail – giant full to double tuck, good improvement from her 9.825

ulrich – vt – denver – hs pike 1/2, chest down and short but covers it with minimal hop to the side. 9.750

diaz – ub -um – good maloney to bail – dlo is short, chest down with lunge. 9.775

reidenbach – vt – denver – nice stick on y1.5, some knees and a lean to hold the stick 9.850

vore – ub – um – tkatchev is hit – legs together on bail – dlo hop back. 9.800

mundell – vt – denver – also a solid stick, hips a little shy and some direction 9.875

bauman – ub – um – high jaeger, a little close, hits bail – double front step back and a balance check. 9.850

After 1: Denver 49.025, Michigan 48.575

Definitely looser than Pacific Coast but not wild.

Rotation 2

davis – vt – um – yfull, pretty large lunge back 9.650

casali – ub – denver – good maloney to bail – a little shy on hs – dlo, a little short/deep with a hop 9.875, high for that dismount

jordan – vt – um – yfull, better dynamics than last seaso – hop back and off direction. 9.725

iwai -ub – denver – maloney to bail, clean – dlo, chest forward with hop. 9.875

guggino – vt – um – customary early-season short y1.5, two lunges back. 9.525

hebinck – ub – denver – ricna to pk is clean – good hs – dlo, bounce back. 9.900

ranger – vt -um -solid y1.5, tenth hop forward 9.800

cooley -ub – denver – high ray – bit of hs angle – dlo hop back. 9.850

mulligan – vt – um – hits y1.5, lunge forward, leg separation on block. 9.725

ulrich – ub – denver – maloney to pak, clean leg form – dlo, good stick, no room to reward though because they started too high 9.900

diaz – vt -um – solid y1.5, medium hop forward. 9.775

mundell – ub – denver – tkatchev is good, bail, legs together – DLO, stuck, a little pike9.900

After 2: Denver 98.475, Michigan 97.250

Pretty bars rotation for Denver, scores too bunched, best ones not rewarded. Michigan…what are we doing?

Bev interview. Bev, we all thought you would retire after winning nationals. Based on those two rotations, do you currently regret that decision?

Rotation 3

iwai – bb – denver – nice splits – secure loso series – full turn arm adjustment – side aerial, huge break and falls – repeats and connects to split – stuck gainer full 9.250

Parenti – fx – um – double pike, chest down – tuck jump full alert – back 1.5 to front full is secure 9.700

cooley – bb – denver – bhs loso, hit, little adjustment – switch pause to switch 1/2, check – gainer full stuck 9.800

boozer – fx – um – ring full is not bad – front tuck to double tuck, bounce – back 1.5 to lay just a little short. 9.725

casali – bb – denver – bhs loso loso and falls, second fall of the rotation – short on switch split jump – gainer full, hop back 9.000

zabrowski – fx – um – front lay to front full, under twist, to front tuck and falls – double tuck, a little short, step forward. 8.775

mundell – bb – denver – bhs, high loso and falls, 3rd fall of rotation – switch 1/2 with a check – gainer pike, hop. 9.225

thaxton – fx – um – ftdt, chest well down with a rebound – front tuck to double tuck, short with lunge forward. 9.550

ulrich – bb – denver – straddle 3/4 hit – bhs loso, controls it – tight switch side but under control – aerial to beat, little lean – gainer pike, holds it. 9.850

bauman – fx – um – front 2/1, lunge – switch 1/2 to wolf fulls – 1.5 to layout is clean. 9.850

mabanta – bb – denver – wolf full, arms – bhs loso, hit – split leap to switch 1/2, check – gainer tuck full, stuck 9.850

ranger – fx – um – dlo slide back – switch 1/2 to popa – nice double tuck, covers with a hop to present

And what a rotation it was, which Michigan wins with a 48.625

After 3: Denver 146.450, Michigan 145.875

Rotation 4

parenti – bb – um – bhs loso, lean to the side wobble but stays on – solid switch to split – aerial to split is clean – 1.5, hop 9.700

brusch – fx – denver – double pike bounce back – ft tuck to double tuck, slide back 9.850

boozer – bb – um -cat leap to aerial is nice – good straddle 1/4 – pretty loso series – gainer full, stuck, nice one 9.875

cooley – fx – denver – front lay to rudi, slight movement – switch ring 1/2 a little low – back 1.5 to clean layout position. 9.875

vore – bb – um – bhs loso, secure, a bit tentative – kickover, secure – straddle to straddle 1/2 – 1.5 dismount, lunge. 9.775

iwai – fx- denver – back 1.5 to lay to stag – switch full a bit under rotated – double tuck, good chest up 9.825

mulligan – bb – um – cat leap to aerial, big lean – bhs loso, large wobble, leg up – hits straddle 1/2 – side aerial, secure – tuck 1.5, small step 9.575

mundell – fx – denver – front lay to front 2/1, little hop, stays in – gets a wolf 1.5 around – double tuck, little slide 9.850

ranger – bb – um – bhs loso is solid – switch to split, tight – good kickover – double tuck, bounce back. 9.9 is….a lot?

mabanta – fx – denver – front lay to rudi, clean – good split positions – 1.5 to front, has to tuck it and falls 8.975

bauman – bb – um – bhs loso smooth – split to straddle 1/2 to sissone, clean – side somi, wobble – gainer pike, holds with a lean. 9.850

ulrich – fx – denver – open double tuck, bounce back – switch side to popa – 1.5 to front lay, solid – double pike, under control, chest a bit forward 9.850

FINAL: Denver 195.700, Michigan 194.975

So not really one for the highlight reels. Denver through with the win but the scores were there for them to get a high ranking this week with a hit. Some alarm bells for Michigan.