STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 24 Stanford women's gymnastics team travels to No. 19 Arizona State on Sunday for a Pac-12 meet at Wells Fargo Arena that will be televised by Pac-12 Network at 3 p.m. PT.
The Cardinal (5-3) will be seeking its first conference win of the season against the Sun Devils (4-4).
Stanford holds an edge on floor, ranking No. 13 nationally. The teams are evenly matched on bars, with Arizona State holding the advantage on bars and beam.
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TV/Live steam: The meet will be televised live by Pac-12 Network with Jim Watson (play-by-play) and Samantha Peszek (analyst). It is also available online at www.Pac-12.com/live or on the Pac-12 Now app.
Live scoring: GoStanford.com
Tickets: Single meet tickets for the remaining home competitions against Utah on Feb. 18 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.
All-around force: Sophomore Kyla Bryant collected her fifth consecutive all-around title of the season, matching her career high on floor with 9.925. She has won 13 events this season and 16 during her two-year career. Bryant ranks No. 16 in all-around, averaging 39.340.
Finishing kick: The Cardinal established a season-high on beam with 49.075 and matched its season-best on floor with 49.175. Last year, Stanford had trouble competing with a full lineup on bars due to injuries.
Youth is served: The 17-member Cardinal roster features 11 underclassmen, including five first-year student-athletes. Rookies Morgan Hoang (floor), Wesley Stephenson (bars, beam), Grace Waguespack (bars) and Madison 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.
Post-meet comments: Second-year head coach Tabitha Yim offered the following observations after the Washington meet.
On building consistency: "Last meet, we did a really nice job at the start on vault and bars, then had a little struggle on beam. This meet we flipflopped. Same goals we've had all year. Those little mistakes add up. We just have to clean it up and push to be more consistent."
On staying positive: "You can definitely see the momentum growing. That's what drives us even more. We can feel it within our reach and keep getting closer. We need to turn the corner on this next road trip so that we feel really strong heading into our next home meet against Utah."
On meet standouts: "Morgan did great on her exhibition on beam. First time up there and she was so solid. Kaylee (Cole) was dynamite as a starter for us and sometimes if you're just looking at the score sheet, you don't realize how important she is to what we've doing. All of our upperclassmen are doing a good job."
Rankings/Ave/High
STANFORD (24) 195.310/196.125
Arizona State (19) 195.310/196.125
Vault
STANFORD (24) 48.860/49.150
Arizona State (25) 48.855/49.050
Uneven Bars
STANFORD (37) 48.540/48.925
Arizona State (15) 49.105/49.250
Balance Beam
STANFORD (22) 48.805/49.075
Arizona State (17) 48.865/49.325
Floor Exercise
STANFORD (14) 49.105/49.175
Arizona State (25) 48.930/49.225
Starting Lineups (tentative)
Vault
1. Kaylee Cole
2. Taryn Fitzgerald
3. Kyla Bryant
4. Rachael Flam
5. Aleeza Yu
6. Grace Garcia
Exh: Madison Brunette
Uneven Bars
1. Taylor Lawson
2 Grace Waguespack
3. Aleeza Yu
4. Kyla Bryant
5. Madison Brunette
6. Rachael Flam
Balance Beam
1. Kaylee Cole
2. Wesley Stephenson
3. Taylor Lawson
4. Kyla Bryant
5. Taryn Fitzgerald
6. Morgan Hoang
EXH: Rachael Flam
Floor Exercise
1. Kaylee Cole
2. Hailee Hoffman
3. Rachael Flam
4. Taylor Lawson
5. Morgan Hoang
6. Kyla Bryant
