SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento State gymnastics team followed up its season-high score against Eastern Michigan by raising the bar once again on Friday night at The Nest, scoring a new season-best 195.250 in the regular season finale against UC Davis. The Aggies, however, won the team title with a score of 195.800.

Friday marked the third time in the last five meets that the Hornets topped the 195-point plateau, besting its previous season-high of 195.225 against the Eagles on March 9 and joined the 195.150 at Alaska Anchorage back on Feb. 21.

Sacramento State led by two-tenths after the first rotation, scoring a 48.900 on vault compared to the Aggies' 48.700 on bars. The Hornets were led by junior Rylin Zimmerman, who scored a career-high 9.825 to finish in a tie for third and match junior Sarah Lutrel's score against Southern Utah on Feb. 28 for the highest score by a Sacramento State vaulter this year.

Senior Emma Morgenthaler finished fifth with a season-high tying score of 9.80, which is tied for third on the season list, while Lutrel scored a 9.775 to place sixth and tie for ninth on the season list. Freshman Lexi Frank also set a career high with a 9.70.
 

UC Davis took the lead after rotation two by a quarter of a point, scoring a 49.025 on vault to the Hornets' 48.575 on bars. Sophomore Hannah Sitzman tied for the top spot on the apparatus with a career-high 9.90, while freshman Chloe Cohen and junior Kara Houghton finished tied for third with a 9.75. Sitzman's score was the highest by a Hornet this year, surpassing her two 9.85 scores on Jan. 5 and Feb. 21, as well as Houghton's score at Alaska Anchorage.

The Aggies extended their lead by a little more than eight-tenths after rotation three, taking the top four spots on floor. Meanwhile, on beam, Houghton and Lutrel scored a 9.80 to finish in a tie for third.

Sacramento State tried to rally in the fourth rotation, scoring a 49.050 on floor to make up nearly three-tenths on UC Davis, but the Aggies had enough of a cushion to protect its advantage. The Hornets had five athletes score 9.80 or better, led by sophomore Athena Jones and Morgenthaler, who finished tied for fifth with a 9.825.

That score was good enough to rank tied for fifth on the season best list.

Lutrel finished second in the all-around with a score of 38.975, while Morgenthaler was third with a 38.525. UC Davis' Amelia Moneymaker, who posted individual event wins on vault, beam, and floor, won the all-around with a 39.550.

The Hornets now break until March 23, when they make a return trip to Alaska Anchorage for the 2025 MPSF Championships on March 23, joined by UC Davis , Southern Utah, and the host Seawolves.

TEAM RESULTS
1. UC Davis, 195.800
2. Sacramento State, 195.250

VAULT
t1. Amelia Moneymaker (UCD), 9.85; t1. Megan Ray (UCD), 9.85; t3. Rylin Zimmerman (SAC), 9.825; 5. Emma Morgenthaler (SAC), 9.80; 6. Sarah Lutrel (SAC), 9.775; t7. Grace Gilman (SAC), 9.75; t7. Kaitlyn Driessen, 9.75; 12. Lexi Frank (SAC), 9.70

BARS
t1. Hannah Sitzman (SAC), 9.90; t1. Amelia Moneymaker (UCD), 9.90; t3. Chloe Cohen (SAC), 9.75; t3. Kara Houghton (SAC), 9.75; 10. Sarah Lutrel (SAC), 9.60; 11. Athena Jones (SAC), 9.575; 12. Emma Morgenthaler (SAC), 9.275

BEAM
t1. Amelia Moneymaker (UCD), 9.85; t1. Ayumi Oshiro (UCD), 9.85; t3. Kara Houghton (SAC), 9.80; t3. Sarah Lutrel (SAC), 9.80; t6. Athena Jones (SAC), 9.75; t6. Kaitlyn Driessen (SAC), 9.75; t9. Emma Morgenthaler (SAC), 9.625; 11. Grace Gilman (SAC), 9.525

FLOOR
1. Amelia Moneymaker (UCD), 9.95; t5. Athena Jones (SAC), 9.825; t5. Emma Morgenthaler (SAC), 9.825; t7. Grace Gilman (SAC), 9.80; t7. Sarah Lutrel (SAC), 9.80; t7. Simone Dumas-Guzman (SAC), 9.80; 12. Kara Houghton (SAC), 9.70 

ALL-AROUND
1. Amelia Moneymaker (UCD), 39.550; 2. Sarah Lutrel (SAC), 38.975; 3. Emma Morgenthaler (SAC), 38.525