This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2015, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Seattle • Utah's gymnastics team was thrilled with its performance at Washington Saturday, but the scores? Not so much.

The third-ranked Utes, who beat No. 17 Washington 197.025-195.65 at the Alaska Airlines Arena, felt their scores should have been much higher, particularly on the floor.

The Utes (8-0, 4-0) delivered what they thought were some of their best routines of the year, but scored just 49.3.

The score was the third-highest of the season for the Utes, but they have earned 49.45 and 49.475 in the last two outings this season and thought Saturday's showing was just as good, if not better, than those performances.

Georgia Dabritz led the team with a 9.9 as the anchor and after the four previous gymnasts all earned 9.85s.

Utah coach Greg Marsden was visibly upset, particularly since Washington's routines seemed no match for the Utes, but the low scores led to little separation between the teams.

"I though those were some of the best performances of the year, but every meet is judged a little differently," he said. "We have to stay focused on ourselves and do what we need to do to get better."

The meet was similar to the last time the Utes competed here, when in 2013 Washington's final gymnast scored a 9.925 on the floor to tie the Utes at 195.975.

If there was any consolation Saturday it was that the Utes are so good this season a tie was beyond the realm of possibility for the Huskies (5-3, 1-2).

Utah opened the meet with a 49.25 on the uneven bars where Dabritz led with a 9.925 and Kassandra Lopez had a 9.875.

The Utes then used a huge vault rotation to score 49.475, led by Kailah Delaney's 9.95 and Dabritz's 9.925.

"We were really happy with floor and vault," said Tory Wilson, who was second in the all-around with a 39.375 to Washington's Allison Northey (39.475). "It was a little disappointing knowing we weren't getting the scores but we talked about that before the meet that knowing we were competing in a different place that could happen."

The only area in which the Utes seemed off was the balance beam where senior Georgia Dabritz fell for the first time this season and scored just 9.3.

Freshman Maddy Stover had a 9.875, then Kari Lee and Baely Rowe followed with 9.8 and 9.625, respectively.

Corrie Lothrop wrapped up the rotation with a 9.875, but Marsden was hoping his team would respond more confidently to Dabritz's mistake.

"We let that affect us a little bit more than we should have," he said. "I think we were trying to stay on the balance beam and when you do that, that is when you start to get into trouble."

Nevertheless, the Utes did well enough to avoid any other falls. They've yet to count a fall this season.

"It changes things a little bit," Lothrop said of the mistake. "But I feel like we needed that to happen so we could learn to handle the situation better." —

Individual winners

Vault • Kailah Delaney (Utah) 9.950 Uneven bars • Georgia Dabritz (Utah) 9.925 Balance beam • Allison Northey (Washington) 9.900 Floor • Georgia Dabritz (Utah) 9.900 All-around • Allison Northey (Washington) 39.475