BERKELEY – No. 15 California women's gymnastics scored a season-high 197.225 in Saturday's victory over Boise State (195.925) in Haas Pavilion to remain undefeated in its home venue. The Golden Bears outscored the Broncos on every event and saw Cal gymnasts sit atop the podium on all four events as individuals. Annalise Newman-Achee took gold in the all-around with a 39.375, continuing her streak of reaching the podium as an all-arounder in every competition this season.
 
In the first rotation, Casey Brown paced the Bears on vault with a 9.850 to win the event. Jayden Silvers matched her season high with a 9.825, with Kyen Mayhew and Tonya Paulsson each receiving the same score. Cal compiled a 49.125 as a team to edge ahead of Boise State at the end of the first rotation.
 
The Bears, who entered the meet ranked 10th in the nation on uneven bars, continued their success on the event, putting together a 49.425 to extend their lead over the Broncos at the midway point of the competition. Sage Melkonian stuck her dismount to match her personal best on bars with a 9.925. Paulsson won the event with her third overall and second-consecutive 9.950 on bars.
 
Melkonian stayed hot as the third rotation got underway, performing a career-high 9.900 on balance beam as Cal's leadoff routine. Sarah Lee kept it rolling with a 9.900 of her own, which matches her personal best and tied with Melkonian for the event win. Mayhew matched her career high and set a season high on the event with a 9.825. Cal held onto the lead over Boise State by a full point at the end of the rotation.
 
The Bears put together their strongest floor rotation of the season with a 49.425 to close out the victory. Newman-Achee recorded a 9.900, the highest floor exercise score of her collegiate career, before Mayhew and Paulsson each followed suit with the same score. All three stood atop the podium for the individual event win.
 
Cal will continue its homestand next week with two competitions in Haas Pavilion. The Bears will welcome Stanford and San Jose State in a tri meet on March 13 at 7:30 p.m. PT before hosting Washington, UC Davis and Pennsylvania for a quad meet on March 15 at 2 p.m. to close out the regular season.
 
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