This post was updated March 14 at 11:24 p.m.

Jordan Chiles’ floor routines have lit up Pauley Pavilion since she joined the squad in 2022.

But all good things must come to an end.

And on Saturday night, the senior landed her final tumbling pass in the iconic arena. 

In her last time competing at home, Chiles threw it back to her sophomore year, performing her 2023 floor routine to the tune of multiple ‘90s hip-hop anthems. The entirety of Pauley Pavilion moved to its feet, from the minute Chiles started her routine to when her 9.950 score appeared on the screen.

No. 5 UCLA defeated No. 12 Utah 197.850-197.400 on Saturday, bolstered by Chiles’ 39.800 all-around score. The event marked the Bruins’ senior night and bid farewell to the four-athlete senior class. 

“Every (floor) routine I’ve done, I’ve left a legacy,” Chiles said. “I wanted to relive those moments – whether I get 10s on them, whether I don’t, it doesn’t matter. It’s about being able to create new memories with the teammates around me and be able to bring back those old memories I get to cherish.”

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The Bruins finished floor with a 49.400 – a total that included four scores at or above 9.900. Freshman Tiana Sumanasekera stuck all her passes to tie a career-high 9.925. 

Freshman Ashlee Sullivan and junior Sydney Barros recorded a pair of 9.900s – tying a career-high score for Barros. Sophomore Mika Webster-Longin and senior Ciena Alipio were the only two UCLA gymnasts who scored below 9.900, earning a 9.800 and 9.875, respectively.

Several gymnasts appeared visibly emotional after their routines. This seemed particularly true on balance beam – an event three seniors competed, contributing to the team’s 49.400. Chiles and Alipio led the team’s event scores, and graduate student Carissa Clay made her UCLA debut on the apparatus. 

Chants of “10, 10, 10” echoed throughout the crowd of 13,089 – a program attendance record – in Pauley Pavilion after Chiles stuck the landing on her beam routine – which she completed without a single wobble. But the crowd’s cheers quickly transformed into audible boos after the judges’ score appeared on the big screen – a 9.950. 

Alipio stuck her landing after a clean routine but also fell short of perfection – despite the crowd’s encore of chants for a 10 – earning a 9.925. The San Jose, California, local did not fall below 9.900 on beam during the regular season.

“It’s amazing to have the support of the crowd and know that they are 100% behind me,” Alipio said. “At the end of the day, I did what I could and put up my best routine I had tonight – and I honestly couldn’t be more proud.”

Clay made her UCLA debut Saturday, earning a 9.775 on beam. Clay – who transferred from Kentucky after the 2024 season – stuck her landing to immediate embraces from her teammates and coaches, several of whom were in tears.

Coach Janelle McDonald said Clay earned her spot in the lineup earlier this week.

“We had this opening with Kate (Katelyn Rosen) out, and really challenged a lot of athletes to step up to the plate. This week, we did a lineup with a few of them to see, ‘Who’s going to fight for it?’” she said. “Carissa had crushed it, and we were like, ‘It’s her moment. It’s her time.’”

A stuck landing from Sumanasekera brought the Bruins a 9.900. Barros earned a 9.825 on beam, and Webster-Longin notched a 9.800 after a pair of mid-routine balance checks. 

Junior Katelyn Rosen – typically a Bruin lineup staple – did not compete for a second week in a row because of an ankle injury. With multiple lineup spots open, Webster-Longin competed in the all-around alongside Chiles and earned a 39.450 – good for fourth place.

The Bruins kicked off the meet with a season-high 49.475 on vault, counting only one score below 9.900. Sullivan led the team with her Yurchenko 1.5, notching a 9.975 – with a perfect score from one judge – to win the event. Chiles, who opted for a Yurchenko double full, stuck her landing for a 9.950.

Sullivan said the key to her success on vault was learning to control her power.

“I knew I had to walk into this vault, because if I run into it, I’m also running out of it,” Sullivan said. “When I landed, I didn’t want to move.”

Webster-Longin earned a season-best 9.900 on vault after taking a slight hop back on the landing. Sophomore Riley Jenkins also notched a 9.900 on her Yurchenko 1.5 with a stuck landing, tying the career-high score she set last week. 

Sumanasekera and senior Madisyn Anyimi recorded a pair of season-low 9.750s on their Yurchenko fulls. Sumanasekera stuck her vault but landed with her feet on the boundary line, and Anyimi took a hop backward.

The Bruins matched the Red Rocks’ bars score exactly with a 49.425 – slightly above their NQS of 49.375 – and brought their winning margin to just .025 at the end of the second rotation. Chiles and Sullivan led the Bruins again on the event, recording a 9.950 and 9.900, respectively. 

Alipio and Webster-Longin stuck both their landings, leading off the event with 9.850 and 9.875 marks, respectively. Barros recorded a 9.850 after sticking her landing, and freshman Nola Matthews also earned a 9.850 after taking a slight step back with one foot upon dismount. 

“As far as the longevity of having a really great program, you need seniors like this that are going to buy into what we’re doing – celebrate it, love it and really try to teach it,” McDonald said. “This class has done exactly that – and we’re not done.”