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No. 9 Alabama Gymnastics Falls to No. 5 LSU, 197.450-196.850
1/25/2019 11:16:00 PM | Gymnastics
The Crimson Tide posted season best scores of 49.250 on the balance beam and 49.225 on the uneven bars
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 9 Alabama gymnastics team fell to No. 5 LSU Friday night, 197.450-196.850.
The meet came in front of 13,823 boisterous Crimson Tide fans in Coleman Coliseum and was the largest gymnastics crowd in the nation this season and Alabama's largest single-meet total since 2017.
Junior Wynter Childers, stepping in on three events for sophomore Lexi Graber who was held out of the meet after a lower-leg injury in warmups, posted a 39.350 in the all-around. It was Childers' first all-around appearance since last year's Georgia meet in early January.
"Tonight was a total team effort," UA head coach Dana Duckworth said. "We had some adversity at the very beginning when Lexi had to come out and people had to shift around, but there was so much confidence from the coaches' perspective because we had prepared and planned that if something like this happened, the next person steps up."
Childers' performance was highlighted by a 9.925 balance beam routine that tied her career best and paced the Tide to a season-best 49.250, while freshman Emily Gaskins chipped in a 9.875.
Junior Shea Mahoney posted the Tide's highest score of the night with a 9.950 on the uneven bars, pushing Alabama to a season-best 49.225. Alabama also got matching 9.850s from Childers and senior Ariana Guerra on bars.
Freshman Shallon Olsen led the way to a 49.175 on the vault with a 9.900, while senior Abby Armbrecht's 9.925 boosted Alabama to a 49.200 on the floor exercise.
After three home meets in the first month of the season, the Tide hits the road for the next two weeks, traveling to Missouri next Friday and Arkansas the week after. Alabama's next home meet comes on Friday, Feb. 15 when Florida comes to town for the Tide's annual Power of Pink meet. Tickets are available through the Alabama Ticket Office (205.348.2262), located in the lobby of Coleman Coliseum, and online at RollTide.com.
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