STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 26 Stanford women's gymnastics team will compete in the Midwest on Friday night in the GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational against No. 4 Utah, No. 5 LSU and No. 15 Missouri in St. Charles, Mo.
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The meet begins at 4 p.m. PT and can be seen on FloTV.
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The Cardinal (5-4) is coming off a close loss at Arizona State last Sunday, where it established season highs on bars and floor. Junior Aleeza Yu won her first title of the season on vault with a score of 9.825.
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After capturing five consecutive all-around crowns, sophomore Kyla Bryant finished third against the Sun Devils.
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It will be a quick turnaround for Stanford. On Monday, the Cardinal entertains Utah at 2 p.m. at Maples Pavilion.
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TV:The meet will be televised by FloGymnastics.
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Live scoring:Â GoStanford.com
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Tickets: Single meet tickets for the remaining home competitions against Utah on Monday at 2 p.m. in Maples Pavilion and Arizona on Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion can be purchased in advance and online.
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Top marks: The Cardinal set season bests against Arizona State, scoring 49.050 on the uneven bars and 49.250 in floor exercise. Bryant posted 9.900 on bars and sophomore Taylor Lawson recorded a career high 9.900 on floor.
All-around force: Bryant has won five all-around titles this the season and 13 events. She ranks No. 31 nationally in all-around with a high score of 39.475.
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Big turnaround: Last year, the team had difficulty filling out the six-member bars lineup due to injuries. This season, the squad has depth and continues to improve with Bryant, Lawson, Yu, sophomore Rachael Flam and freshmen Grace Wagusepack and Madison Brunette. Â
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Scouting report: Several of the top gymnasts in the country will compete, including MyKayla Skinner of Utah and Sara Finnegan of LSU. Both have produced season-highs of 39.700 in all-around and rank No. 4 and No. 6, respectively. Skinner is No. 2 in vault.
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Youth is served: The 17-member Cardinal roster features 11 underclassmen, including five first-year student-athletes. Rookies Morgan Hoang (floor, beam), Wesley Stephenson (bars, beam), Waguespack (bars) and Brunette (bars) have competed. Hoang collected her first collegiate title in a tri-meet against Sacramento State and Seattle Pacific by scoring 9.875 in floor exercise.
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Post-meet comments: Stanford head coach Tabitha Yim offered the following observations after the Arizona State meet.
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On building consistency: "We continue to progress and grow. Now, we need to step it up in the big moments."
On staying positive: "The gymnastics is getting stronger, which shines through in our season highs, but our mental toughness is not where it needs to be."
Rankings/Ave/High
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STANFORD (26) 195.258/196.125
LSU (5) 196.850/197.450
Missouri (15) 195.921/196.550Â
Utah (4) 197.196/197.375
Vault
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STANFORD (27) 48.808/49.150
LSU (4) 49.188/49.400
Missouri (15) 48.988/49.275Â
Utah (2) 49.396/49.500
Uneven Bars
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STANFORD (34) 48.625/49.050
LSU (7) 49.271/49.525
Missouri (20) 48.933/49.150
Utah (5) 49.288/49.500
Balance Beam
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STANFORD (29) 48.696/49.075
LSU (4) 49.208/49.400
Missouri (18) 48.850/49.125
Utah (6) 49.129/49.275
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Floor Exercise
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STANFORD (12) 49.129/49.250
LSU (8) 49.183/49.350
Missouri (11) 49.150/49.275
Utah (4) 49.383/49.525
Starting Lineups (tentative)
Vault
1. Kaylee Cole
2. Taryn Fitzgerald
3. Madison Brunette
4. Rachael Flam
5. Aleeza Yu
6. Grace Garcia
Exh: Morgan Hoang
Uneven Bars
1. Taylor Lawson
2 Â Grace Waguespack
3. Aleeza Yu
4. Madison Brunette
5. Kyla Bryant
6. Rachael Flam
Exh: Eve Micco
Balance Beam
1. Taryn Fitzgerald
2. Wesley Stephenson
3. Taylor Lawson
4. Kaylee Cole
5. Lauren Navarro
6. Kyla Bryant
EXH: Rachael Flam
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Floor Exercise
1. Kaylee Cole
2. Hailee Hoffman
3. Rachael Flam
4. Taylor Lawson
5. Morgan Hoang
6. Kyla Bryant
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