Sunday, February 17
Corvallis, OR
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2/14/2019 6:26 PM | Women's Gymnastics
No. 14 Women's Gymnastics Meets No. 12 Oregon State In Corvallis Road Trip
No. 14 Cal at No. 12 Oregon State
Sunday, Feb. 16 | 2 PM PT | Gill Coliseum | Corvallis, Ore.
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No. 14 California women's gymnastics wraps up a two-meet road trip looking for another strong outing when the Golden Bears take on the No. 12 Oregon State Beavers on Sunday in Corvallis, Ore. The dual meet begins at 2 p.m. PT in Gill Coliseum, airing live on the Pac-12 Networks with Amanda Borden and Rich Burk on the call.The Bears are coming off a season-high road score of 196.225 at Utah, where Cal's underclassmen led the way for a solid meet. Milan Clausi claimed her team-best fourth event title of the season, winning floor with a 9.90. Freshman classmate Maya Bordas stepped up big for the Bears, who needed a hit following a fall in their bars rotation. Bordas delivered a career-best 9.875 on the event in just her second bars appearance this year, winning the crown.
Cal is currently ranked top 20 nationally on three events, led by a No. 8 ranking on vault (49.133 average). The Bears are also 11th on the balance beam (48.988) and 17th on floor (49.058) and look to once again post strong 49.0+ scores ahead of the first set of Regional Qualifying Scores rankings.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: Saturday's meet includes play-by-play and commentary from Amanda Borden and Rich Burk, live on the Pac-12 Networks. Fans can also follow along via the Pac-12 Now app or on www.pac-12.com/live. A link to live stats is available on the women's gymnastics schedule page on CalBears.com. Follow @CalWGym on Twitter and Instagram for scoring updates, behind-the-scenes photos and videos and the latest information, and like Facebook.com/CalWGym for more on the Bears.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
2Two freshmen led the Golden Bears in last week's meet at Utah, with Maya Bordas and Milan Clausi each earning event titles in Salt Lake City. Bordas won bars with a career-high 9.875, and Clausi earned a 9.90 for the floor crown.
196.225
Cal's 196.225 at Utah was its best road score of the season to date. The Bears turned in scores of 49.0+ on three events -- vault (49.100), bars (49.100) and floor (49.150).
49.100
Currently, Cal ranks 26th in the country on bars with a 48.767 average. However, when subtracting Cal's low total of 47.075 at Arizona, the Bears are averaging a 49.100 on bars -- a mark that would put Cal at 11th in the country on the event.
LAST TIME OUT: FRESHMEN LEAD BEARS AT UTAH
No. 14 Cal fell to No. 4 Utah, 197.150-196.225• Cal set a season-high road score with its 196.225.
• Milan Clausi and Maya Bordas each claimed event titles, with Bordas winning bars and Clausi winning floor.
• Bordas anchored bars with a much-needed hit, scoring a career-high 9.875 in just her second appearance on the event of her career.
• Bordas also matched her career-high 9.80 on floor.
• Kyana George upped her season-high on floor to 9.85.
• Talitha Jones matched her career-best 9.80 on bars.
• Sylvie Seilnacht made her season debut on floor, earning a 9.80.
RANKED ON THE ROAD TO NATIONALS
The Golden Bears opened 2019 at No. 8 in the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association preseason poll as voted on by WCGA coaches. Cal's No. 8 ranking is its highest preseason ranking in school history, and it is the second time the Bears start the season in the top 10 after entering 2017 ranked No. 10 in the preseason poll. Last year, after earning a No. 11 preseason ranking the Bears finished at ninth overall after clinching their second NCAA Championship berth in the last three seasons.Cal is set to face 10 opponents ranked in the preseason poll: No. 4 LSU, No. 1 UCLA, No. 21 Stanford, No. 33 Arizona, No. 20 Arizona State, No. 24 BYU, No. 5 Utah, No. 17 Oregon State, No. 15 Washington and No. 22 Illinois.
Cal's results against top 25 ranked opponents in 2019 (using rankings at time of competition):
No. 4 LSU -- L, 196.775-195.650
No. 2 UCLA -- L, 197.700-196.075
No. 14 UC Davis -- W, 196.075-194.125
No. 24 Stanford -- W, 196.575-196.125
No. 23 Arizona -- L, 195.975-194.450
No. 14 BYU -- W, 196.700-194.975
No. 19 Arizona State -- W, 196.700-195.700
No. 4 Utah -- L, 197.150-196.225
2019 TICKET PROMOTIONS
New this season, fans can now purchase tickets to Cal women's gymnastics meets in advance. Visit CalBears.com to purchase tickets. Admission to the meet is also still available for purchase at the ticket window on Spieker Plaza beginning 90 minutes prior to the start of each home meet.Additionally, for every home meet this season, Cal gymnastics fans can receive up to six free general admission tickets by visiting www.calbears.com/code and using the promo code "CALGYMCLUB." Tickets can be printed at home, and gates open 90 minutes prior to the start of each meeting.
NEXT ROTATION
California returns to Haas Pavilion for another dual meet with a Pac-12 rival, taking on Washington on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. The meet airs live on the Pac-12 Networks.
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