Oregon State at Arizona

Recap

The Big Storyline: Jade Carey once again put on a show, this time in her home state, as she led Oregon State to a comfortable road victory over Arizona. Carey won three events en route to the all-around title, but the Beavers’ most surprising performance was a floor routine from freshman Lauren Letzsch, who was able to top her teammate and win the floor crown. Wildcat Malia Hargrove tied with Carey for second on floor with a 9.925 to just miss out on preventing an Oregon State sweep.

Implications: Oregon State will now be able to make its NQS debut with enough road scores, but Kaitlyn Yanish, a fifth-year and key contributor for the Beavers on vault and floor, went down with an injury mid floor routine. The Wildcats should expect a rise in the rankings after now being able to drop a low 195.

Records: Letzsch’s 9.950 on floor is a new career best.

Preview

Current Rankings: Oregon State at No. 32 Arizona

Why You Should Clear Space on Your DVR: In need of a road score to make its NQS debut, Oregon State will be striving for a big total as it takes on Pac-12 foe Arizona, fresh off its first win of the season in a huge upset over Utah.

You Can Fast Forward, but not Through This: As always, make sure to watch the Beavers’ Jade Carey, who just notched another perfect 10 on floor last weekend. That came on the heels of a big score from Madi Dagen, who has upped her game as an all-arounder for Oregon State. Wildcat all-arounder Alysen Fears went down in warmups before last week’s victory, and her injury status will be a key storyline to watch. In her absence, Arizona’s Malia Hargrove and Caroline Herry stepped up to the plate and should carry positive momentum into this matchup.