The Way You Look Tonight Score

[Cecile Lilien]

Afterthe game, fans of the Harvard squad left Bright beaming. Former coach and present Athletic Director Bill Cleary had a broad smile on his face. In its season opener, the Crimson squelched most of the worries any afficionados had about the squad's promise.

And the Crimson's blue line, the fourth to take the ice, showed the team's balance by making the score 2-0 with 9:51 to play in the period. Junior forward Tim Burke, standing behind the Brown net, fed sophomore linemate Steve Flomenhoft at the crease to compound Haywood's nightmare.

Another key to the squad's success against the Bruins proved to be its defense. Tomassoni skated three freshmen blue-liners last night--Sean McCann, Derek Maguire and Lou Body. Their strong performance quickly silenced critics' cries about their inexperience.

While Haywood turned away 38 Harvard shots on the night, 10 Crimson tallies slipped past the Canadian netminder before Brown Coach Bob Gaudet pulled him in the third period with "sieve" chants ringing in his ears.

On the bus ride back to Providence, Haywood had every right to lash out at his teammates for their constant visits to the penalty box. The Crimson's dominant power play turned on the juice, accounting for five goals when penalties riddled the Bruins in the latter half of the game.

After Brown closed the margin to 2-1 late in the first period on a slapshot by foward Derek Chauvette, Harvard looked a little lackluster. For most of the second period, the teams traded scoring opportunities until two Bruin penalties gave the Crimson a five-on-three advantage.

The third--or gold--line roommate duo ofsophomore forwards Ted Drury and Matt Mallgravefed each other for a pair of goals. The blue-lineduo of Burke and senior Scott Barringer followedsuit with two more. And black-liner freshman ChrisBaird scored his first collegiate goal as theCrimson lead piled up

"Honestly, I'm really excited about our performance tonight," head coach Jeff Graba said. "I thought the girls brought a lot of energy tonight and handled the crowd really well. We were in some tough spots at times, and I thought they did a great job of gritting their teeth, getting through it and doing the best they can. All of that stuff is going to come in handy these next few weeks.

"I told the team in the huddle that they made the coaches look like idiots because the exhibition routines were hitting on all cylinders," Grada added. "I have some tough decisions to make this week, but I'm excited to keep coaching these guys, they're a lot of fun."

""The support we get here in Auburn is unbelievable," Graba said. "It's not just how many of our fans show up and how many of our students show up. It's about how they know what they're talking about. They're real energetic, they're loud and they're crazy. It makes for a great environment here which makes it fun."

The Tigers started the meet with a season-high score of 49.075 on vault. Sophomore Gracie Day won the event with a 9.875 for a season high. Freshmen Jada Glenn and Drew Watson finished with a 9.85 and 9.825, respectively. Glenn's score came in as a season high for the young Tiger. Junior Taylor Krippner received a 9.775, while classmate A'Miracal Phillips earned a 9.75.

Auburn continued the meet, earning season-high 49.300 on bars. Sophomore Kendal Moss achieved a career-high in her specialty with a score of 9.9. The judges gave junior Samantha Cerio the same score and the pair went on to share the event title. Junior Abby Milliet ended up with a season-high of 9.85, while Watson and Day finished with a 9.85 and 9.8, respectively.

The third rotation had the Tigers head to beam where Auburn finished with another season best of 49.125. Milliet led all student-athletes with a career-best 9.925, while sophomore Emma Slappey chipped in a 9.825 to tie her season high. Freshman Allie Riddle led the team off in the event and the Mobile, Ala., product came away with a career-high 9.825. Cerio and Krippner closed out scoring with a 9.8 and 9.75.

The Tigers finished the night with on floor where Day guided the squad to a season-best 49.125 in the event. Day picked up her second title of the evening, scoring a career-best 9.9. Cerio picked up a 9.85, while Milliet earned a 9.825. Sophomore Katie Becker and freshman Ashley Smith added a 9.8 and 9.75 each for the squad.

Standout sophomore Toni-Ann Williams' contributions to the record-shattering night included matching her own program-best 39.700 all-around total after sweeping every event title. She scored 2016-best totals on all four events, including a career-high 9.925 on beam after landing her extremely rare and difficult double front dismount.

Williams was one of three Bears to chalk up booming performances on the balance beam to help Cal to its 49.325 record total. She earned a career-high 9.925, the second-highest individual score on the event, with strong execution of one of the world's most difficult dismounts.

Freshman Sofie Seilnacht, who has been rock solid as the Bears' leadoff beam performer this season, earned a career-high 9.85 to start Cal off on the event. Junior Desiree Palomares contributed a season-high 9.875 on the effort, and juniors Jessica Howe (9.85) and Zoe Draghi (9.825) also scored above the 9.80 mark.

Cal's stellar beam rotation came after a somewhat disappointing floor performance in which the Bears did not outscore their opponent for the first time all season. The Sun Devils won floor with a 49.200, besting the Bears' 49.175. Palomares (9.675) and Williams (9.95) turned in season-highs on the event, but the total was not close to Cal's potential on the event and was more than a tenth of a point lower than the team's season-high.

Earlier in the season, the Bears were plagued by slow starts on bars in their first three meets of the season, failing to score above a 49.0 on the event until their fourth meet of the season. This time around, Cal showed no signs of a slow start after opening the meet on bars. Instead, the Bears logged a season-best 49.200 on the event.

Junior Emily Richardson started the Bears off with her season-high 9.775 for the fourth consecutive meet, and junior Jessica Howe took second on bars with a career-best 9.875, a jump from her previous best of 9.85. In the middle of the lineup, an early release caused sophomore Alicia Gallarzo to fall on her landing. Instead of letting the mistake define the rest of the event, Williams helped the Bears rebound with a 2016-high 9.90 to take the title. Sophomore Yuleen Sternberg (9.825) anchored the event with yet another season-high total for the Bears.

Gallarzo, who has steadily improved over the last few weeks, logged a career-best 9.875, and sophomore Arianna Robinson matched a season-high 9.825. Williams was rewarded for her well-executed Yurchenko layout 1.5 with a season-high 9.925.

The Bears look to solidify their standings when the first Regional Qualifying Scores of the season are released with a strong outing at Oregon State on Saturday. Meet time is set for 2 p.m. from Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.

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AUSTIN, Texas - A no-hit performance by senior Blaire Luna was backed by a sixth-inning grand slam from junior Karina Scott as No. 8/8 Texas downed Western Kentucky 4-0 Saturday afternoon inside Red & Charline McCombs Field. Luna's bid for a perfect game was spoiled by a leadoff walk to Preslie Cruce in the top of the seventh inning.

Luna's no-hitter was her second solo effort of the season, as she blanked Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 7 in the season opener. It was the third time in program history the team has twirled consecutive no-hitters as four Longhorn pitchers combined to toss a perfect game Thursday against Texas Southern. Opponents have not had a hit in the last 18.1 innings against UT.

Luna (19-1) finished one strikeout short of her career high, with 16. She fanned eight of the first nine batters she faced for the second time this season, as she completed the feat against Texas State on March 8. Her 19-1 mark ties Cat Osterman's 2006 19-1 record for the best start through 20 decisions in program history. Osterman went on to a 36-1 start. Luna also moved into a tie for fifth on the program chart for consecutive starts allowing three or fewer hits at nine. Emily Rousseau (11-5) took the loss for the Lady Toppers, surrendering four runs, three earned, on nine hits and three strikeouts. Janna Scheff recorded the final three outs, walking two and striking out one.

After Luna struck out the side in the top of the first, the Longhorns put two runners on in the bottom of the frame but could not convert. With one out, junior Brejae Washington doubled and moved to third on a two-out single from senior Kim Bruins, but a fielder's choice ended the threat.

The Longhorns had an opportunity to go in front in the third after senior Taylor Hoagland led off with a double and Washington bunted for a single, but a groundout and double play on a suicide squeeze attempt got Rousseau out of trouble.

In the bottom of the sixth, Texas used a Scott grand slam to take a four-run lead. Bruins led off with a single and was replaced by freshman pinch runner Rachel Scott. Junior Mandy Ogle followed with a single to put runners on first and second with no outs. A fielding error by the shortstop loaded the bases with no outs for junior Karina Scott, who hit her grand slam to left to unload the bases. A pair of walks and an error refilled the bases, but a fielder's choice, strikeout and groundout stranded all three.

Post-Game Quotes

Head coach Connie Clark

On Blaire Luna's performance: I thought she did a really nice job. With the weather this week, it has been hard to get a lot of game work. I think warming up in the bullpen, I wouldn't say she had her best stuff, but she came out tonight and had a great performance.

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