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Saturday Live Blog – February 25, 2017

Saturday, February 25
Scores Watch
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Brown, Cornell, Penn @ Yale Ivy $
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – [21] Arkansas @ Michigan State LINK BTN+
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – Lindenwood @ Centenary LINK FREE
4:00 ET/1:00 PT – Arizona @ [6] UCLA LINK P12
4:00 ET/1:00 PT – Pitt @ Penn State LINK FREE
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [5] Utah @ Arizona State LINK P12
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [19] Cal, [24] Utah State, SEMO @ [15] Nebraska LINK FREE
7:30 ET/4:30 PT – [16] George Washington, Kent State @ NC State LINK ACC

The Pac-12 moves to the forefront today, and Alabama’s inability to reach 197 yesterday has presented the opportunity for both Utah and UCLA to move  ahead.

In-progress RQS rankings are as follows:
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UCLA needs 196.650 to move ahead of Alabama.
Utah needs 197.150 to move ahead of Alabama.
UCLA needs 197.400 to guarantee passing Utah. Continue reading Saturday Live Blog – February 25, 2017

Saturday Live Blog – February 18, 2017

Saturday, February 18
Scores Watch
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – West Chester @ Cornell Ivy $
3:00 ET/12:00 PT – Stanford @ Arizona State LINK P12
4:00 ET/1:00 PT – [24] West Virginia @ [19] Ohio State LINK OSU $
4:00 ET/1:00 PT – Ball State @ Bowling Green LINK FB
5:00 ET/2:00 PT – UW-Oshkosh @ UW-Whitewater LINK FREE
7:30 ET/4:30 PT – [12] Oregon State @ [18] Cal LINK P12
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – Minnesota @ [11] Denver LINK
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – San Jose State @ Air Force FREE
10:00 ET/7:00 PT – [4] UCLA @ [5] Utah LINK ESPNU

Saturday means it’s the Pac-12’s turn. The number to beat is 198.350. AH HA HA HA STAB.

The big showdown with UCLA/Utah is later, but before that, we have Stanford’s visit to Arizona State, which is interesting for a number of reasons. And by interesting, I mean harrowing. Stanford has three road meets remaining, and its current road scores are 194.175, 194.150 and 193.800. None of those can be allowed to count, so we’re into the land of urgency starting today. Today really needs to be at least in the 195s. That should be asking nothing of this team (Price! The McNairs!), but we know from experience this year that it’s asking a lot.

Meanwhile, Arizona State got a season-high 195.100 last week, and the scores do appear to be on the upswing. The team-high during the reign of Rene the Impaler was 195.375, so while ASU’s numbers aren’t high enough for regionals contention at this point, beating that score seems an attainable short-term goal. Continue reading Saturday Live Blog – February 18, 2017

Saturday Live Blog – February 4, 2017

Saturday, February 4
Scores Watch
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Pitt, West Chester, Ursinus @ Temple FREE
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Brown @ Yale Ivy $
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Ithaca @ Brockport FREE
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Bridgeport @ Southern Connecticut FREE
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – [25] West Virginia @ Kent State LINK FREE
3:30 ET/12:30 PT – [15] Cal @ [4] Utah LINK P12
3:30 ET/12:30 PT – [5] UCLA @ Arizona State LINK P12
4:00 ET/1:00 PT – Michigan State @ Penn State LINK FREE
4:00 ET/1:00 PT – Rutgers @ [19] Ohio State LINK OSU $
5:00 ET/2:00 PT – [23] Minnesota @ [21] Illinois LINK BTN+
9:00 ET/6:00 PT – [14] Oregon State @ Arizona P12
10:00 ET/7:00 PT – Air Force @ Seattle Pacific LINK FREE

Today’s action features Cal and Utah facing off in a tribute to the walking wounded as Utah goes on without Schwab and Tessen and Cal attempts to go on in the wake of Toni-Ann Williams’ torn Achilles. It’s hard to see how the floor lineup remains competitive without Williams. Continue reading Saturday Live Blog – February 4, 2017

Cal 2017

CAL ROSTER 2017
Seniors
Isabelle Castillo
  • Competed two BB routines in 2015 for a 9.750 average
Zoe Draghi
  • End-of-lineup contributor on BB, FX in 2016
  • 2016 RQS: FX – 9.895, BB – 9.845
Dana Ho
  • Did not compete in 2016
  • Contributed weekly UB, BB, FX in 2015
  • 2015 RQS: UB – 9.835, BB – 9.820, FX – 9.805
Jessica Howe
  • Competed weekly UB, BB, FX in 2016
  • 2016 RQS: FX – 9.855, UB – 9.850, BB – 9.850
Charlie Owens
  • Competed early-lineup BB, FX in 2016
  • Backup routines on VT, UB
  • 2016 RQS: FX – 9.810, BB – 9.790
  • 2016 average: VT – 9.763, UB – 9.042
Desiree
Palomares
  • Weekly VT, BB, frequent FX in 2016
  • 2016 RQS: BB – 9.855, VT – 9.795, FX – 9.745
Emily Richardson
  • Weekly VT, UB and postseason BB in 2016
  • 2016 RQS: VT – 9.825, UB – 9.800
  • 2016 average: BB – 9.820
Amber Takara
  • Weekly UB and backup VT in 2016
  • 2016 RQS: UB – 9.840
  • 2016 average: VT – 9.788
Juniors
Alicia Gallarzo
  • Frequent VT, backup UB in 2016
  • 2016 RQS: VT – 9.840
  • 2016 average: UB – 9.648
Ariana Robinson
  • Weekly mid-lineup VT, FX in 2016
  • 2016 RQS: FX – 9.855, VT – 9.845
Yuleen Sternberg
  • Anchor-position UB routine in 2016
  • 2016 RQS: UB – 9.820
Toni-Ann Williams
  • Team-leading routine on VT, UB, FX
  • Occasional BB
  • 2016 RQS: FX – 9.935, VT – 9.865, UB – 9.855, BB – 9.465
Sophomores
Emily Howe
  • Did not compete in freshman year
Sofie Seilnacht
  • Weekly BB, postseason UB in 2016
  • 2016 RQS: BB – 9.825
  • 2016 average: UB – 9.700
Sylvie Seilnacht
  • Weekly VT, backup BB, FX in 2016
  • 2016 RQS: VT – 9.825
  • 2016 average: BB – 9.738, FX – 9.483
Chelsea Shu
  • Did not compete in freshman year
Freshmen
Alexandra
Dudschus
  • Airborne CA
  • 2016 Region 1 UB 5th, BB 5th
Cassidy Keelen
  • Texas Dreams
  • 2016 JO Nationals AA 2nd, VT & BB 3rd
  • 2015 JO Nationals AA 2nd, VT 2nd, FX 3rd
Rachel Mastrangelo
  • Southeastern
  • 2015 JO Nationals 15th AA
Mariah Peterson
  • All-American
  • 2016 JO Nationals 4th UB, 7th VT
  • 2015 JO Nationals 5th AA

Recent History
2016 – 7th
2015 – 18th
2014 – 16th
2013 – 28th
2012 – 49th
2011 – 50th
2010 – 55th

Cal is most certainly a thing now and will continue to be one in 2017, having lost zero postseason routines from last year while adding some critical freshmen who will see competition time and reinforce several lineups. And yet, the lower-seed splatfest that was the 2016 national semifinals saw Cal finish an unexpected 7th, even with a sub-196 total, leading to the odd expectation that the team will be better in 2017 than in 2016, but will actually finish worse. This is a very good team, though probably not a true Super Six contender quite yet.

Still, we can expect Cal to be more frequently 196+ in 2017, notch a few more upsets, and return to nationals. Now that it has happened once, it’s supposed to happen every year. Continue reading Cal 2017