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Skinner’s Sweep Powers Utah Over BYU 196.900-194.175

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The No. 5 Utah Red Rocks (2-0) improved to 2-0 after defeating rival BYU (2-2) 196.900-194.175. The Red Rocks were led by a dominant performance from freshman MyKayla Skinner, who swept every event. Skinner posted a 9.950 on floor, a 9.900 on vault (where she tied with teammate MaKenna Merrell for the win), and 9.875s on bars and beam. The win gives Utah a 37 meet winning streak against the Cougars.

"We have a unique situation in that her teammates make MyKayla better and she makes them better," said Ute co-coach Tom Farden. "They have a great competitive spirit.