Women's gymnastics team defeats Cal

January 17, 2010

The Arizona State women's gymnastics team picked up a Pac-10 win this weekend against California. The Sun Devils defeated the Golden Bears 192.825-191.800. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/atkinson_mary00.html">Mary Atkinson</a> placed second in the all-around with a career-best 38.775.<separator></separator>After a strong bar performance at the Lady Luck Invite, the Sun Devils struggled on the apparatus in Berkeley. Atkinson won the event with a solid 9.775. Sophomore Kahoku Palaox placed third, scoring 9.675 while <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/mercurio_francesca00.html… Mercurio</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/johnson_nickie00.html">Ni… Johnson</a> tied for fourth after tallying 9.625. The Sun Devils also counted Kaitlyn Bormann's score of 9.2, bringing their event total to 47.9.<separator></separator>On vault, the team combined for 48.3. Atkinson again was the individual event winner with a score of 9.825. Sophomore <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/price_callie00.html">Call… Price</a> put up a mark of 9.75. Freshman Johnson earned a career-high 9.6 while Bormann scored 9.575. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/davies_amanda00.html">Ama… Davies</a> earned a 9.55.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils struggled on beam, having to count a 9.075 and a 9.3. Bormann won the event, earning 9.825. Freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/salavec_christina00.html"… Salavec</a> set a new career-high with a 9.775 while <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/hangartner_stephanie00.ht… Hangartner</a> also surpassed her previous personal best by scoring 9.7. The Sun Devils also counted Atkinson's 9.3 and Mercurio's 9.075 to earn a total of 47.675 on beam.<separator></separator>Floor was a huge improvement for the Gym Devils, as the team did not have a single fall. With a new career-high, Atkinson won her third event of the night, scoring 9.875 in the process. Johnson performed her way to a career-best 9.825 while <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/schuett_brittany00.html">… Schuett</a> earned a solid 9.8. Hangartner scored 9.75 for her best routine of the season and Salavec tallied 9.7 on the event. The Sun Devils score 48.95 on floor.<separator></separator>The team hosts Arizona Jan. 24 for the Duel in the Desert. The meet begins at 2 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena.