TEMPE, Ariz. – With multiple gymnasts earning season and career highs, Arizona State gymnastics took second place at home against No. 4 UCLA, 197.200 to 195.475, on Saturday.
Notable Stats
Arizona State head coach Jay Santos
Overall thoughts
"We were just a little tentative in some spots. We started out well on vault and I feel like we just missed bars. There were so many routines that were so close to hitting. A couple of the floor routines were a little tentative but we finished well so that was exciting to see. Just a couple of missed opportunities, but there is some really good stuff in there. It's got to be top to bottom, all the way through the lineups. Hitting clean and strong, taking away a couple of those little blips. They're capable of doing it, we're doing it in practice. We just have to settle in a little bit more and put it all together."
Success on vault
"They were really dynamic in vaults today. I don't think we were giving away a lot. We did a good job controlling the landings pretty well. They executed a lot of the things we talk about all week, minus a couple of sticks."
On the tough schedule
"We've been going against some of the best teams in the country over the last few weeks. We are going against some of the stiffest competition we're going to see anywhere in the country all year long, so it's not going to surprise them at this point. We've seen the best, now we need to focus on ourselves and get our performance up to that level and then we're there."
Freshman Hannah Scharf
Overall thoughts
"It wasn't our greatest day, especially on beams our nerves got the best of us a little bit. We need to work on being aggressive and trusting what we do in our practice a little more. If you hold back, it's not going to benefit you or the team at all. So, you really just have to be aggressive in each routine and just really enjoy it and don't overthink it. You have to trust that you know how to do it."
Team Results
Three scored a 9.850 to push ASU to a 49.100, the third meet in a row surpassing 49.000 on vault. Wilson, Scharf and Reeves all scored 9.850s for the Sun Devils. The three of them tied for second in that event. For Wilson and Reeves, that score is a season high. Redmond scored a 9.775 in the first vault of her collegiate career.
Rotation Two – Bars, 48.875
Leonard-Baker anchored the lineup with a 9.875 to lead the team, which put her in second place in that event. Morgan Hart put up a big number in her lone event, scoring a season-high 9.850. Boyer added a 9.800 for another solid score.
Rotation Three – Beam, 48.575
The Gym Devils struggled with balance checks on beam in the third rotation. Freshmen Reeves and Scharf led the way, both scoring 9.800s.
Rotation Four – Floor, 48.875
Scharf had a team-high 9.875 on floor, which was also a career high for the freshman. Seniors Jessica Ginn and Wilson also added solid scores, with a 9.825 and 9.800, respectively.
Up Next
The Gym Devils are home for a second weekend in a row, hosting No. 13 Washington on Sunday, February 23, at 2 p.m. MST.
Notable Stats
- Arizona State (4-6) scored its second-highest home total with a 195.475, coming in second to No. 4 UCLA (8-2) and its 197.200.
- ASU had its highest attended meet of the season, with 3,248 making their way to Desert Financial Arena.
- The Gym Devils scored a 49.100 on vault, the third-straight meet surpassing 49.000 in that event.
- Fifth-year senior Morgan Wilson was the lone Sun Devil to compete in the all-around, scoring a 38.925 to take second.
- The highest ASU individual score was a 9.875, which both Cairo Leonard-Baker and Hannah Scharf earned. Leonard-Baker scored the mark on bars and Scharf got it on floor, which was a career high for her.
- Multiple season highs were scored in today's meet. Wilson and Gracie Reeves scored 9.850s on vault, Morgan Hart earned 9.850 on bars and Wilson tied her season high on floor with a 9.800.
- Freshman Isabel Redmond made her collegiate debut on vault, scoring a 9.775.
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— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) February 15, 2020
Arizona State head coach Jay Santos
Overall thoughts
"We were just a little tentative in some spots. We started out well on vault and I feel like we just missed bars. There were so many routines that were so close to hitting. A couple of the floor routines were a little tentative but we finished well so that was exciting to see. Just a couple of missed opportunities, but there is some really good stuff in there. It's got to be top to bottom, all the way through the lineups. Hitting clean and strong, taking away a couple of those little blips. They're capable of doing it, we're doing it in practice. We just have to settle in a little bit more and put it all together."
Success on vault
"They were really dynamic in vaults today. I don't think we were giving away a lot. We did a good job controlling the landings pretty well. They executed a lot of the things we talk about all week, minus a couple of sticks."
On the tough schedule
"We've been going against some of the best teams in the country over the last few weeks. We are going against some of the stiffest competition we're going to see anywhere in the country all year long, so it's not going to surprise them at this point. We've seen the best, now we need to focus on ourselves and get our performance up to that level and then we're there."
Freshman Hannah Scharf
Overall thoughts
"It wasn't our greatest day, especially on beams our nerves got the best of us a little bit. We need to work on being aggressive and trusting what we do in our practice a little more. If you hold back, it's not going to benefit you or the team at all. So, you really just have to be aggressive in each routine and just really enjoy it and don't overthink it. You have to trust that you know how to do it."
Team Results
- UCLA, 197.200
- Arizona State, 195.425
Three scored a 9.850 to push ASU to a 49.100, the third meet in a row surpassing 49.000 on vault. Wilson, Scharf and Reeves all scored 9.850s for the Sun Devils. The three of them tied for second in that event. For Wilson and Reeves, that score is a season high. Redmond scored a 9.775 in the first vault of her collegiate career.
A season-high 9.850 on vault for Morgan Wilson! ??
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) February 15, 2020
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Rotation Two – Bars, 48.875
Leonard-Baker anchored the lineup with a 9.875 to lead the team, which put her in second place in that event. Morgan Hart put up a big number in her lone event, scoring a season-high 9.850. Boyer added a 9.800 for another solid score.
"Too easy!" You're not wrong, @samanthapeszek! CLB ends the rotation with a team-high 9.875 on bars! ??
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) February 15, 2020
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Rotation Three – Beam, 48.575
The Gym Devils struggled with balance checks on beam in the third rotation. Freshmen Reeves and Scharf led the way, both scoring 9.800s.
You love a unique beam move, we love a unique beam move. So let's watch it again and again. ??
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) February 15, 2020
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Rotation Four – Floor, 48.875
Scharf had a team-high 9.875 on floor, which was also a career high for the freshman. Seniors Jessica Ginn and Wilson also added solid scores, with a 9.825 and 9.800, respectively.
CAREER-HIGH for Hannah Scharf on floor! She earned a 9.875! ??
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) February 15, 2020
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Up Next
The Gym Devils are home for a second weekend in a row, hosting No. 13 Washington on Sunday, February 23, at 2 p.m. MST.