STANFORD, Calif. – After two tough conference defeats, the No. 21 women's gymnastics team returns to competition Friday at 7 p.m. in a quad meet at UC Davis against the host Aggies, San Jose State and Seattle Pacific.
The Cardinal (3-6, 0-2 Pac-12) sustained a close home loss to Arizona State two weeks ago, then fell at Oregon State last Saturday. While nine of 13 team members are underclassmen and the group has been hampered by injuries, competing with only five players on the uneven bars, first-year head coach Tabitha Yim is pleased with its progress and is pushing for stronger finishes.
Both UC Davis and San Jose State participated in the season-opening NorCal Classic, finishing third and fourth, respectively, behind Cal and and Stanford.
Through four meets, Stanford has relied heavily on lone senior Elizabeth Price, and she hasn't disappointed. Price ranks No. 1 nationally on the uneven bars (9.956), No. 2 on floor exercise (9.938) and all-round (39.669), and No. 8 on vault (9.900).
Freshman Kyla Bryant has been a solid all-around contributor, along with newcomers Lauren Navarro and Rachael Flam. Bryant scored a season-high in all-around last week (39.425), while Flam tallied her top total on vault (9.850) and the uneven bars (9.775).
Also recording season-highs were junior Hailee Hoffman on floor exercise (9.825) and sophomore Kaylee Cole on vault (9.775).
Live scoring and streaming can be found on GoStanford.com.
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Stanford Season-Highs
Team: 195.60 vs. Arizona State (Jan. 20, 2018)
Vault: 49.075 vs. UCLA, Utah, Washington at Elevate the Stage (Jan. 14, 2018)
Uneven Bars: 49.225 vs. Oregon State (Jan. 27, 2018)
Balance Beam: 49.150 vs. Arizona State (Jan. 20, 2018)
Floor Exercise: 49.425 vs. Cal, San Jose State, UC Davis, Sacramento State at NorCal Classic (Jan. 8, 2018)
Individual:
Elizabeth Price
Bars: 10.000 vs. Cal, San Jose State, UC Davis and Sacramento State in NorCal Classic on Jan. 8, 2018 (career best)
Vault: 9.950 (career best: 10.000 vs. Oregon State on Jan. 26, 2015)
Beam: 9.950 vs. Arizona State on Jan. 18, 2018 (career best)
Floor: 9.975 vs. Cal, San Jose State, UC Davis and Sacramento State in NorCal Classic on Jan. 8, 2018 (career best)
All-Around: 39.775 vs. Arizona State on Jan. 20, 2018 (career best)
Kyla Bryant
Bars: 9.900
Vault: 9.875
Beam: 9.900
Floor: 9.925
All-Around: 39.425
Lauren Navarro
Bars: 9.825
Vault: 9.825
Beam: 9.925
Floor: 9.850
All-Around: 39.175
Kaylee Cole
Vault: 9.7775(career best: 9.875, four times)
Beam: 9.775 (career best: 9.925 vs. Washington on Feb. 4, 2017)
Floor: 9.825 (career best: 9.850 at NCAA Seattle Regional on April 1, 2017)
Taylor Lawson
Bars: 9.825
Vault: 9.750
Beam: 9.500 (exhibition)
Floor: 9.750
Hailee Hoffman
Floor: 9.825
Ashley Tai
Beam: 9.800 (career best: 9.90 at Pac-12 Championships on March 18, 2017)
Rachael Flam
Bars: 9.600
Vault: 9.850
Floor: 9.700
Taryn Fitzgerald
Beam: 9.675 (career best: 9.850 vs. Utah on March 3, 2017)
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