UCLA at Arizona State

Recap

The Big Storyline: In just her fourth all-around performance ever, Emily White stepped up huge for the Sun Devils to help improve their season-best team total by over a point and earn a massive upset over visiting UCLA. Arizona State cruised to victory, leading start to finish after the Bruins started their day counting two falls on bars, while White was near flawless on her way to three titles on the night.

Implications: The Sun Devils remain alive in the hunt for a finish in the top half of the conference, and finally hitting 197 will be good for ranking and NQS purposes as well. UCLA missed an opportunity for a good road score in its final regular season away meet and will suffer in the rankings.

Records: White’s 39.600 in the all around is a new career high, as is teammate Jade Mangahas’ 9.950 on floor. UCLA’s bars total was it’s lowest in 17 years and Arizona State’s win is the first over UCLA since 2001.

Preview

Current Rankings: No. 15 UCLA at No. 20 Arizona State

Why You Should Clear Space on Your DVR: Currently sitting in the bottom half of the Pac-12, this meet is a must-win for each team if they want any shot at making the evening session of the conference championship meet. The Bruins have struggled on the road this season, and the Sun Devils have fallen short of expectations thus far, giving each team motivation to earn an important victory.

You Can Fast Forward, but not Through This: UCLA’s Jordan Chiles has notched perfect 10s in back-to-back weeks and will be looking to continue her streak to help the Bruins, who have been struggling with injuries all year. Keep an eye out to see if Norah Flatley and Sara Ulias are back in lineups after suffering potentially minor injuries last week. Hannah Scharf continues to be a consistent all-arounder for Arizona State and has a realistic shot at the individual title.