Women's Gymanastics Wins Seventh Consecutive UCLA Invitational



Feb. 8, 1998

1998 UCLA GYMNASTICS INVITATIONAL
at Pauley Pavilion
Attendance: 1,896
TEAM RESULTS
1. UCLA     195.4-
2. Stanford 194.3
3. Michigan 192.6
4. Cornell  178.125

ALL-AROUND RESULTS
1. Stella Umeh, UCLA        39.4
2. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA   39.375*
3. Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA    38.9
4. Amy Murakami, Stan.      38.875
5. Heather Kabnick, Mich.   38.85

INDIVIDUAL EVENT WINNERS
VAULT
1. Keri Monahan, Stan.      9.825
2. Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA    9.8
3t. Stella Umeh, UCLA       9.775
3t. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA  9.775
3t. Christine Michaud, Mich.9.775
3t. Nikki Peters, Mich.     9.775

Bars
1t. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA  9.9
1t. Nikki Peters, Mich.     9.9
3. Stella Umeh, UCLA        9.875

Beam
1. Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA    9.825
2t. Stella Umeh, UCLA       9.8
2t. Larissa Fontaine, Stan. 9.8

Floor
1. Stella Umeh, UCLA        9.95*-!
2t. Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA   9.925*
2t. Lena Degteva, UCLA      9.925*
2t. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA  9.925*

All-Around
1. Stella Umeh, UCLA        39.4
2. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA   39.375*
3. Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA    38.9
4. Amy Murakami, Stan.      38.875
5. Heather Kabnick, Mich.   38.85

* Career-highs
- Invitational record
! Pauley Pavilion record

UCLA won its seventh consecutive and 12th overall UCLA Invitational, scoring a season-best 195.4 to defeat Stanford, Michigan and Cornell. The Bruins, which trailed Stanford by .05 going into the final rotation, scored a school record 49.525 on the floor exercise to overtake the Cardinal, which scored a season- best 194.3. Five Bruins scored career-highs on the floor, including Stella Umeh, who tied her own Invitational and Pauley Pavilion record with a 9.95. Umeh won the all-around with a season-best 39.4 and placed second on beam (9.8) and third on vault (9.775) and bars (9.875). The Bruins swept the all-around standings, with Heidi Moneymaker taking second place with a career-high 39.375 and Kiralee Hayashi scoring a 38.9 for third place.

The win brings UCLA's record to 7-1, 3-0 in the Pac-10. UCLA will next face Cal Friday, Feb. 13 at Berkeley.

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