Utah broke its own NCAA season average attendance record in its win over Stanford last Friday, but it was far from the Red Rocks' only milestone of the night. In senior Baely Rowe's final appearance in the Huntsman Center, both Pac-12 teams threw down high-scoring, crowd-pleasing routines before No. 5 Utah clinched a 197.500-196.275 victory -- its 10th win of the season and coach Tom Farden's 100th career win.
 
All-American Elizabeth Price led Stanford with a 9.95 on both bars and floor and a 9.925 on vault. She sat out last week's competition against Oregon State with an injury and was back on Friday with something to prove. Other highlights included ​senior Danielle McNair's 9.85 vault and 9.875 beam, sophomore Taryn Fitzgerald's 9.85 beam, and senior Rachel Daum's 9.85 floor routine.

Meanwhile, Utah started out strong in the first rotation, notching a 49.425 vault score, but was shaken up a little after sophomore Makenna Merrell's fall on beam. Going into the final rotation, the Red Rocks brought their A-game to the floor. Macey Roberts opened with an 8.75 routine, followed by a 9.9 from Tiffani Lewis, 9.925 from Missy Reinstadtler, 9.975 from Rowe, and a stunning perfect 10 from U.S. Olympic alternate MyKayla Skinner.

(Video courtesy of Utah Athletics)

The sellout Huntsman Center crowd of 15,558 erupted as Skinner's score was announced and again when Rowe was awarded MVP of the night. She tied Skinner in the all-around for the first time this season, with a 39.65, and the teammates cried as they celebrated together post-meet.

It was a perfect sendoff for Utah's lone senior, who ranked her performance as the best she's had as a gymnast. Rowe scored 9.9 on bars, 9.875 on beam, 9.975 on floor, and a career-high 9.9 on vault.

Utah faces off against eighth-ranked Georgia on Saturday, and Stanford heads to George Washington on Sunday before the teams meet again at Pac-12 regionals on March 18.


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