March 10, 2007
COLUMBIA, MO - No. 27 Iowa competed at 18th-ranked Missouri, Friday. Iowa lost to the Tigers, 195.425-192.875. Iowa had one event winner in the competition.
On vault, Burke and freshman Katie Turcotte posted Iowa's best score, tying for third with a 9.85. Other vault scores include Kara Pinjuv finishing in a tie for sixth place with Missouri's Amanda Pezzullo (9.8), and Jenifer Simbhudas in eighth place with a score of 9.775. Iowa posted a team total 49.0 in the event.
On bars, Iowa was not as fortunate, posting a team total of 46.85. The top individual score for the Hawkeyes in the event was Burke, with a fifth place 9.7. Brandi Loffer finished seventh, scoring 9.65 while Simbhudas posted a 9.275 for eighth place.
The Hawkeyes fared better on beam, scoring a total 48.275. Pinjuv earned a tie for second with Adrianne Perry of Missouri (9.85). Loffer finished tied for fourth with Danielle Guider and Amanda Pezzullo, scoring 9.75, while Turcotte and Burke tied for seventh with a 9.725.
Iowa finished strongly on floor, earning 48.75 as a team, while Simbhudas tied for first with Danielle Guider, scoring 9.8. Amanda Rudolph also had a strong showing, earning a third place tie with Missouri's Julie Abaray, scoring 9.775.
In the all-around, Missouri's Adrianne Perry posted the top score with a 39.3. Iowa's Burke finished second, scoring 39.0 total points, and Pinjuv finished with 38.6 points for third place in the all-around.
Iowa will compete at Oklahoma, March 17th at 7 p.m.
Final Team Scores
Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Total
1. #18 Missouri 49.000 48.950 48.825 48.650 195.425
2. #27 Iowa 49.000 46.85 48.275 48.750 192.875
Individual Results (winner plus Iowa):
Vault (winner plus Iowa)
1. Adrianne Perry (Missouri) 9.925
3t. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.85
3t. Katie Turcotte (Iowa) 9.85
6t. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 9.8
8. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.775
9. Amanda Rudolph (Iowa) 9.725
10. Nikki Page (Iowa) 9.65
Uneven Bars (winner plus Iowa):
1. Adrianne Perry (Missouri) 9.875
5t. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.7
7. Brandi Loffer (Iowa) 9.65
8. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.275
9. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 9.225
11. Ally Zipse (Iowa) 9.0
12. Beth Dilick (Iowa) 8.875
Balance Beam (winner plus Iowa):
1. Julie Abaray (Missouri) 9.9
2t. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 9.85
4t. Brandi Loffer (Iowa) 9.75
7t. Katie Turcotte (Iowa) 9.725
7t. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.725
10. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.225
12. Nikki Page (Iowa) 8.825
Floor Exercise (winner plus Iowa):
1t. Danielle Guider (Missouri) 9.8
1t. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.8
3t. Amanda Rudolph (Iowa) 9.775
6t. Brandi Loffer (Iowa) 9.725
6t. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 9.725
6t. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.725
12. Ally Zipse (Iowa) 9.075
All-Around (winner plus Iowa):
1. Adrianne Perry (Missouri) 39.3
2. Katie Burke (Iowa) 39.0
3. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 38.6
4. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 38.075
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