Stanford (6-6, 3-2 Pac-12)
Oregon State (6-2, 2-2 Pac-12)
Fri., Feb. 24 • 6 p.m. (PT)
Maples Pavilion • Stanford, Calif.
Television • Pac-12 Networks
Live Statistics • Via GoStanford.com
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford will honor its seniors in the final regular home meet of the season Friday at 6 p.m. (PT) against No. 10 Oregon State.
The Cardinal (6-6, 3-2 Pac-12) will recognize its four seniors – Rachel Daum, Danielle McNair, Nicolette McNair and Haley Spector – throughout the meet and during a ceremony after the competition.
The meet will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks and live statistics will be available via GoStanford.com.
Last Time Out
• Stanford scored a season-high 49.125 on beam in the final rotation to secure a 195.775-195.200 victory at Arizona State. The Cardinal extended its winning streak against the Sun Devils to 28.
• Five gymnasts combined for eight top-three finishes and a Stanford gymnast either won or tied for the individual event victory in three events.
• Danielle McNair, Nicolette McNair and Ashley Tai combined for the win on vault with scores of 9.825.
• Elizabeth Price returned to the bars lineup after missing last week's meet due to injury and won the event with a 9.950.
• Rachel Daum, Danielle McNair and Nicolette McNair scored 9.850 to tie for the victory on beam.
Highlights from Stanford's meet at Arizona State.
Friday's Opponent: No. 10 Oregon State
• The Beavers hit all 24 of their routines last week at California to register its second-highest team score of the season (196.825).
• Stanford had a three-meet winning streak against Oregon State snapped in 2016, dropping a pair of decisions. The Beavers hold a 59-30 advantage all-time but the teams are 10-10 in their past 20 meetings.
Stanford's Four Seniors
• The quartet of Rachel Daum, Danielle McNair, Nicolette McNair and Haley Spector have each made contributions to the program throughout their four years. They have excelled in practice, in the classroom and on the competition floor.
• The group has helped Stanford reach the NCAA Championships in each of their first three seasons, including a 2015 Super Six appearance during their sophomore season.
It's been four years filled with competitions, classes and memories for our four seniors. #GoStanford https://t.co/m9IITHm9tt
— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordWGym) February 21, 2017
Leading the Way
• Stanford is led this season by co-captains Nicolette McNair and Elizabeth Price. The All-America duo possess a wealth of experience and accomplishments throughout their careers.
Experienced Group
• Stanford returns six gymnasts and 14 routines from last year's NCAA Championships roster. The Cardinal has four gymnasts who were part of the lineups that competed in the 2015 NCAA Super Six finals in Fort Worth, Texas, on the Cardinal's fifth-place team. They are: Danielle McNair, Nicolette McNair, Elizabeth Price and Haley Spector.
Consistently One of the Best in the Country
• Stanford is one of seven teams in the nation to make at least seven Super Six appearances in the past 15 years (2002-16). (Alabama-14, Utah-11, Georgia-11, UCLA-10, Florida-10, Stanford-7, Nebraska-7)
• Stanford has competed in the NCAA Championships in 13 of the past 16 years, including nine times in the past 10 seasons.
• A misconception about the Cardinal is that it comes out of nowhere during championship season. However, it should not be a surprise and is not a fluke, as evidenced by the team consistently finishing among the top in the nation.
• The Cardinal coaching staff enters each season with a carefully calculated outline of goals for different points during the season. A major focus for the beginning of the season is on consistency, building depth in lineups and health. As the season continues, the Cardinal adds difficulty and unique elements to routines to ensure it peaks during postseason competition.
Elizabeth Price returned to the bars lineup last week and won with a 9.950. (Photo by Jeff Bartee)
Price Continues to Dominate
• Elizabeth Price returned to the bars lineup last week after missing the previous meet at UCLA due to injury. She has been dominant this season and picked up right where she left off, winning bars with a 9.950.
• Price has won at least one event in the five meets she has competed in this season (she missed one competition due to illness and one to injury). Price has won 10 of the 13 events she has competed in this season.
• Price has scored 9.900 or higher in 51-of-81 (63 percent) performances during her collegiate career.
• Price became the second Cardinal gymnast to earn Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year honors in program history last season. She also claimed Regular Season All-America recognition in the all-around, vault and bars. She accumulated four honors through her first two years after earning first-team honors on vault as a freshman in 2015.
• Price won or tied for three 2016 NCAA Ann Arbor Regional honors, finishing first in the all-around (39.575) and bars (9.975) and tying for first on floor (9.900).
• Price tied for the 2016 Pac-12 title on bars (9.900), tied for second on vault (9.900), and tied for seventh on floor (9.875). She placed fourth in the all-around with a 39.475.
• Price won the all-around in eight of the 10 meets she competed in the event last season, including a season-best 39.675 at UCLA and Georgia (March 6). She finished the regular season tied for fifth in the nation in the all-around with an RQS of 39.570.
• Price scored 9.825 or higher in 40-of-43 performances in 2016. She won 57 percent of the events she competed in last season (30 individual event victories in 53 possible events).
• Price became the fifth gymnast in Pac-12 history to earn four Gymnast of the Week honors in one season in 2016 (Kirsten Maloney, UCLA, 2005; Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA, 2013; Makayla Stambaugh, Oregon State, 2013; Georgia Dabritz, Utah, 2015; Elizabeth Price, Stanford, 2016). Utah's MyKayla Skinner became the first Pac-12 gymnast to win five times in 2017.
Stanford's freshman class has made an immediate impact. (Photo by David Bernal/ISIPhotos.com)
Underclassmen Make An Impact
• Four gymnasts made their collegiate debuts at the NorCal Classic (Jan. 9) including freshmen Kaylee Cole, Ashley Tai and Aleeza Yu, and redshirt freshman Hailee Hoffman. The quartet have been regulars in lineups throughout the season.
• Cole has scored 9.800 or higher on vault in four-of-seven meets, including three scores of 9.875. She has helped provide consistency on floor with five scores of 9.700 or higher. Cole has hit 19-of-22 routines this season.
• Yu is coming back from an offseason injury and competed on bars in each meet, hitting all of her routines. She made her debut on vault against Arizona and finished second with a 9.850 and placed third against Washington with a 9.850. Yu had an excellent vault at UCLA (Feb. 11), scoring 9.925 to finish second.
• Tai earned the first individual event victory of her career on vault (9.825) last week at Arizona State. She had her best meet of the year at UCLA, going 9.850 on vault, 9.800 on beam and 9.750 on floor. Tai has established her place in the vault, beam and floors lineups, and has hit all seven of her vaults, including six scores of 9.800 or higher. Tai has scored 9.800 or better in five of her past six beam routines.
• Hoffman has appeared in vault and floor lineups and had her best meet of the year at Southern Utah. She went 9.725 on vault and 9.775 on floor. She contributed scores on vault (9.725) and floor (9.725) at Arizona State (Feb. 18).
Consistency from Nicolette McNair
• Nicolette McNair tied for first in two events at Arizona State, scoring 9.825 on vault and 9.850 on beam. She also contributed a 9.775 on bars.
• McNair returned from an offseason injury and has continued her role as one of the Cardinal's most consistent gymnasts. She has gotten stronger each week and is contributing scores regularly on vault, bars and beam.
• McNair was one of Stanford's most consistent gymnasts in 2016. She scored 9.800 or higher in 31-of-37 routines in 2016 and has hit 116-of-126 routines (92 percent) on vault, bars and beam in her career.
Danielle McNair has competed in the most events of any Stanford gymnast this year. (Photo by Hector Garcia-Molina/Stanford Athletics)
Danielle McNair Puts in Work
• Danielle McNair has competed in the most events of any Stanford gymnast this season and had her best meet of the year at UCLA (Feb. 11). McNair hit all four of her routines for scores of 9.775 or higher to post a career-best 39.250 in the all-around.
• McNair hit three of her four routines at Arizona State for scores of 9.825 or higher.
• She has competed in the all-around in each of the past six meets. McNair was a regular on vault and bars during her first three years but has earned her spot in the beam and floor lineups during her senior year.
A Welcome Return
• Sophomore Taryn Fitzgerald returned to Stanford's lineups after having her debut season in 2016 cut short due to injury. She has hit each of her routines this year and tied her career best of 9.800 on beam three times (at UC Davis Quad Meet, Jan. 13; vs. Washington, Feb. 5; at Arizona State, Feb. 18).
• Fitzgerald was establishing herself as a regular in Stanford's lineup on vault, beam and floor before she was injured in practice last season.
Daum Continues Contributions
• Senior Rachel Daum hit three-of-four routines for scores of 9.775 or higher at UCLA. She has contributed scores in at least two events in six-of-sevem meets this year.
Spector Provides Power on Floor
• Haley Spector provided big scores on floor in 2016 and will be a crucial member of the lineup this season. She went 9.775 or higher in nine meets last year, including two scores of 9.925. Spector has been limited this season by injury.
Stanford at the 2016 NCAA Championships
• Stanford returned to the NCAA Championships for the 13th time in the past 16 years, two gymnasts combined for five All-America honors and the Cardinal finished fourth in its semifinal (195.575) – its 11th top-10 finish since 2002.
• Elizabeth Price earned first-team All-America honors in the all-around, vault, bars and beam. Ivana Hong claimed first-team recognition on beam.
Four Named 2016 All-Pac-12
• The Cardinal was well-represented on the All-Pac-12 team with Elizabeth Price (all-around) and Melissa Chuang (beam) named to the first team, and Taylor Rice (all-around) and Ivana Hong (beam) earning second team honors.
• It is the fourth all-conference honor for Hong, second for Rice and Price, and the first for Chuang.
Super Six in the Classroom
• Six Stanford gymnasts earned 2016 Pac-12 All-Academic recognition, including Jenna Frowein (architecture) who claimed her third consecutive first-team honor. Honorable mention selections included Melissa Chuang (international relations), Rachel Daum (human biology), Ivana Hong (human biology and sociology), Taylor Rice (international relations) and Haley Spector (human biology).
In the Rankings
• Stanford is ranked in the top 25 in the following events based on its Regional Qualifying Score:
Vault: 13th, 49.075
Beam: 23rd, 48.825