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Kate Richardson performs on the floor during a meet against Washington. The UCLA Bruins will face th

The No. 1 UCLA gymnastics team (9-1-1) will host No. 16 Arizona (4-5) this Sunday in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins hope to build on what has been an impressive season, as the team has posted an average score of 197.253 thus far.

Head coach Valorie Kondos Field recognizes the main formula of success for the team is centered in the health of the gymnasts.

“We really need to go out and keep hitting,” she said, “be extremely clean and stay healthy.”

Several Bruins have sustained injuries this season, but none have held the team back. Last weekend at Arizona State, the Bruins beat a team score of 198 for the fourth time this season, and the sixth time ever. UCLA is the only school in the nation averaging a team score above 197.

In their last 46 meets, the Bruins have only lost to the Wildcats twice. However, one of the losses came last year in a dual meet in Tuscon.

With six Pac-10 teams in the top 20, Kondos Field stresses that each conference meet is critical, since UCLA will host the Pac-10 championships in five weeks.