No. 4 Utah at Washington: How to watch, listen to or stream the meet

byDuc Manh •February 21, 2022

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Utah’s Abby Paulson competes on the beam because the Utah Purple Rocks compete towards Oregon State in a gymnastics meet on the Huntsman Middle in Salt Lake Metropolis on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Utah gained.

No. 4 Utah (8-1, 197.568) at Washington (4-5, 195.346)

When: Monday, 7 p.m. MST

Venue: Alaska Airways Enviornment (10,000 capability), Seattle

TV: Pac-12 Community

Radio: None

Livestream:Pac-12 Networks Stay

Sequence: Utah has by no means misplaced to Washington and leads the all-time collection 63-0-2. The Purple Rocks are presently within the midst of certainly one of their longest streaks of excellence towards the Huskies, having gained 19 straight, together with a dominant 197.475-193.500 win in Salt Lake Metropolis final season. Utah is 16-0-2 all-time in Seattle, with the final tie towards Washington coming in 2013 (the opposite tie within the collection got here in 2001).

The stakes

For Utah: The Purple Rocks are coming off their greatest efficiency of the season. Utah scored its first 198 since 2020 in Friday evening’s win over Oregon State, changing into certainly one of solely 5 groups within the nation to breach the 198 barrier (LSU additionally scored a 198 Friday evening). The Utes are in the midst of a stretch of three meets in eight days, a scheduling determination made to arrange them for back-to-back competitions through the postseason, at regionals and at nationals. One other excessive scoring street meet is a necessity, with the primary NQS rankings being launched Monday.

For Washington: The Huskies have been dramatically improved this yr, their first underneath head coach Jen Llewellyn. Washington isn’t a prime tier Pac-12 group by any means, however the Huskies are younger and enhancing. The Huskies have scored over a 196 in two of their final three meets, together with a prime 2 end behind Oklahoma within the Metroplex Problem on Saturday.

The gymnasts

For Utah: No Ute has been higher this season than Maile O’Keefe, who's ranked No. 3 on stability beam. Jillian Hoffman and Sydney Soloski are tied for No. 20 on flooring, whereas Grace McCallum is tied for No. 23 on vault. O’Keefe, McCallum and Cristal Isa have all scored excellent 10s this season, and all three are the winningest Purple Rocks, with seven, 5 and 5 occasion wins, respectively.

For Washington: The Huskies are led by sophomore Skylar Killough-Wilhelm. Washington’s major all-around competitor, Killough-Wilhelm has had a breakout season. She is presently ranked No. 38 within the all-around. Deja Chambliss is one other Husky to look at. She is the very best ranked Washington gymnast on a person occasion (No. 33 on vault).

Subsequent up

The Purple Rocks journey to Tucson to face Arizona. The Wildcats — in any other case referred to as the GymCats — are winless this season, with losses to Southern Utah, UCLA, Washington and Arizona State, in addition to a fourth-place end in a quad meet that included Oklahoma, Stanford and Utah State. Arizona did submit a number of season-high scores towards the rival Solar Devils, paced by sophomore star Malia Hargrove. Arizona competes towards No. 9 Cal on Monday evening.