Stanford at Arizona State

Recap

The Big Storyline: In a tight matchup between two tightly ranked foes, the higher-ranked Cardinal ultimately edged the Sun Devils in comeback fashion after being down over a tenth heading into the final rotation. Four Stanford gymnasts notched at least season-best beam scores in that final rotation to seal the deal, highlighted by a 9.900 from Chloe Widner. Freshman Anna Roberts took home two event titles en route to her all-around win, as she just edged out Arizona State’s Emily White. Sarah Clark led the way for the Sun Devils, as her 9.875s on bars and beam matched their highest score of the evening.

Implications: Both programs’ scores raise their season averages just slightly, so neither should make a dramatic change up or down in the rankings this week. The most important stat from this meet is that Stanford is now 1-0 and Arizona State 0-1 in what should be a competitive conference battle in 2023.

Records: This was the first dual meet win for the Cardinal over the Sun Devils since 2017.