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San Jose State @ UCLA Live Blog

Some Tuesday night live-blogging coming your way with UCLA's last home meet of the year versus San Jose State.

On Sunday, tens were given out like candy when UCLA was at Stanford. Will tens be given out so easily tonight?

Follow along and refresh the page every five minutes or so for updates. Most recent will be at the bottom.

Well, Jim Watson said Amanda Borden will be in tears tonight. She's in good company, I'm crying too ... not just for senior night though...

Rotation 1 UCLA Vault SJSU on bars

Nia Dennis VT UCLA - FTY, stuck. 9.875

Taylor Chan UB SJSU - bail, toe shoot to hB,  blind change to khorkina,  late on her giant full, big bounding step on ht edbl back 9.525

Anna Glenn UCLA VT -  beautiful FTY, nice and flared off and stuck. 9.9

Kaprece Nandoza UB SJSU UB -  shap to hB,  good HS on bail, beautiful DLO and stuck.9.75

Pauline Tratz VT UCLA -  Nice FTY, lots of amplitude, stuck the landing, Good distance. 9.925

Stephanie Relova UB SJSU -  good 1st HS position, huge blind change to jaeger, blind change to toe on front dismount, So cool. 9.675

Kyla Ross UCLA VT - stuck her FTY. maybe slightly piked in air.9.9

Kaitlin Won UB SJSU - blind chagne to jaeger,  good hs position on bail,  bit short on last HS, full twisting double layout 9.775

Felicia Hano VT UCLA -  y 1 1/2, knees a bit soft, but good amplitude and stuck the landing. Good distance too 9.925

Madilyn Probst UB SJSU  (a former student of Amanda Borden)- falls on tkatchev, didn't get grip all the way aroung bar,  bail,  bit short on her last couple of hs positions, chest down on dbl tuck 8.85

Pua Hall UCLA VT - Y 1 1/2, soft knees, but great amplitude, height distance and stuck it. Pua is crying after that vault. 9.975

Ellie Pascoe LOng, UB SJSU - beuatiful pike jaeger, solid bail to lb, blt overarched on her giant full, step on the landing of her dbl pike.9.6

Scores after the 1st rotation -
UCLA Vault 49.625
SJSU Bars 48.325

Second rotation -


UCLA is on bars; San Jose State is on vault

Josalyn Ray VT SJSU - FTY, good height, big step back and maybe a bit pikey, but solid.9.725

Dennis UB UCLA -  shap + bail, no problems tonight,  good final HS, DLO dismount, chest a bit down and takes a step foward, tries to cover it with her salute 9.825

Chelsey Andrada SJSU VT Y arabian, over rotates a bit, knees a bit soft in air and takes a step 9.6

Janay Honest UB UCLA -  great 1st hs, tkatchev,  toes are pointed, giant 1/2 to straddle back, solid, full in. Her last bar routine in Pauley 9.9

Won VT SJSU -  FTY, bit short, takes a big step back. Blocks really high.9.65

Sonya Meraz UB UCLA -  to eon bail, bit short on HS,  tkatchev, clean, good on last HS<  DLO, stuck. 9.9

Nadonza VT SJSU -  FTY, lots of power, big hop on the landing,  piked the landing a bit, but good form overall. 9.825

Katelyn Ohashi UB UCLA -  good 1st HS, bail, solid,  tkatchev, butt scratchey but solid, stuck the DLO 9.95

EPL SJSU VT -  Huge FTY, lots of power, step back on the landing. beautiful form in the air. 9.825

Christine "Peng Peng" Lee UB UCLA -  ray, huge, beautiful bhardwaj, shap 1/2, perf final HS, DLO stuck. 9.925

Taylor Chan VT SJSU - beautiful FTY, stuck the landing, good position in the air, good height, amplitude. 9.9

Ross UB UCLA -  bail to HS,  toe shoot to HB, nice last HS, DLO, maybe shuffled a foot slightly. 9.9

Scores after 2 rotations -
UCLA 99.250, bars 49.625
SJSU 97.250, vault 48.925

Third rotation - San Jose State goes to floor, UCLA goes to beam

Janay Honest tells us we're going to see her "ugly cry face."

Both Glenn twist are going to be in the beam line-up.

Grace Glenn BB UCLA - BHS + LOSO, solid, beautiful extension, front aerial to split jump, slight balance check but keeps the connection, sw + spl, beautiful scale,  BHS + gainer full, slide back. 9.9

Ray SJSU FX -  big dbl back, bounce out of it, good leap series,  FHS + rudi, solid,  1 1/2 + front lay + stag leap, solid. 9.775

Madison Kocian BB UCLA - sw + sheep jump, balance check after and in between skills, bhs + LOSO, solid, full turn,  front aerial,  round off + 2/1 dismount, stuck. 9.875

Andrada FX SJSU -  double pike, solid, punch rudi, just a bi t short, sw side + popa, good amplitude, want to see those split positions a bit higher, 1 1/2 to front lay, bit short on the front lay, but is ok. 9.675

Anna Glenn BB UCLA -  press HS mount, side aerial + bhs, small balance check, sw + spl, great split positions, full turn, another slight balance check, BHS + LOSO + back lay full, solid landing. 9.9

Won FX SJSU - double pike, solid, sw side to wolf full, solid, good split position and amplitude. bit short on her rudi, front full to front  lay, bit short. 9.675

Ohasi BB UCLA -  press hs mount, beautiful,  full turn, little check, front aerial + BHS + LOSO,  sw ring + beat jump, slight balance check but keeps moving,BHS + LOSO + back full, stuck it, was off to the side, almost came off on her LOSO. 9.85

EPL FX SJSU - great double pike,  nice extension,  front HS + front lay + front 1/2 + dbl stag jump, perfect,  tour jete full to a couple more leaps, missed them... but they were solid. 9.775

Ross BB UCLA -  BHS + LOSO, beautiful, cat leap + sw leap + full turn,  front aerial, big balance check after it, side aerial + back full, stuck.  9.85

Chan FX SJSU -  big pike full in to open, great landing,  1 1/2 + front pike, stuck cold. clean double pike, solid ending. Get's a roar of applause from her team and Pauley at large. 9.9

Peng BB UCLA -  Homma Flairs,  BHS + 2ft Lay,  dbl turn, + beat + spl, had a balance check on her double turn, but kept the connection going,  side aerial to back full. She's crying, I'm crying, I think my husband is crying too.9.95

Kendal Wats SJSU FX -  big double back,  whip 1/2 to front lay,  solid,  front double full. slight hiccup on the landing. 9.725


Scores after 3 rotations -
UCLA 148.725, beam 49.475
SJSU 146.100, floor 48.850

Peng joins Jim and Amanda in the commentator's booth.  Lots of sloppy tears.

Final rotation (make sure you have waterproof mascara on and lots of tissues handy), San Jose State goes to beam, UCLA goes to floor.

Won BB SJSU -  BHS + LOSO, small balance check, looked a bit off going into the  series, sw + sw side,  cat leap + side aerial,  Cartwheel + Gainer full stuck. 9.775

Kocian FX UCLA -  FHS + front double full,  1 1/2 + front lay, beautiful lift, sw side to popa, beautiful split positions,  FHS + rudi + dbl stag + dive roll, was short on the rudi going into the leap and covered quickly 9.8

Chan BB SJSU - side somi,  BHS + LOSO,  sw + straddle 1/4,  full turn, small balanc echeck,  side aerial to back full, stuck. 9.8

Gracie Kraemer FX UCLA -  front dbl full to front tuck, solid, and is in bounds,  1 1/2 + front lay, solid,  sw side to popa, good amplitude and split positions,  FHS + rudi + straddle jump, Solid. 9.9

Andrada BB SJSU -  BHS + LOSO, slight balance check,  cat leap + sw side,  side aerial, knees a bit soft,  full turn, round off + back 1 1/2, step on landing.  9.825

Meraz FX UCLA -  dbl tuck,  sw side + popa, beautiful,  front lay _ front full + front pike,  clean double pike to finish teammates are chanting her name in a huddle with her. 9.9

Relova BB SJSU -  wolf turn full,  chest cartwheel, very unique,  side aerial,  BHS + LOSO, solid,  full turn,  sw + straddle 1/4 + straddle jump, slight balance check be4 the straddle 1/4, fro full dismount. step fwd 9.8

Tratz FX UCLA - big full in, right to the line -  1 1/2 to front full, bit short,  sw ring + tour jete 1/1,  double back, stuck cold. 9.775

Michelle Shalit SJSU BB -  BHS + LOSO, solid,  standing LOSO, big balance check there,  sw + straddle 3/4, split positions are under 180,  round off + 1 1/2 twist. 9.225

Hano FX UCLA - big dbl lay out 1st pass, great landing,  front full + front 1/2 + weird stag jump thing,  tour jete full + wolf 1/2, stuck cold. BAM 9.95

Ray BB SJSU -  BHS + LOSO, solid landing,  big pause before her side aerial, back foot landed off beam a bit, splits a bit under 180 in her leaps, short on her 1 1/2 dismount. 9.55

Ohashi FX UCLA - beautiful DLO, stuck it cold, front full front tuck + front lay + front 1/2, + stradlde + front tuck, sw ring + tour jete fulll,   1 1/2 + rudi + sw jump to sit in the splits. 10.00


Final Scores -
UCLA 198.275, floor 49.550
SJSU 194.850, beam 48.750

That's all for me tonight! Come back Friday for more live blog gymnastics fun. See you then!

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