Gym Devils falls to Stanford, scores season-high team score

January 23, 2009

The No. 16 Arizona State women's gymnastics team earned a season-high team score of 194.6 in their loss to No. 7 Stanford this Thursday. ASU fell 196.775-194.6. The Sun Devils dropped to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the Pac-10. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/harris_nicole00.html">Nic… Harris</a> placed third in the all-around with a score of 39.250. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/jones_beate00.html">Beaté Jones</a> was fourth (39.1), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/mercurio_francesca00.html… Mercurio</a> fifth (38.8) and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/jean_tiana00.html">Tiana Jean</a> sixth (38.425).<separator></separator>The Sun Devils struggled some in their first rotation and scored a 48.225 on bars. No Sun Devil scored over a 9.775 in the event. Harris led the team with a 9.775. Jones and Mercurio followed with solid scores of 9.750 each. Freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/palafox_kahoku00.html">Ka… Palafox</a> added a 9.675. The Sun Devils had to count an uncharacteristic fall from Jean. Jean's fall, caused by an over-arching one of her handstands, is only her second official missed bar routine in her career. The last time Jean fell on bars was at the 2007 UNO's Classic.<separator></separator>On vault, the Sun Devils ended with a team total of 48.575. Harris again led the team, earning a 9.775. Atkinson and Jones each tallied scores of 9.725. Jean and freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/price_callie00.html">Call… Price</a> both scored 9.675 on the event. Price's score marks a career-best for her.<separator></separator>The last two rotations showed improvement from last week for the Sun Devils. Competing on floor in the third rotation, the Sun Devils earned a 48.9. Harris and Jones led the team on floor with scores of 9.825 for each. Jones' score ties her career-high for a fifth time. Freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/hangartner_stephanie00.ht… Hangartner</a> set her personal best at 9.775 while Jean added a season-high 9.750. Mercurio, in her first floor lineup of the season, was scored a 9.725<separator></separator>On beam, the team scored a season-high 48.9. Harris hit for a season-best 9.875 to tie for third. Jones smashed her personal best of 9.650 with a 9.8. Bormann, one of the team's sturdiest beam-workers, scored a 9.775 on the apparatus. Jean and Mercurio each put in scores of 9.725.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils return home to host Pac-10 powerhouse UCLA on Friday January 30. The meet begins at 7:30 at Wells Fargo Arena.<separator></separator>