No. 12 Stanford (7-4, 1-2 Pac-12)
Arizona State (1-5, 0-2 Pac-12)
Mon., Feb. 8 • 6 p.m. (PT)
Burnham Pavilion
Admission • Free
Live Statistics • Available via GoStanford.com
STANFORD, Calif. – No. 12 Stanford will play host to Arizona State for the first time since 2013 when the Cardinal takes on the Sun Devils on Monday at 6 p.m. (PT) in Burnham Pavilion.
Stanford (7-4, 1-2 Pac-12) finished strong to post a 196.075 this past weekend at the Metroplex Challenge. The Cardinal posted season-best scores on bars (49.300) and beam (49.300) in its final two rotations. Stanford’s score on beam was the highest of the competition and its bars score was the second-highest.
Elizabeth Price tallied a season-high 39.600 in the all-around victory for the fourth consecutive week. Price added an individual victory on bars (9.950), while Ivana Hong earned her second consecutive win on beam with a 9.925.
Four in a Row
• Elizabeth Price continued her hot start to the year, winning the all-around for the fourth consecutive week with a season-best 39.600. She earned the individual victory on bars (9.950), tied for third on beam (9.900), tied for fourth on vault (9.875) and tied for sixth on floor (9.875).
• Price has scored 9.825 or higher in 15-of-16 performances this season and 9.900 or higher in 28-of-41 performances during her collegiate career. She has registered 11 individual event victories in 20 possible events this season.
• Price was named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week each of the first three weeks of the season.
Hong Provides Leadership
• Ivana Hong has been a leader in and out of the gym throughout her career and has continued her role in her final season. She provided two clutch routines this past weekend, scoring a meet-best 9.925 on beam and a 9.900 on bars.
• Hong’s performance on beam came immediately after the gymnast before her fell. Not only did she get Stanford back on track with a quality routine, she posted the highest score of any gymnast at the competition for the second consecutive week.
• Hong was named the Pac-12 Specialist of the Week for her standout performances on bars and beam at the Metroplex Challenge.
Stick of the Week goes to @StanfordWGym's Ivana Hong for this BEAUTIFUL thing: https://t.co/Y1ylu99TQD pic.twitter.com/lGoqyfhO3G
— FloGymnastics (@FloGymnastics_) February 2, 2016
Consistency from McNair
• Nicolette McNair continues to be one of Stanford’s most consistent gymnasts, hitting all three of her events including a ninth-place result on beam (9.850), a 9.875 on bars and a 9.800 on vault. She has scored 9.800 or higher in 11-of-12 routines this season.
• McNair has hit 83-of-89 routines (93 percent) on vault, bars and beam in her career.
Nicolette McNair has contributed scores in three events in every meet this season.
A Welcome Return
• Melissa Chuang missed the 2015 season due to injury but has made immediate contributions in 2016. She contributed a 9.825 on beam this past weekend at the Metroplex Challenge and is ranked 19th in the country in the event.
• At Georgia (Jan. 18), Chuang provided the decisive performance on beam with a 9.900 to earn the victory for the Cardinal. She also contributed scores on vault and floor.
Consistency Counts
• Danielle McNair continues to contribute scores on a weekly basis, including a 9.725 on vault and a 9.800 on bars this past weekend. She has scored 9.700 or higher in all seven performances this season.
Daum Returns
• Junior Rachel Daum missed the first three meets of the season as she recovered from a minor injury. She contributed scores on bars beam (9.800) and floor (9.650) this past weekend at the Metroplex Challenge.
A Fresh Start
• Freshman Taryn Fitzgerald produced season-best performances on vault (9.800), beam (9.800) and floor (9.725) against California and San Jose State (Jan. 24).
• Fitzgerald competed in three events at Georgia and made significant contributions. She produced a 9.725 on floor and contributed a 9.775 on beam to help spark a strong finish by the Cardinal in the event.
Doing It All
• Taylor Rice was Stanford’s primary all-around competitor a year ago and has picked up where she left off. The 2015 Pac-12 First Team selection in the all-around placed second at Georgia (39.200) and earned a third-place result on beam (9.850).
• Rice has competed in the all-around in 13 of the past 18 meets, dating back to the 2015 season opener.
Familiar Face
• Stanford head coach Kristen Smyth spent five seasons (1997-2001) as an associate head coach and an assistant coach with Arizona State. She was named the Regional Assistant Coach of the Year in 1998.
Saturday’s Opponents: Arizona State
• The Sun Devils are coming off a 195.875-193.075 defeat at Oregon State this past weekend. Allie Salas led Arizona State with a career-best performance in the all-around to produce a 38.875. The Sun Devils had its strongest showing on floor with a 48.750.
• Stanford is 30-1 against Arizona State since 2002 and has won 25 consecutive meets dating back to 2004.
In the Rankings
• Stanford is ranked in the top 25 in the following events based on its season average:
Vault: 17th, 48.900
Bars: 9th, 49.169
Beam: 8th, 49.081
• Stanford gymnasts are ranked in the top 25 in the following events based on their season average:
All-Around
Elizabeth Price, 3rd, 39.519
Vault
Elizabeth Price, 11th, 9.881
Bars
Elizabeth Price, T-2nd, 9.919
Nicolette McNair, T-22nd, 9.856
Beam
Melissa Chuang, 19th, 9.844
Elizabeth Price, T-25th, 9.837
Floor
Elizabeth Price, t-23rd, 9.881