Happy meet day, everyone! The postseason is quickly approaching, and today is a big meet for both teams. UCLA will be looking to improve its NQS, and Arizona State needs a big score to get into the top 16 to get seeded into regionals.
UCLA had an uncharacteristic meet last week against Stanford, including a handful of sub-9.8 scores on vault. If UCLA wants to stay in the top ten in the national rankings, it’ll have to get those vault scores back up where they belong. Plus, the Bruins are without Emma Malabuyo this week, so we’ll have to see who will step in and take her place on bars and beam.
Similar to the Bruins, Arizona State could also improve on vault. The Sun Devils have been pretty consistent this year, but a few tenths could be gained on vault. Last week against Oregon State, the Sun Devils only notched a 49.000 on vault, which was its lowest score of the day. The vaulters with 10.0 starts like Anaya Smith and Gracie Reeves need to dial in and stick their landings to improve Arizona State’s score.
Rotation 1: Arizona State VT, UCLA UB
After 1:
Rotation 2: UCLA VT, Arizona State UB
After 2:
Rotation 3: Arizona State BB, UCLA FX
After 3:
Rotation 4: UCLA BB, Arizona State FX
Final:
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