California Golden Bears Athletics
Saturday, March 2
Berkeley, CA
2:00 PM
California
vs
Utah
Photo by: Avedis Guedekelian
No. 3 Bears Host No. 4 Utah For Pac-12 Supremacy
2/28/2024 12:04 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Share Of Conference Championship On Line At Haas Pavilion
SATURDAY, MARCH 2
NO. 4 UTAH (9-3, 5-0 PAC-12) AT NO. 3 CALIFORNIA (12-3, 5-0 PAC-12) | 2 P.M. PT | HAAS PAVILION | BERKELEY, CALIF.
TV: PAC-12 INSIDER | LIVE SCORING: CALBEARS.COM
BERKELEY - Coming off the best team performance in program history, the No. 3 California women's gymnastics team looks to carry that momentum into a monumental showdown against No. 4 Utah on Saturday afternoon at Haas Pavilion. A win would give the Golden Bears a share of the Pac-12 championship for the third consecutive season and put them in position to capture their first-ever outright conference title the following week at Stanford. Saturday's meet will air on Pac-12 Insider and live scoring is available at CalBears.com.
SETTING THE STANDARD
The Bears put on a performance for the ages last week during their victory at No. 9 UCLA. Cal registered the highest team score in program history at 198.400 and sophomore eMjae Frazier had the highest individual all-around mark ever at Cal at 39.825. It was also the Bears' first-ever victory at Pauley Pavilion.
FRAZIER NAMED PAC-12 GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
Sophomore eMjae Frazier was named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week for the second time this season Tuesday after a breathtaking performance during Cal's 198.400-197.775 win at No. 9 UCLA. Frazier's all-around score of 39.825 was the highest in Cal history and the third highest in the nation this season. Included in her masterpiece was a perfect 10 on floor exercise - the second of her career. She also scored a 9.975 on balance beam.
MYA MANIA
After a blistering end to last season that saw her register 9.90 or higher in 17 of 21 routines over the final five meets, junior Mya Lauzon has emerged as one of the nation's top gymnasts this season. She enters the weekend ranked in the top10 nationally in four different events, including No. 4 in the all-around. Lauzon also registered her second career 10 on balance beam last week at UCLA. She already has two Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards on her resume this season and has captured 18 event titles.
LI NOMINATED FOR AAI AWARD
Senior Andi Li is one of 50 nominees across the country for the prestigious AAI Award, given annually to the most outstanding senior female gymnast in the country. Li is a three-time All-American on the uneven bars and last season was named a Second-Team All-American on all-around. She also helped the Bears to the first two conference championships in program history.
BEARS CAPTURE FOUR WEEKLY PAC-12 HONORS
Cal has taken home four Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards this season, with Mya Lauzon securing back-to-back honors in January and eMjae Frazier winning on Jan. 16 and earlier this week after her record-setting performance at UCLA. Lauzon became the first Golden Bear to earn consecutive Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors since Kyana George in 2020.
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Last season marked the 50th year of California women's gymnastics, and the Bears honored the occasion last month with a memorable gala the evening before their meet against Oregon State. Alumni across different decades attended the event at the University Club at California Memorial Stadium, and they were also honored during the meet against the Beavers.
CRANDALL-HOWELL REACHES CENTURY MARK
Cal co-head coach Liz Crandall Howell notched her 100th career victory with the Bears' win over Oregon State on Jan. 27. Crandall-Howell has an overall record of 105-41-2 since joining Justin Howell as co-head coach in 2018. Crandall-Howell and Howell were named the WCGA Co-Head Coaches of the Year last season.
CAL PICKED THIRD IN PAC-12 PRESEASON POLL
Cal was picked to finish third in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll for the seventh consecutive year. The top half of this year's poll shook out to be nearly identical to last season's, as Utah claimed the top spot with 46 points and five first-place votes and UCLA placed second with 43 points and the three remaining first-place votes. The Golden Bears followed in third with 43 points and Oregon State placed fourth with 30 points. All four programs tied for the Pac-12 regular-season title in 2023. Arizona State (22), Stanford (19), Washington (14) and Arizona (10) rounded out the rest of the poll.
FRAZIER, LAUZON NAMED TO WATCH LIST
Sophomore eMjae Frazier and junior Mya Lauzon were named to the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Watch List.
Frazier burst onto the scene in her freshman year, helping the Golden Bears to a historic year that included the program's first NCAA Regional Final title and a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships. She earned NCAA All-American Second-Team honors in the all-around, vault and floor and broke the program mark for the all-around twice last season. Frazier also became the first Bear to earn a perfect 10 on the floor exercise and was named a WCGA First-Team All-American on the event as well.
Lauzon had a breakout sophomore campaign a season ago, setting a Cal program mark with the Bears' first perfect 10 on the balance beam and tying the program's all-around mark in the same competition with a 39.700. She earned regular-season and NCAA All-American honors on the vault and balance beam and became the first Bear to win a Pac-12 title on beam.
BACK-TO-BACK CO-CHAMPS
The Bears secured back-to-back Pac-12 regular-season titles last March as the championship was once again split among four teams. They ended the season with a 4-1-2 conference record. The 2022 title was the first conference championship in program history.
THE LAST DANCE
This will be Cal's last season in the Pac-12 conference as the school announced it will be joining the ACC in the fall of 2024. The ACC is currently in its first season of women's gymnastics.
NO. 4 UTAH (9-3, 5-0 PAC-12) AT NO. 3 CALIFORNIA (12-3, 5-0 PAC-12) | 2 P.M. PT | HAAS PAVILION | BERKELEY, CALIF.
TV: PAC-12 INSIDER | LIVE SCORING: CALBEARS.COM
BERKELEY - Coming off the best team performance in program history, the No. 3 California women's gymnastics team looks to carry that momentum into a monumental showdown against No. 4 Utah on Saturday afternoon at Haas Pavilion. A win would give the Golden Bears a share of the Pac-12 championship for the third consecutive season and put them in position to capture their first-ever outright conference title the following week at Stanford. Saturday's meet will air on Pac-12 Insider and live scoring is available at CalBears.com.
SETTING THE STANDARD
The Bears put on a performance for the ages last week during their victory at No. 9 UCLA. Cal registered the highest team score in program history at 198.400 and sophomore eMjae Frazier had the highest individual all-around mark ever at Cal at 39.825. It was also the Bears' first-ever victory at Pauley Pavilion.
FRAZIER NAMED PAC-12 GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
Sophomore eMjae Frazier was named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week for the second time this season Tuesday after a breathtaking performance during Cal's 198.400-197.775 win at No. 9 UCLA. Frazier's all-around score of 39.825 was the highest in Cal history and the third highest in the nation this season. Included in her masterpiece was a perfect 10 on floor exercise - the second of her career. She also scored a 9.975 on balance beam.
MYA MANIA
After a blistering end to last season that saw her register 9.90 or higher in 17 of 21 routines over the final five meets, junior Mya Lauzon has emerged as one of the nation's top gymnasts this season. She enters the weekend ranked in the top10 nationally in four different events, including No. 4 in the all-around. Lauzon also registered her second career 10 on balance beam last week at UCLA. She already has two Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards on her resume this season and has captured 18 event titles.
LI NOMINATED FOR AAI AWARD
Senior Andi Li is one of 50 nominees across the country for the prestigious AAI Award, given annually to the most outstanding senior female gymnast in the country. Li is a three-time All-American on the uneven bars and last season was named a Second-Team All-American on all-around. She also helped the Bears to the first two conference championships in program history.
BEARS CAPTURE FOUR WEEKLY PAC-12 HONORS
Cal has taken home four Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards this season, with Mya Lauzon securing back-to-back honors in January and eMjae Frazier winning on Jan. 16 and earlier this week after her record-setting performance at UCLA. Lauzon became the first Golden Bear to earn consecutive Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors since Kyana George in 2020.
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Last season marked the 50th year of California women's gymnastics, and the Bears honored the occasion last month with a memorable gala the evening before their meet against Oregon State. Alumni across different decades attended the event at the University Club at California Memorial Stadium, and they were also honored during the meet against the Beavers.
CRANDALL-HOWELL REACHES CENTURY MARK
Cal co-head coach Liz Crandall Howell notched her 100th career victory with the Bears' win over Oregon State on Jan. 27. Crandall-Howell has an overall record of 105-41-2 since joining Justin Howell as co-head coach in 2018. Crandall-Howell and Howell were named the WCGA Co-Head Coaches of the Year last season.
CAL PICKED THIRD IN PAC-12 PRESEASON POLL
Cal was picked to finish third in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll for the seventh consecutive year. The top half of this year's poll shook out to be nearly identical to last season's, as Utah claimed the top spot with 46 points and five first-place votes and UCLA placed second with 43 points and the three remaining first-place votes. The Golden Bears followed in third with 43 points and Oregon State placed fourth with 30 points. All four programs tied for the Pac-12 regular-season title in 2023. Arizona State (22), Stanford (19), Washington (14) and Arizona (10) rounded out the rest of the poll.
FRAZIER, LAUZON NAMED TO WATCH LIST
Sophomore eMjae Frazier and junior Mya Lauzon were named to the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Watch List.
Frazier burst onto the scene in her freshman year, helping the Golden Bears to a historic year that included the program's first NCAA Regional Final title and a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships. She earned NCAA All-American Second-Team honors in the all-around, vault and floor and broke the program mark for the all-around twice last season. Frazier also became the first Bear to earn a perfect 10 on the floor exercise and was named a WCGA First-Team All-American on the event as well.
Lauzon had a breakout sophomore campaign a season ago, setting a Cal program mark with the Bears' first perfect 10 on the balance beam and tying the program's all-around mark in the same competition with a 39.700. She earned regular-season and NCAA All-American honors on the vault and balance beam and became the first Bear to win a Pac-12 title on beam.
BACK-TO-BACK CO-CHAMPS
The Bears secured back-to-back Pac-12 regular-season titles last March as the championship was once again split among four teams. They ended the season with a 4-1-2 conference record. The 2022 title was the first conference championship in program history.
THE LAST DANCE
This will be Cal's last season in the Pac-12 conference as the school announced it will be joining the ACC in the fall of 2024. The ACC is currently in its first season of women's gymnastics.
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