We’re back with more ACC championship action! Tonight, the top four seeds in the conference take the floor in the evening session. Stanford, California, Clemson, and N.C. State will compete in a quad for the conference title.
Beyond the fight for the ACC crown, there’s plenty on the line nationally as well. Stanford looks to lock in its top-eight seed and avoid any late shake-up—a 197.025 would guarantee at least a No. 7 seed—while California is aiming to solidify its position safely inside the top 16. A 196.575 would guarantee the Golden Bears a top 14 ranking, while 195.575 would lock in at least a No. 16 seed.
Clemson, sitting in that tightly packed seeded range, could still rise or fall depending on tonight’s score, making a hit meet critical for its regionals draw. A 196.225 would guarantee a top-16 ranking heading into the postseason. N.C. State, meanwhile, is firmly in the regionals field but sits in a volatile range where its ranking could swing several spots; while a jump into the top 16 is technically possible, the more realistic goal is to maximize its score and avoid slipping back in the standings ahead of selection.
The meet will be on the ACC Network, and scores can be found on Virtius.
Rotation 1: Stanford VT, California UB, Clemson BB, NC State FX
Jung-Ruivivar (Stan): Yurchenko full, small hop.
Aderino (Cal): Ray to bail, solid. Great swing throughout. Stuck front double.
Lippeatt (CU): Front aerial to side aerial, small balance check. Nice extension in leaps. Ro back 1.5, stuck cold.
Fisk (NCSU): Double pike to open, looked a little low from my vantage point. Back full to Rudi, nice control.
Dugan (Stan): Tsuk full, stumbles a few steps backwards.
Wiley (Cal): Pretty lines. Sticks the dismount.
Clark (CU): Bhs loso, solid. Nice extension in leaps. Small hop on her back 1.5.
Myers (NCSU): Huge power in her first pass. Switch half to split full, great amplitude. Nice control out of the twist on her final pass
Gronski (Stan): Yurchenko full, lands with her chest a little low and hops forward.
Newman-Achee (Cal): Love the amplitude on her release. Double layout, small hop.
Malewski (CU): Side aerial to bhs, solid. Great extension in leaps, just a slight wobble. Sticks the dismount.
Adler (NCSU):
Soma (Stan): Stuck Yurchenko full.
Newman-Achee (Cal): Caught the Jaeger a wee close, but not majorly. Goes right into a bail, solid. Sticks the double layout.
Walsh (CU): Bhs loso, small balance check. Pretty front toss to beat jump. Almost sticks the dismount, slides back just a smidge.
Rardin (NCSU): Pretty twisting pass to a nicely controlled split jump. Ro back 1.5 to front layout, small rebound bounce in place.
Roberts (Stan): Yurchenko 1.5, slightly underrotated and hops backwards.
Mayhew (Cal): Solid Pak. Pretty lines in handstands. Van Leeuwan back to high bar. Blind full to double back, small hop.
Cesario (CU): Solid full turn. Bhs loso, loses her balance and fights for her footing. She stays on. Switch leap split jump, pretty. Sticks the dismount.
Hadrick (NCSU): Beautiful double full to open. Pretty leaps into a Calypso sequence. Back 1.5 to front layout, great control.
Nguyen (Stan): Yurchenko 1.5, almost sticks it.
Wiley (Cal): Pretty Pak. Back up with a clean Van Leeuwan. Toe-on to blind full, goes right into her double back, takes a small step.
Kuhl (CU): Wobbles on the triple series but stays on. Great extension on the switch leap combo. Takes the tiniest hop after a back 1.5.
Thomas (NCSU): Beautiful opening pass. Great control in her front twisting pass. Closes out with a nice and floaty back 1.5 to front layout.
AFTER ONE: California 49.325, NC State 49.150, Clemson 49.125, Stanford 48.800
Rotation 2: NC State VT, Stanford UB, California BB, Clemson FX
Wright (NCSU): Yurchenko full, lands a little short and off to the side.
Jung-Ruivivar (Stan): Maloney to Pak, pretty. Stalder to double back, stuck.
Melkonian (Cal): Bhs loso, solid. Switch ring, small balance check. Split 3/4, clean. Almost sticks the dismount.
Lippeatt (CU): Punch front layout to Rudi, great control. Switch leap to switch side, solid. Pretty front twisting combination, clean landing.
Fisk (NCSU): Solid Yurchenko full.
Sorrento (Stan): Maloney to Pak, pretty lines. Short on her last handstand. Stuck double layout.
Lee (Cal): Front aerial to split jump, clean. Bhs loso, small balance check but controls it. Side gainer full, drops her chest and steps forward.
Holman (CU): Almost goes out of bounds on her first pass but dances out of it to stay in. Fhs Rudi to a jump out of it, great control.
Rardin (NCSU): Stuck Yurchenko full.
Robinson (Stan): Solid Jaeger to open. Great swing leading up to her Pak. Lands a little far out but almost sticks the double layout.
Scanlon (Cal): Bhs loso, controls the balance check and stays on. Solid full turn. Sticks the dismount.
Arnold (CU): Front double full to front tuck, nicely controlled. Great amplitude in her leaps, just a little short of the rotation. Slides her foot back on the landing of the last pass.
Hall (NCSU): Solid Yurchenko full, small step.
Roberts (Stan): Pretty Pak. Great swing throughout. Solid Van Leeuwan. Small step on the dismount.
Paulsson (Cal): Nice control on her flight series. Clean lines in her leaps. Side gainer full, slides back just a little.
Walsh (CU): Pretty twisting in the first pass. Switch ring half, front leg was a little low. Slight leg form in the air on the front double full.
Myers (NCSU): Yurchenko full, small hop.
Barbosu (Stan): Beautiful release to immediate Pak. Sticks the double back.
Aderinto (Cal): Hitch kick to split half, solid. Side gainer full, stuck.
Cesario (CU): Huge full-in to open. Back 1.5 to front layout, great height and control.
Thomas (NCSU): Almost sticks the Yurchenko full, takes a tiny hop in place.
Soma (Stan): Pretty Van Leeuwan. Nice aggressive swing throughout. Stuck double layout.
Newman-Achee (Cal): Bhs loso, comes off the beam. Nice extension in leaps. Stuck back 1.5.
Clark (CU): Huge double layout, slides her front foot back a little. Front layout to front full to front tuck, sticks it cold. She’s sky high in her leaps.
AFTER TWO: California 98.475, Clemson 98.400, Stanford 98.225, NC State 98.175
Rotation 3: Clemson VT, NC State UB, Stanford BB, California FX
B. Clark (CU): Stuck Yurchenko full.
Myers (NCSU): Maloney to Pak, solid. Short on her last handstand. Sticks the dismount.
Dean (Stan): Side aerial to bhs, solid. Straddle jump to straddle 1/4, nice control. Small hop on the dismount.
Brown (Cal): Punch Rudi to open. Switch ring to switch half, nice extension. Nice control on her final pass.
Minner (CU): Stuck tucked Yurchenko 1.5. She’s been waiting for that all season!
Fisk (NCSU): Pretty Maloney to Pak. Almost sticks the dismount.
Landry (Stan): Pretty wolf turn. Bhs loso, solid. Split jump to ring jump, great extension and pretty lines. Front gainer pike, stuck.
Newman-Achee (Cal): Rudi to double stag jump, nice control. Back 1.5 to front layout, great height.
Holman (CU): Yurchenko full, solid.
Reid (NCSU): Pretty swing throughout. Sticks the dismount cold.
Robinson (Stan): Bhs loso, almost has a balance check. Switch leap to split jump, clean. Back 1.5, stuck.
Silvers (Cal): Clean double back to open. Nicely controlled final pass.
Cesario (CU): Yurchenko full, small hop.
Volk (NCSU):
Jung-Ruivivar (Stan): Pretty front aerial. Side aerial to bhs, solid. Switch leap to split jump, pretty lines. Stuck front gainer pike.
Keuneke (Cal): Punch front 2.5 to back loso, pretty in the air. Switch half to split jump, great height. Great control on the straddle jump out of the final pass.
Walsh (CU): Yurchenko 1.5, lands off to the side and takes a step.
Hadrick (NCSU): Solid Jaeger. Great swing throughout. Almost sticks the double layout.
Roberts (Stan): Pretty wolf turn. Switch leap to split jump, clean lines and great amplitude. Bhs to side gainer full, stuck.
Mayhew (Cal): Punch front double full to front tuck, small hop. Back 1.5 to front layout, nicely controlled.
Anastasi (CU): Yurchenko full, small step, a little uncontrolled.
Harper (NCSU): Clean clear hip handstand. Right into a piked Gienger. Small step on the dismount.
Barbosu (Stan): Small balance check on her flight series. Switch leap to bhs swing down, pretty. Back double full, stuck.
Paulsson (Cal): Front through to a huge double back. Stuck double pike to close the Golden Bears out on floor.
AFTER THREE: California 147.800, Clemson 147.650, Stanford 147.550, NC State 147.350
Rotation 4: California VT, Clemson UB, NC State BB, Stanford FX
Brown (Cal): Stuck Yurchenko full.
Lippeatt (CU): Ray to bail, solid. Blind full to double back, stuck.
Harper (NCSU): Bhs loso, heavily bent back leg in the layout. Switch side, clean. Almost sticks the dismount.
Robinson (Stan): Switch leap to straddle jump, pretty. Double pike, lunges right out of it.
Paulsson (Cal): Yurchenko full, small hop backwards
H. Clark (CU): Tkatchev to bail, solid. Stuck double layout.
Volk (NCSU): Straddle 1/4, nice control. Front toss, solid. Stuck side gainer full.
Walker (Stan): Huge double pike to open. Switch half to split full, great amplitude. Front through to double back, great height and control.
Silvers (Cal): Yurchenko 1.5, small step.
Malewski (CU): Pretty swing throughout. Sticks the blind full to double back.
Rardin (NCSU): Nice full turn. Switch leap to split jump, low on amplitude in the switch leap. Clean landing on the dismount.
Nguyen (Stan): Double layout, solid. Huge double back to close, fairly large lunge out of it and slides her front foot a little.
Newman-Achee (Cal): Yurchenko full, small hop backwards.
Berry (CU): Clean release to a pretty Pak. Nice aggressive swing. Stuck double layout.
Hall (NCSU): Bhs loso, nice control. Pretty lines in leaps. Front aerial to beat jump, solid. Stuck side gainer full.
Jung-Ruivivar (Stan): Pretty wolf turn. Nicely controlled double back. Love her lines in her leap pass. Super clean final pass.
Mayhew (Cal): Yurchenko 1.5, small hop in place.
Cesario (CU): Jaeger to bail, a little loose in flight. Double layout, small hop backwards.
Tackett (NCSU): Bhs loso, small balance check. Nice extension in leaps. Bhs back 1.5, stuck.
Roberts (Stan): Hops back out of her double back. Front layout to Rudi, pretty lines.
Wiley (Cal): Yurchenko 1.5, lands off to the side, just over the boundary line.
Kuhl (CU): Huge Ray to immediate bail, solid. A little whippy in her giants. Almost sticks the double layout.
Thomas (NCSU): Front aerial to bhs, small hesitation between skills. Straddle 1/4 connection, clean. Stuck side gainer full.
Barbosu (Stan): Whip back to double back, nice control. Stuck front pike out of the last pass. Great extension in leaps.
FINAL: Clemson 197.100, Stanford 197.075, California 196.900, NC State 196.500
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS: CLEMSON TIGERS
AA: Tonya Paulsson (Cal) 39.425
VT: Madison Minner (CU) 9.90
UB: Tonya Paulsson (Cal) 9.95
BB: Sienna Robinson & Temple Landry (Stan) 9.925
FX: Ana Barbosu (Stan) 9.95
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