California women's gymnastics dons its pink leotards in honor of breast cancer awareness this weekend when the No. 10 Golden Bears host No. 21 Oregon State for the annual "Powerful in Pink" meet. Dual-meet action begins Saturday at 1 p.m. in Haas Pavilion.
TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
Cal's Powerful in Pink breast cancer awareness meet includes pink ribbon and Stand Up to Cancer poster making stations with Zeta Sorority. The Bears will wear pink leotards for the meet, and Cal will also raffle off an autographed pink leotard and autographed pink T-shirt with proceeds going to breast cancer awareness. During the meet, fans can enjoy a live DJ, the Blue & Gold Fan Zone including poster making, a photo station, bounce house and team poster giveaway pre-meet. After the meet, fans are encouraged to join the gymnastics team on the floor of Haas Pavilion for a lights-out dance party.
Tickets are available for purchase online at CalBears.com. 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.
FOLLOW THE ACTION FROM AFAR:Â
Saturday's meet includes analysis and color commentary by JaNay Honest and Brian Webber, live on the Pac-12 Networks. Fans can also view the broadcast online at www.Pac-12.com/live and on the Pac-12 Now app. Links to live stats are available via 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.
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NUMBERS TO KNOW
3 -- Using NQS, all three of Cal's all-arounders rank in the Top 25 nationally.
Kyana George ranks 7th as an all-arounder, followed by
Nevaeh DeSouza at 13th and
Maya Bordas at 22nd.
7th -- While National Qualifying Scores won't officially be used until next week, the Bears currently rank 7th overall in the NQS.The Bears also rank in the top 15 on all four events, including top 10 on vault (8th), bars (7th) and beam (8th).
2 -- California tallied season-high team totals on two events in last week's meet at Stanford. The Bears set a team-high 49.275 on vault and matched a 49.350 on beam. Cal's 49.350 on beam was also the fourth-highest score on the event in school history.
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LAST PASS
Quick Hit: No. 10 Cal improved to 4-0 over Stanford this season, topping the No. 25 Cardinal, 197.125-196.175
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Kyana George claimed three titles, including the all-around (39.525) plus vault (9.875) and beam (9.925). Her 9.925 on beam was a career-high total.
• George shared her vault win with
Rachael Mastrangelo, whose 9.875 on the event marked a new career-best.
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Maya Bordas and
Emi Watterson shared the bars win with 9.925s.
• Watterson also set a career-best 9.90 on beam.
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Nevaeh DeSouza tallied career-high scors on beam (9.90) and floor (9.85).
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Nina Schank's 9.85 on vault was a new career-high.
• Cal's 49.275 on vault was a season-best, and the Bears' 49.350 on beam tied a season-high and also matched the fourth-highest score on the event in school history.
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RANKED ON THE ROAD TO NATIONALS
The Golden Bears opened 2020 at No. 9 in the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association preseason poll as voted on by WCGA coaches. This is the third time in the last four seasons that Cal was voted into the preseason top 10.Â
Cal is 6-4 against Top 25 opponents this season:
Jan. 4 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma -- L
Jan. 4 vs. No. 4 UCLA -- L
Jan. 4 vs. No. 22 Stanford -- W
Jan. 12 vs. No. 9 Stanford -- W
Jan. 12 vs. No. 21 UC Davis -- W
Jan. 12 vs. No. 22 Sacramento State -- W
Jan. 19 vs. No. 25 Stanford -- W
Jan. 26 vs. No. 24 Washington -- L
Feb. 8 vs. No. 3 Utah -- L
Feb 16 vs. No. 25 Stanford -- W
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NEXT IN THE ORDER
The Golden Bears are home for a second consecutive week to host Arizona on Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. The meet will be streamed via CalBears.com.
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