TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 3 ranked Alabama Gymnastics team came away with its best score of the season by more than a point, downing No. 7 Arkansas, 197.450-195.500, in front of 13,506 fans. Senior Morgan Dennis used a career-high 9.975 to win the vault and a 9.95 to win the floor exercise. Sophomore Ashley Sledge, junior Kayla Hoffman, senior Kassi Price and sophomore Ashley Priess all tied for first on the uneven bars with matching 9.9s. Arkansas senior Casey Jo Magee won the balance beam with a 9.925.
Alabama finished off the night with a 49.450 on the floor exercise, led by Dennis’ 9.950. Alabama got off to a very hot start, scoring a 49.425 on the vault led by 9.9 or better scores from its last three competitors, including Dennis’s 9.975 in the anchor position. The Tide kept up the pace on the uneven bars where four competitors tied for first with a 9.9 and a fifth scoring a 9.875 for a 49.475 team mark. Dennis kept things going with a 9.875 on the balance beam leading the Tide to a 49.1 team total.
Vault Bars Beam Floor Total
Alabama 49.425 49.475 49.100 49.450 197.450
Arkansas 49.000 48.750 48.950 48.800 195.500
Florida 49.175 49.050 48.750 49.075 196.050
Kentucky 48.750 48.650 48.600 48.350 195.350
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -----Despite its highest total score of the season, No. 10 Georgia fell just short to sixth-ranked Utah, 196.550-196.500, in front of a record crowd of 15,552 at the Huntsman Center Friday. The Gym Dogs (1-2) trailed by .25 entering the final rotation, but closed the gap with a 49.325 on beam, Georgia’s highest score on any event this season. On Utah’s final routine of the meet, Utah needed a 9.825 from Annie DiLuzio on floor to tie Georgia’s team score, and she posted a 9.875 to give the Utes (2-1) the narrow win. Georgia began the meet with its second-highest score on any event with a 49.250 on bars. After a fall on Georgia’s first routine of the night, the Gym Dogs scored a 9.825 or higher on each of the next five routines including a meet-high 9.900 by Kat Ding. Utah scored a 49.325 on vault in the first rotation to hold a slim lead. The Gym Dogs took a narrow led after the second rotation with a 49.150 on vault. Ding again led the team with a 9.875 followed by Hilary Mauro with a 9.850. The Utes posted a 49.000 on bars, and at the halfway point of the meet, Georgia led 98.400-98.325. Georgia’s 49.150 on vault was its fourth-highest score on any event this season. Utah reclaimed a 147.425-147.175 lead after the third rotation when the Gym Dogs were forced to count a 9.525. Georgia finished with a 48.775 on floor led by Courtney McCool’s 9.900. In three meets this season, McCool has scored a 9.925 and two 9.900s on floor. She entered the meet tied for first nationally on floor. Mauro added a 9.825 and Shayla Worley had a 9.800 for Georgia. In the final rotation on beam, Georgia was led by McCool’s 9.925 and Grace Taylor’s 9.900. Utah posted a 49.125 on floor. The Gym Dogs did not have an all-arounder in the meet for the first time this season. Lauren Sessler and Gina Nuccio both competed on vault for the first time this year. Meet Results
Utah 49.325 49.000 49.100 49.125 196.550
Georgia 49.150 49.250 49.325 48.775 195.500
*Courtesy: Georgia Media Relations
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BATON ROUGE, La. – The 16th-ranked LSU gymnastics team closed the meet with a 49.275 score on floor to roll to a 195.650-193.900 victory over No. 11 Auburn Friday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU (3-2, 1-1 SEC) picked up its first conference victory with the help of outstanding performances from the three senior all-arounders – Susan Jackson, Sabrina Franceschelli and Summer Hubbard. Jackson, the nation’s No. 1 all-around performer, either won outright or tied for all five titles including the all-around crown with a 39.525 score. LSU led throughout the meet as the Tigers opened with a six-tenths lead after one event. LSU posted a 48.975 on vault while Auburn managed a 48.325 on bars. Jackson and Kayla Rogers led the way with a 9.875 and 9.825, respectively. Hubbard and Ashley Lee added 9.775 scores, and Franceschelli scored a 9.725 to pace the Tigers. Auburn (0-3, 0-2) was led by Krissy Voss and Carmen Nelms on bars as both scored a 9.825. Auburn closed the gap in the second event with a 49.075 on vault while LSU tallied a 48.750 on bars, so after two rotations LSU led, 97.725-97.400. Jackson and Hubbard tied for the bars title with 9.875 scores, and Franceschelli and Samantha Engle chipped in a 9.85 and 9.80, respectively. LSU broke away from Auburn in the third rotation when Auburn struggled on floor and had to count two falls en route to a 47.750 score. LSU posted a 48.650 on beam, led by Jackson’s 9.875 and Gloria Johnson’s season-high 9.775. LSU cemented the victory in the fourth rotation with a resounding 49.275 on floor – three-tenths higher than the Tigers’ previous best floor score – while Auburn scored a 48.750 on beam. Rogers led off floor with a season-best 9.90, and the Tigers kept adding high scores. Franceschelli scored a 9.80, Engle posted a 9.825, Hubbard tallied a 9.85 and Jackson won the event with a 9.90. Competing on floor for the first time in her career, Lee fought off nerves to earn a 9.75 with a great display of composure in a solid routine. After winning all four events and the all-around, Jackson increased her career individual title total to 41. Hubbard scored a career-high 39.100 all-around mark, tying Franceschelli for third place in the all-around standings behind Jackson and Auburn’s Krissy Voss who scored a 39.200. Hubbard’s bars title was the ninth of her career, and Rogers’ floor title marked the second of her career.
LSU 48.975 48.750 48.650 49.275 195.650
Auburn 49.075 48.325 48.750 47.750 193.900