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Saturday, February 25
Lincoln, Neb.
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No. 19 Cal Faces Three At Masters Classic
2/23/2017 8:37 PM | Women's Gymnastics
No. 19 Cal at Masters Classic
Saturday, Feb. 25 | 4 PM PT | Bob Devaney Sports Center | Lincoln, Neb.
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Ranked 19th in the first Regional Qualifying Score rankings of the season, California women's gymnastics heads to its second Big Ten campus of the season looking to improve its standings ahead of the final weeks of the season. The Golden Bears join host Nebraska, plus Southeast Missouri and Utah State for the 27th annual Masters Classic at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Action is set for 4 p.m. PT Saturday.Fans can follow the meet online by watching on the Huskers N Side Premium network. Live stats can be accessed via the women's gymnastics schedule page on CalBears.com. Follow @CalWGym on Twitter and Instagram for updates, behind-the-scenes photos and videos and the latest information, and like Facebook.com/CalWGym for more on the Bears.
BY THE NUMBERS
49.475Cal's 49.475 on the uneven bars against Oregon State marked the third-highest total on the event in school history.
9.925
Alicia Gallarzo scored a career-best 9.925 on bars against Oregon State for the event title. It is one of just 18 performances in Cal Gymnastics history to earn a 9.925 or better.
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Arianna Robinson owns a team-leading five event titles this season. Of her 14 performances this season (on vault and floor at all seven meets), Robinson has placed in the top 3 of those events 10 times.
ROTATION ORDER
Cal will begin the meet on floor and rotate in Olympic order from floor to vault, bars and finally beam. The remaining three teams will start on the following events and continue in Olympic order:• Vault - Nebraska
• Bars - Utah State
• Beam - Southeast Missouri
LAST TIME OUT
Season-high scores on three events lifted then-No. 18 Cal to an upset over No. 12 Oregon State, 197.075. Highlights:• Cal's 197.075 was the third-highest team total in program history.
• The Bears' 49.475 on bars was the third-best bars score in school history. Three Bears scored a 9.90 or better on bars.
• Cal set season-high totals on beam (49.225) and floor (49.225).
• Arianna Robinson won two events with a 9.875 on vault and a 9.90 on floor.
• Zoe Draghi shared the floor title with Robinson and Alicia Gallarzo won bars with a career-high 9.925.
BEARS SHOWCASE DEPTH
While injuries have hampered Cal's lineup, the Bears have been able to showcase their depth as other gymnasts have stepped up in place. Ten different Cal gymnasts have claimed event titles this season, with 13 different gymnasts finishing in the top three of an event.BEAM QUEENS
California continues its reign over the balance beam in 2017, taking a beam title in five of seven meets this season. Cal has swept the beam title in three meets this season.Desiree Palomares is the latest queen of the beam among the Bears with a team-best four titles, including three consecutive to start the season. She has matched her career-high 9.90 on the event twice in 2017. Alicia Gallarzo also owns one beam title, using a career-best 9.875 against Arizona State for her first crown on the apparatus.
Once considered Cal's worst event, the Bears have made significant improvement on the apparatus under coaches Justin Howell and Liz Crandall-Howell. The Bears owned a 48.285 RQS and ranked 44th in the country on beam in 2012, prior to the duo taking the lead in Berkeley. In 2016, Cal finished 13th on beam with a 49.205 RQS -- an improvement of nearly one point and 31 spots in the rankings. The Bears currently rank 16th on beam and are averaging 49.032 with an RQS of 49.035 and a high of 49.175.
RANKED ON THE ROAD TO NATIONALS
Cal is set to face eight opponents who were ranked in the Road to Nationals preseason top 25 this season, including three in the top 10: top-ranked Oklahoma, UCLA (No. 4), Utah (6), Stanford (11), Nebraska (12), Oregon State (13), Arizona (18) and Washington (20). Additionally, seven of the Pac-12's eight gymnastics programs also ranked in the top 25 in the preseason rankings.Cal's results against top 25 ranked opponents so far in 2017 (using rankings at time of competition):
No. 11 Stanford -- W, 195.325-193.250
No. 24 Iowa -- W, 195.550-194.400
No. 17 Washington -- W, 196.300-195.325
No. 4 Utah -- L, 196.450-195.725
No. 12 Oregon State -- W, 197.075-196.825
NEXT ROTATION
Cal wraps up regular-season road action at UCLA on Sunday, March 5. The Bears battle the Bruins at 1 p.m. from Pauley Pavilion, live on Pac-12 Network.
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