TEMPE – It's a ranked matchup for the Territorial Cup Series meet as No. 20 Sun Devil Gymnastics will head south to take on No. 17 Arizona in the McKale Center on Thursday at 6 p.m. MST.
How to Follow
The meet will be live on the Pac-12 Network at 6 p.m. MST. There will be live scoring as well, and fans can follow along on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram for updates.
Rivalry Matchup
The winner of this meet will win one point in the Territorial Cup Series between Arizona State and Arizona. The Gym Devils have won the point for seven-consecutive years (2017-2023) and have won the last seven-straight dual meets (2017-2023; no dual meet in 2019, two in 2021). ASU head coach Jay Santos has not lost to Arizona in a dual meet.
This is the first ranked matchup in the series since 2014 when ASU was No. 22 and Arizona was No. 17. The Sun Devils won that meet in Tempe.
Last season, the Gym Devils hosted the Gym Cats, with ASU coming out on top 196.800 to 196.475. The meet was close until Arizona State's floor lineup sealed the win.
Sun Devil Outlook
No. 20 Arizona State (4-4, 1-2 Pac-12)
Opponent Outlook
No. 17 Arizona (5-2, 1-2 Pac-12)
How to Follow
The meet will be live on the Pac-12 Network at 6 p.m. MST. There will be live scoring as well, and fans can follow along on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram for updates.
Rivalry Matchup
The winner of this meet will win one point in the Territorial Cup Series between Arizona State and Arizona. The Gym Devils have won the point for seven-consecutive years (2017-2023) and have won the last seven-straight dual meets (2017-2023; no dual meet in 2019, two in 2021). ASU head coach Jay Santos has not lost to Arizona in a dual meet.
This is the first ranked matchup in the series since 2014 when ASU was No. 22 and Arizona was No. 17. The Sun Devils won that meet in Tempe.
Last season, the Gym Devils hosted the Gym Cats, with ASU coming out on top 196.800 to 196.475. The meet was close until Arizona State's floor lineup sealed the win.
Sun Devil Outlook
No. 20 Arizona State (4-4, 1-2 Pac-12)
- Arizona State got its first conference win of the year in dramatic fashion, winning at Stanford by a slim 196.975 to 196.875 margin. The Gym Devils earned a new season-high road score with their 196.975. This was the third meet in a row earning a 49-plus on each event. Additionally, the vault rotation extended its program-long streak of meets with 49-plus, now at 16.
- The Sun Devils won all five event titles at Stanford on Friday: Anaya Smith on vault (9.925), Sarah Clark on bars (9.950), Clark on beam (9.925), Hannah Scharf on floor (9.900) and Jada Mangahas in the all-around (39.450).
- Senior Clark had her best meet of the season last year, scoring a 9.950 on bars and a 9.925 on beam, both season highs.
- On vault, senior Anaya Smith continues to be a stand out. She won the title with a 9.925 last week, her fourth vault title of the season and second in a row. She has scored at least a 9.900 in the last three meets and four of the last five.
- Joining Mangahas, graduate Scharf was back in the all-around for the first time this season, scoring a 39.325. She made her season debut on bars with a 9.875.
Opponent Outlook
No. 17 Arizona (5-2, 1-2 Pac-12)
- The Wildcats have had a solid start to the 2024 season. Their season high is a 197.000, which they earned in a win against Stanford.
- After starting 6-0, Arizona has lost its last two meets at UCLA and at Cal. The Wildcats are coming off of the loss at the No. 2-ranked Bears, where Arizona was leading heading into the final rotation.