PHOTO ESSAY: Lacy Dagen, Isis Lowery Lead Oregon State to Win Over Stanford

February 5, 2020 College Gym News Event Coverage, Featured Carousel, Features, NCAA WAG, Photo Essay

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Stanford was already back on the road after its first home meet of the season last weekend, and headed to Corvallis dealing with a lack of depth more obvious than ever before with the absence of Chloe Widner in the all around. The Cardinal nonetheless started strong on bars for a total of 49.000, highlighted by a 9.900 from junior Kyla Bryant. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

The Beavers however took the lead by 0.050 points after vault, and kept it after their uneven bars rotation, which started off with a 9.775 from junior Colette Yamaoka. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

After only putting five athletes up on vault, senior Kaylee Cole opened up the third rotation for the Cardinal on floor with a 9.825. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

With the same half-tenth gap between both teams after two, the pressure was on for the host to hit beam to increase its lead. Senior Destinee Davis set off the Beavers well with a 9.875. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Despite strong performances from sophomore Morgan Hoang (9.825; pictured above) and junior Kyla Bryant (9.900), the Cardinal once again only put up five gymnasts in its lineup and was forced to count a miss, effectively dropping its floor total to a 47.725. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

In the fourth spot, senior Lacy Dagen flirted with perfection on beam and received a career high 9.975. After the third rotation, the Beavers had comfortably moved ahead of the Cardinal by 1.700 points. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Sophomore Wesley Stephenson served as beam leadoff for Stanford in the final rotation, and her 9.850 ultimately tied her for the highest score on the event for the team. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Heading to floor, the Beavers were not about to let go of their comfortable lead. After a 9.900 by Savanna Force and a 9.875 from Madi Dagen, senior Isis Lowery nailed her routine for a career high score of 9.975. Lowery is known for her highly energetic and engaging choreography on the event. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Junior Kyla Bryant closed out the rotation with a 9.850, leading her team to a beam score of 48.925. Despite a strong comeback on the event and fielding six athletes, it would not be enough for Stanford to overcome its floor difficulties. The Cardinal finished the competition with a 194.575. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

With essentially a guaranteed win at this point, junior Kaitlyn Yanish anchored the floor rotation with barely any pressure. She scored a 9.900 and confirmed the win for the Beavers with a final, season high team score of 196.825. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes)

Photos by Emily Howell-Forbes; captions by Christina Marmet

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