San Jose State at Stanford

Recap

The Big Storyline: With San Jose State ahead halfway through after the Cardinal were flat on vault and counted a fall on bars, Stanford mounted a comeback in the second half of the meet to win its home opener. Jada Mazury’s two event titles paced the Spartans, but her efforts were tied by Cardinal freshman Anna Roberts, who has a trio of 9.9s to her name between vault and floor already this season.

Implications: Despite coming from behind to win, the Cardinal scored on par with its Week 1 total and will only fall slightly in the rankings. San Jose State, a regionals bubble team last year, will debut in the postseason picture after a strong season opener.

Records: This is only the second time the Spartans have broken 195 in their season opener and recorded their second highest season-opening score ever—trailing 2022’s 195.950.

Preview

Current Rankings: San Jose State at No. 18 Stanford

Why You Should Make Time to Tune in: San Jose State’s opening meet against Stanford is a rematch of last season’s regional play-in where the Spartans’ historic season came to an end as a result of a multi-fall beam performance. This Bay Area matchup should be an exciting look at two teams on the rise, as Stanford looks to build on its impressive regional performance that saw the Cardinal advance all the way to the regional final. Stanford’s home opener should be a good one, and San Jose State will have to come out swinging if it wants to keep up with the Cardinal, who posted a solid 196.175 last weekend.

Need More Proof? Stanford senior Chloe Widner posted a career high in the all-around with an impressive 39.525 last weekend. Look for her to lead the Cardinal, along with freshmen Taralyn Nguyen and Anna Roberts, who shine on vault and floor. For the Spartans, watch out for grad transfer Ariana Castrence on vault and beam, along with the return of Emma Milne’s stunning bars and beam work. Freshman Mikaela Pitts also has the potential to contribute a front handspring pike half for San Jose State.