Alabama
Missouri
No. 7 Alabama Takes Down No. 9 Missouri Friday Night in Coleman Coliseum
2/25/2022 7:56:00 PM | Gymnastics
The Crimson Tide scored a 197.500 to secure the victory
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The seventh-ranked Alabama gymnastics team took down No. 9 Missouri, 197.500-196.775, Friday night in front of 8,623 fans in Coleman Coliseum, leading the meet start to finish.
Luisa Blanco led the Crimson Tide with a season-high 39.725 in the all-around, winning the all-around in addition to earning the top prize on both vault (9.925) and uneven bars (9.950). Lexi Graber took home the event title on floor exercise with a 9.975, her second week in a row with a 9.975 on an event.
Blanco (9.925) and Kaylee Quinn (9.900) led the Tide to a 49.400 on vault to take an early lead in the meet. Alabama extended its lead on the uneven bars as Doggette scored a 9.900 in her return to the event lineup, followed by Blanco's 9.950 in the anchor spot. In rotation three, a trio of 9.900s from Ella Burgess, Graber and Blanco paced the Tide to a 49.275. Alabama closed out the win with a 49.525 on floor exercise, anchored by a 9.950 and a 9.975 by Blanco and Graber, respectively.
From Head Coach Dana Duckworth
"I want the team to continue to trust their process, trust their training, continue to build their consistency and continue to take every lesson each week in order to be the best team out there on the floor. To start strong and finish strong was one of our goals, but it was also to start strong, stay strong and finish strong. I think that we continue to build an unbelievable amount of team resilience, and it happens because someone has an error and bounces back, and that is how you develop more mental toughness. At the same time, ladies that are stepping in after a mistake, their best is required at that moment, and they continue to find that extra notch. I think we're in a good place, but at the same time we're ready to hit 24-for-24."
Inside the Score Sheet
- Alabama has now scored 197.000-or-higher in six meets in a row, including four scores of 197.5+
- Blanco recorded scores of 9.9-or-higher on every event, posting a season-high 39.725 in the all-around
- Blanco (9.925) and Kaylee Quinn (9.900) posted season-highs on the vault
- Makarri Doggette returned to the uneven bars lineup with a 9.900, followed by a season-high tying 9.950 from Blanco
- Ella Burgess tied her career-high on balance beam (9.900), competing in the leadoff spot for the Tide
- Overall, Alabama posted nine scores of 9.900-or-better, including three on balance beam
Up Next
- Alabama will close out its home slate on Friday, March 4, at 7 p.m. CT inside Coleman Coliseum.
- The meet is the Tide's senior night and will air on SEC Network+.
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