STANFORD, Calif. – The Stanford women's gymnastics team shoots for its first Pac-12 victory on Friday when it entertains No. 12 Washington (1-2, 1-1 Pac-12) at 7 p.m. in Maples Pavilion. It marks the first visit to The Farm by the Huskies since 2017.
The Cardinal (5-2, 0-2) dropped its home opener last Sunday to then No. 2 UCLA in front of a sellout crowd of 6,000, the largest to attend a home meet in program history.
Sophomore Kyla Bryant claimed her fourth consecutive all-around title and has won 10 events this season and 16 during her Stanford career. She ranks No. 13 nationally in all-around and recorded a season-high 39.475 in the NorCal Classic.
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TV/Live steam: The meet will be televised live by Pac-12 Network with Jim Watson (play-by-play) and Amanda Borden (analyst). It is also available online at www.Pac-12.com/live or on the Pac-12 Now app.
Live scoring: GoStanford.com
Meet theme: Pink Meet to recognize breast cancer awareness. Pink pom poms will be distributed to fans. After the competition, Cardinal student-athletes will sign autographs in the west concourse for 30 minutes.
Tickets: Single meet tickets can be purchased in advance and online and are $10 for reserved seats and $8 for general admission. Meet day prices are $12 for reserved and $10 for general admission. Group rates are also available. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Raising the bar: Stanford set a season-high on bars against UCLA, scoring 48.925. Three competitors scored 9.800 or higher, led by Bryant's 9.875, while sophomore Taylor Lawson tied her career high with 9.825.
Freshman Grace Waguespack (9.800) equaled her career best set the previous week at Cal, while frosh Madison Brunette (9.700) matched her career high in her second college meet.
Finishing kick: The Cardinal saved its best for last against the Bruins, racking up 49.100 on floor. All six student-athletes scored 9.700 or higher, with Bryant, Lawson and freshman Morgan Hoang contributing 9.850's.
Youth is served: The 17-member Cardinal roster features 11 underclassmen, including five first-year student-athletes. Rookies Hoang (floor), 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.?
Post-meet comments: Second-year head coach Tabitha Yim offered the following observations after the UCLA meet.
On the record crowd: "What an amazing atmosphere for our student-athletes. It means the world to us. It was a great test and the kind of environment we need to prepare for the postseason."
On getting better: "We made nice strides on bars and vault. We were detail-oriented in practice and it paid off. Our team is gaining a lot of confidence."
Big picture: "I really liked the way we finished on floor and we showed a lot of character. Once again, several of our student-athletes picked each other up and we continue to make progress. We just need to put it all together."
Season rankings/team-highs
STANFORD (24) 196.125
Washington (12) 195.525
Vault
STANFORD (20) 49.150
Washington (23) 48.925
Uneven Bars
STANFORD (34) 48.925
Washington (13) 49.275
Balance Beam
STANFORD (25) 49.000
Washington (8) 49.400
Floor Exercise
STANFORD (12) 49.175
Washington (21) 49.225
Starting Lineups (tentative)
Vault
1. Kaylee Cole
2. Taryn Fitzgerald
3. Kyla Bryant
4. Rachael Flam
5. Aleeza Yu
6. Grace Garcia
Uneven Bars
1. Taylor Lawson
2 Grace Waguespack
3. Aleeza Yu
4. Kyla Bryant
5. Madison Brunette
6. Rachael Flam
EXH: Wesley Stephenson
Balance Beam
1. Kaylee Cole
2. Wesley Stephenson
3. Taylor Lawson
4. Kyla Bryant
5. Taryn Fitzgerald
6. Rachael Flam
EXH: Ashley Tai
Floor Exercise
1. Kaylee Cole
2. Hailee Hoffman
3. Rachael Flam
4. Taylor Lawson
5. Morgan Hoang
6. Kyla Bryant
