The result, a wafer-thin loss to one of the perennial powers in college gymnastics, fourth-ranked Utah, might raise eyebrows elsewhere, but not among Washington gymnasts or coaches.
“We shouldn’t be overlooked,” said third-year assistant coach Ralph Rosso, filling in while head coach Elise Ray-Statz is on maternity leave. “We have a complete lineup. As a coach, today you couldn’t ask for anything more.”
In a taut competition where every nuance in every performance mattered (UW held a minuscule 0.05-point lead after three rotations), Utah edged the 13th-ranked Huskies 197.675-197.600 Sunday in front of a noisy Alaska Airlines Arena crowd of 3,343.