No. 2 LSU Gymnastics Earns High 10 Street Win, Defeats No. 7 Missouri 197.675-197.500 – LSU

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 2 LSU Gymnastics workforce (4-1-1) secured a high 10 SEC street win with their 197.675-197.500 victory over No. 7 Missouri (4-3) on Friday night time inside Mizzou Arena. 

It was a gritty street efficiency in Columbia on Friday night time to earn LSU’s highest street rating of the season to this point.

Kailin Chio was the one gymnast within the meet to compete in all 4 occasions, ending the night time with a 39.600 within the all-around. She tallied team-best scores of a 9.975 on beam and a pair of 9.950’s on flooring and vault. The sophomore claimed 4 titles on the night time, shifting her whole to 11 titles this season and 34 in her profession by way of simply 4 meets this season.

LSU took house a complete of six titles on the night time. Junior Amari Drayton received her first vault title of the 12 months, now with two in her profession, and Lincoln earned the third of her profession and second on flooring this season.

No. 2 LSU opened up the night time on bars, the place sophomore Lexi Zeiss obtained issues rolling with a 9.800. Junior Madison Ulrich delivered a season-high 9.925 within the second earlier than freshman Haley Mustari made her LSU debut and posted a stable 9.900 within the third spot. Sophomore Kailin Chio scored a 9.725 within the fourth slot adopted by an amazing 9.925 from graduate pupil Courtney Blackson within the fifth spot. Junior Konnor McClain anchored the bar rotation with a 9.825 to deliver LSU’s workforce rating to 49.375.

At the tip of the primary rotation, LSU led by a margin of 49.375-49.275.

The Purple & Gold Tigers moved to vault for the second rotation, the place Zeiss led off with a 9.775. The second spot noticed a 9.825 from McClain earlier than Blackson posted a season-high 9.900 within the third slot. Junior Amari Drayton delivered a season-high 9.950 within the fourth spot and sophomore Kaliya Lincoln tallied a 9.800 within the fifth spot. Chio completed robust within the anchor spot with a 9.950 and helped enhance the vault rating to a season-high 49.425.

At the midway level, LSU prolonged its lead over Missouri, 98.800-98.625.

The third rotation introduced LSU to flooring, the place senior Emily Innes set the tone with a 9.850. Freshman Nina Ballou and junior Kylie Coen adopted with a pair of 9.900s within the second and third spots, respectively, to match their profession highs. Drayton posted a 9.775 within the fourth spot resulting from going out of bounds earlier than a pair of back-to-back 9.950s from Chio and Lincoln completed robust within the fifth and sixth spots. LSU completed the rotation with a 49.550 on flooring.

After three rotations, LSU held a 148.350-148.025 benefit over Missouri.

The closing rotation noticed the Purple & Gold Tigers on beam the place Coen posted a 9.850 within the leadoff spot. Zeiss added a 9.825 within the second spot forward of a 9.925 from Drayton to match her season-high. Lincoln added a 9.750 within the fourth spot earlier than a 9.550 from McClain within the fifth spot. Chio delivered within the anchor spot with a 9.975 to safe the LSU win and produce the rotation whole to a 49.325.

LSU completed the night time with a 197.675 to safe the win over Missouri’s 197.500.

The Tigers return house subsequent Friday, February 6 to host Penn State at 7:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ contained in the PMAC.

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