California Golden Bears Athletics
Friday, February 10
Tucson, Ariz.
6:00 PM
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No. 15 Bears Shift Focus To Arizona
2/7/2017 9:05 PM | Women's Gymnastics
No. 15 Cal at Arizona
Friday, Feb. 10 | 6 PM PT | McKale Memorial Center | Tucson, Arizona
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California women's gymnastics looks to rebound from its first defeat of the season with a road trip to the desert, where the Golden Bears will face Arizona. Meet action takes place at the McKale Memorial Center in Tucson beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, with a broadcast airing live on Pac-12 Network with Jim Watson and Tim Daggett providing analysis and commentary.Fans can follow the meet online at Pac-12.com/live or by using the Pac-12 Now app. 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
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California has three scores above 49.0 on its best event -- the balance beam. Cal's season-high on the event is a 49.175.
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Of her 10 performances this season (on vault and floor at all five meets), Arianna Robinson has placed in the top 3 of those events seven times, including two first-place finishes.
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Eight different Cal gymnasts have picked up event titles this season, showcasing the Golden Bear depth with a roster that did not lose a single competitive routine from last season's NCAA Championship squad.
LAST TIME OUT
California dropped its first meet of the season, losing to Utah 196.450-195.725 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Highlights:• Cal and Utah were tied at 97.700 halfway through the meet.
• The Bears recorded their second-highest beam (49.125) and floor (48.900) scores of the season.
• Emily Richardson won Cal's lone event title with a 9.85 on the uneven bars. She posted scores of 9.80 or better on all three of her events.
• Mariah Peterson improved her scores on both her events -- vault and floor.
BEAM QUEENS
California continues its reign over the balance beam in 2017, taking a beam title in four of five meets this season. In three of Cal's five meets this season, the Golden Bears have swept the balance beam event.Desiree Palomares is the latest queen of the beam among the Bears with a team-best three consecutive titles in her first three outings this season, including a career-high 9.90. 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 14th on beam and are averaging 49.020 with 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
NEXT ROTATION
Cal returns to the friendly confines of Haas Pavilion to host a meet against Oregon State on Saturday, Feb. 18. The meet airs live on Pac-12 Network beginning at 4:30 p.m.
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