Stanford at UCLA

Recap

The Big Storyline: Perfect scores from the Bruins in the opening two rotations of the night highlighted their season high score in a rout of Stanford. Chae Campbell stuck her Yurchenko full for a perfect 9.950, and Jordan Chiles’ bars 10 elevated UCLA to a 49.725 on the event—good for second best in the NCAA this year. Chiles’ all-around mark also ties for best in the country this season. The Cardinal broke its 197 streak but still posted a respectable total, with Brenna Neault’s 39.475 all-around total leading the way and Chloe Widner’s 9.950 bar routine another standout performance.

Implications: The Bruins stay alive in the Pac-12 regular season title race but will need help to claim a share of the championship. Both teams improve their NQS with their scores from this dual.

Preview

Current Rankings: No. 21 Stanford at No. 5 UCLA

Why You Should Clear Space on Your DVR: Two teams with their two best totals of the season the last two weeks face off as the Cardinal hits the road to face the Bruins. This is a must-win for UCLA if it wants to stay in contention for the Pac-12 regular season title while Stanford wants another stronger number to move closer to regionals seeding.

You Can Fast Forward, but not Through This: Both teams feature an outstanding freshman, as Stanford’s Anna Roberts has been hot lately and UCLA’s Selena Harris has been dominant all year. You also can’t count out the veterans either: Chloe Widner recently posted a new career-best for the Cardinal, and Jordan Chiles did the same for the Bruins.