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No. 14 Gym Devils Come Up Short At No. 1 Oklahoma

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No. 14 Gym Devils Come Up Short At No. 1 OklahomaNo. 14 Gym Devils Come Up Short At No. 1 Oklahoma
PETER VANDER STOEP
NORMAN, Okla. – To wrap up the regular season, No. 14 Sun Devil Gymnastics had a shaky end to the meet and came up short at No. 1 Oklahoma on Sunday at the Lloyd Noble Center, 198.400 to 195.925.

Notable Stats
  • Arizona State (7-6, 4-3 Pac-12) could not match the top team in the nation in Oklahoma (14-1, 4-0 Big 12). ASU narrowly missed a ninth-straight meet of reaching at least a 196.000 team score.
  • The team set a new season high on vault with a 49.400, led by sophomore Alex Theodorou matching her career high with a 9.925. Junior Anaya Smith and senior Hannah Scharf added 9.900s as well. 
  • For Smith, it was her fourth-straight 9.900 on vault and fifth score of that mark or higher this year.
  • Scharf notched two 9.900s in the meet. Her first was on vault to tie her career and season high. The second came on floor, her sixth meet in a row earning at least that score. She scored a 39.350 in the all-around.
  • Though she had her first ever fall on beam, junior Emily White was consistent on her three other events in the all-around. She notched 9.875s on bars and floor and scored a 9.825 on vault.
Final Results
  1. Oklahoma, 198.400
  2. Arizona State, 195.925

Rotation One: Bars, 49.225
The Gym Devils were dialed in to start the meet, getting a handful of sticks in the opening rotation. The top scores were White and Clark to close out the lineup, each getting a 9.875. The three other scores to count were all 9.825s from Cienna Samiley, Mangahas and Scharf, in that order.

Rotation Two: Vault, 49.400
With three scores of 9.900 or better, ASU scored a new season high on vault with a 49.400. Theodorou led the way with her stuck landing for a 9.925, which matched her career high and set a new season high. Anaya Smith and Scharf closed out the lineup with back-to-back 9.900s. Mangahas added a 9.850 and White had a 9.825 to make all scores that counted a 9.825 or better.

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— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) March 12, 2023

Rotation Three: Floor, 49.000
The team had a couple of stumbles on floor, having to count a 9.600. However, the other four scores to count were 9.800-plus. Kayla Lee led off with a 9.800, while Jordyn Jaslow added a 9.825, followed by White's 9.875. Scharf anchored the lineup with a 9.900, her sixth-straight meet hitting at least that mark.

Rotation Four: Beam, 48.300
Having to count a 9.300, the team snapped a streak of nine meets in a row of 49-plus, which tied a program record. Skye Harper hit her routine after the first fall, scoring a 9.775. The highest score of the event was Clark's 9.825, but a fall occurred in the following routine. 

Up Next
Arizona State will head to Utah to compete in the 2023 Pac-12 Championships on March 18 at the Maverik Center. The Sun Devils will be in the afternoon session with Arizona, Stanford and Washington.