From freshmen to seniors, the Hornets pulled off a big comeback in the Hornets Nest Friday night against Alaska Anchorage and UC Davis.

The Hornets were down a quarter of a point after three rotations and were forced to count two falls into their final score, after having two upper classmen fall twice on beam.

The beam could have become another make-or-break event for the Hornets on Friday night. Senior Jessica Hoffman and junior Kimiye Narasaki both suffered two falls apiece, lowering their scores by one full point each.

“Its all mental preparation that they need to work on,” coach Kim Hughes said.Meanwhile senior Nirvana Zaher had a few major wobbles on the four-inch wide rail and the judge dinged her for them, she finished the event seventh with a score of 9.500.

“We usually do very well on beam,” Zaher said. “But it’s only four inches. I was not going to fall.”

The Cairo, Egypt, native finished the meet with three more scores at or above 9.500. The effort earned her first place in the all-around competition with a score of 38.500. Zaher was also part of a three-way tie for first on the vault with a score of 9.700. She and three other Hornets took first place in every event.

Freshman Melissa Genovese rounded off the beam with a wobble-free routine, helping the team put the falls out of its mind and receiving a score of 9.850. Genovese also scored a career-high on the vault with a score of 9.625.

Down a quarter of a point with one event to go, the Hornets were confident. All that was left was the floor exercise; arguably the team’s strongest.

Junior Sharee Burgess got floor started with a solid score of 9.750. Finishing the event senior Stefanie Aeder commanded the crowd’s applause after putting up the highest score of the meet at 9.925.

That score is tied for the second-best in school history; she has the No. 1 score in Hornet history at 9.950.

Aeder just edged out Alaska Anchorage’s Dominique Ingram, who had a score of 9.900 after a powerful routine.

“I’ve been fighting a cold,” Aeder said. “But the team pulled me up a lot after the beam. (Ingram’s) score was incentive to beat her.”

“There was a difference in presentation,” Hughes said. “Power versus grace, and I think the judges saw that. Her style and her dance are flawless.”

Freshman Alexis Tsurumoto won the bars event again in the triangular meet, with a score of 9.825.

She has won six of eight bars meets this season, and fell only once.

Fellow freshman Amber Basgall also contributed a career high of 9.525.

The Hornets finished the meet with a score of 192.125, the sixth time the team has scored over 190 points.

With a double victory over the Aggies and the Seawolves, both Mountain Pacific Sports Federation foes, Sac State moves to 8-7 for the season.

The team is also ranked No. 32 in the nation and No. 4 in the NCAA West Region.