The meet started strong for the Golden Bears who took the lead after the first rotation with a 49.400 on bars, with three 9.925s in a row from juniors Nina Schank and Emi Watterson (pictured above) and sophomore Maya Bordas. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
Over on vault, the Huskies reached their highest total score of the season, a 49.175, highlighted by a career-high 9.900 from junior Geneva Thompson on her Yurchenko full. The team celebrates a stuck landing with a golden money gun, which literally shoots fake bills at the gymnast. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
The Huskies closed the gap with the Bears to only 0.175 after the second rotation, which saw senior Madison Copiak anchor the bars lineup with a 9.925, tying her for the win on the event with the three Cal gymnasts. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
Cal continued to lead after the third rotation thanks to a total score of 49.2750 on floor. Sophomore Maya Bordas recorded a career-high 9.875, just like classmate Milan Clausi with her 9.950. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
The Huskies increased their momentum on beam and were able to close the gap to a mere 0.050 points with only one event left. After a solid start from sophomore Brenna Brooks, senior Maya Washington was thrilled with her routine and a scored 9.825. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
Junior Kyana George did not let the opposite team’s celebrations distract her, and successfully bounced back after a weird fluke on uneven bars to add another 9.875 to the floor lineup. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
Finally, senior Evanni Roberson anchored the beam rotation for Washington and scored a career-high 9.950. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
Cal closed out the meet on beam, where freshman Nevaeh DeSouza set the team back on track after sophomore Talitha Jones faced some difficulties as a lead-off. DeSouza scored a 9.875, her best score yet. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
Senior Maya Washington performed one of her best routines to date to score 9.950 and help Washington surge ahead of California. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
Cal junior Kyana George and sophomore Maya Bordas stayed calm and confident to hit great beam sets for 9.875 and 9.850, respectively. But it was not enough to stay in the lead and keep Washington at bay at home. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
Washington senior Kristyn Hoffa anchored the rotation and received a 9.975, the highest score by a Huskie on floor since March of 2004, to give Washington the win and a total score of 197.225. And, she did all of that on her birthday! (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
The Huskies finished with a score above 197 for the first time in two years, and an upset win over conference rival California. The Golden Bears tallied a still-impressive 197.075. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
Senior Maya Washington (UW) and junior Victoria Salem (Cal) hug after the end of the competition. They used to be teammates at the San Mateo Gymnastics club. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)
Photos by Emily Howell-Forbes; captions by Christina Marmet
