TUCSON, Ariz.The No. 25 University of Arizona women's gymnastics team scored a season-high 49.150 on floor, but the Wildcats fell to the No. 15 Washington Huskies, 195.075-193.975, Friday night in front of a crowd of 467, in the McKale Center. Arizona dropped to 5-6 overall and 1-4 in the Pac-10, while Washington improved to 4-3 overall and 3-2 in the conference.

Washington never trailed during the meet, and the UA fell almost two points behind the Huskies heading into the final rotation. Arizona captured individual first-place honors on bars and floor, and the Cats took the floor event. Four Wildcat gymnasts set or tied career-high and season-high marks, and the overall team score of 193.975 is the third-highest mark of the season. Washington gymnasts took top honors on vault, beam and in the all-around, and the Huskies swept the vault, bars and beam events.

Individually for the Wildcats, senior All-American Heidi Hornbeek competed in all four events for only the second time this season and tied for top honors on bars with a season-high 9.900. Although she continued to battle a nagging ankle injury, she tied for second on vault with a 9.825 and tied for third on beam with a 9.775. Hornbeek, a seven-time All-Pac-10 and six-time All-America honoree, finished second in the all-around with a 39.300 and ended the meet as Arizona's top finisher in the event.

Sophomore Randi Liljenquist tied for first place on bars with a career-high 9.900, and she tied a career-high 9.925 on floor, taking the event title. She finished fifth on beam with a 9.750, tied a career-high 9.700 on vault and tied for third in the all-around with a 39.275. Freshman Nikki Beyschau landed in fourth on vault with a 9.750, and junior Nicci Filchner set a career-high 9.825 on bars for a fifth-place finish. Junior Kara Fry tied for third on beam with a 9.775, finished second on floor with a career-high 9.900, and she placed fifth in the all-around with a 38.900.

"Well, it wasn't our best effort, but vault is improving, and floor is looking great," head coach Bill Ryden said. "We had too many mental errors on bars, and we were tentative on beam. You can't be tentative if you want to score well. Our score will definitely help us overall, but we still need to make some corrections in the next few days."

Arizona returns to the McKale Center for a dual meet on Sunday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m., when the Wildcats will battle the No. 21 Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Team Scores     Vault   Bars    Beam    Floor   Totals
1.  Washington  48.650  49.075  48.425  48.925  195.075 
2.  ARIZONA     48.525  48.400  47.900  49.150  193.975



Individual Scores



Vault
1.      Tiffany Simpson Washington      9.875
2.      Heidi Hornbeek  Arizona         9.825
2.      Randi Liljenquist Arizona       9.825
4.      Nikki Beyschau  Arizona         9.750
5.      Lauren Riesenman  Washington    9.725   



Uneven Bars
1.      Heidi Hornbeek  Arizona         9.900
1.      Randi Liljenquist Arizona       9.900
1.      Crystal Collins Washington      9.900
4.      Tiffany Simpson Washington      9.850
5.      Nicci Filchner  Arizona         9.825



Balance Beam
1.      Tiffany Simpson Washington      9.925
2.      Lanna Apisukh   Washington      9.800
3.      Heidi Hornbeek  Arizona         9.775
3.      Kara Fry        Arizona         9.775
5.      Randi Liljenquist  Arizona      9.750



Floor Exercise
1.      Randi Liljenquist Arizona       9.925
2.      Kara Fry        Arizona         9.900
3.      Lauren Riesenman  Washington    9.875
4.      Lanna Apisukh   Washington      9.850
5.      Tiffany Simpson Washington      9.825



All-Around
1.      Tiffany Simpson Washington      39.475
2.      Heidi Hornbeek  Arizona         39.300
3.      Randi Liljenquist Arizona       39.275
3.      Lanna Apisukh   Washington      39.275
5.      Kara Fry          Arizona       38.900