Alabama
Missouri
Season-High 197.500 Lifts No. 3 Alabama Past No. 7 Missouri in Home Opener
1/23/2026 10:44:00 PM | Gymnastics
Crimson Tide veterans Chloe LaCoursiere (uneven bars) and Gabby Gladieux (floor exercise) tie their respective career-highs of a 9.975
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Competing in front of its home crowd for the first time this season, in front of 9,216 fans, the No. 3 Alabama gymnastics team (2-1, 1-1 SEC) used a season-high score to defeat the seventh-ranked Missouri Tigers (4-2, 0-2 SEC), 197.500 – 197.225.
A trio of Crimson Tide gymnasts picked up four total event titles in the victory, as freshman Jasmine Cawley won vault (9.925), junior Chloe LaCoursiere claimed the uneven bars (9.975) and senior Gabby Gladieux won both floor exercise (9.975) and the all-around (39.575).
Alabama Head Coach Ashley Johnston Said
"It's great to see that we had a season-high score but honestly, it didn't feel like that in moments because I think this team's ceiling is so incredibly high. I think they earned every half-tenth out there tonight. One of our goals coming into the evening was to start strong and it was really exciting to see [Jasmine] step up and start with a career-high 9.925, as a freshman, in her first time competing in Coleman Coliseum. That was a huge deal and a real highlight moment for me and our team. We want to be great in hard moments and that's really something that we want to own as a program – that we play fierce in hard moments, that we handle hard moments better, and looking to Jamison and Gabby (Gladieux) in those last two spots [on floor] when it really mattered, we had to be pretty great in those moments. I think those are the types of experiences that prepare you to be a championship team, that clutch mentality when you know it's on the line, and you're aware of that, so you can step in and crush it.
"Overall, incredibly proud of this group for continuing to stay present, focusing on the moment in front of them and chipping away all throughout the night, never getting too caught up in what's going on. That's another great building block for this season and we're excited to keep it going."
Team Stats
- Alabama's 197.500 team score became a season high for the Tide
- The mark is also the highest score posted by Alabama on Jan. 23 since 2004 against LSU (197.600)
- Three UA gymnasts earned four individual event titles:
- Vault – Jasmine Cawley – 9.925
- Uneven Bars – Chleo LaCoursiere – 9.975
- Floor Exercise – Gabby Gladieux – 9.975
- All-Around – Gladieux – 39.575
- For the second meet this season, LaCoursiere scored a 9.900-or-higher on both bars (9.975) and beam (9.900)
- Jamison Sears extended her streak of 9.900-or-higher scores on floor to three after tying her career high of 9.925 Friday night
- LaCoursiere captured her second score of a 9.975 on the uneven bars, in as many weeks
- Cawley's first vault in Coleman Coliseum, a 9.925 in lead off, became a career high for the freshman
- Natalia Pawlak's 9.900 on the uneven bars against Missouri is the highest of her UA career
- Earned a 9.950 at Pittsburgh before transferring to Alabama
How it Happened
Vault
- Alabama opened the night with a season-high 49.375
- Jasmine Cawley delivered a career-high 9.925 in her home-opening performance
Uneven Bars
- The Crimson Tide scored a 49.200 on its second rotation of the night
- Chloe LaCoursiere highlighted the event, scoring her second consecutive 9.975 on the apparatus
- UA held a 0.375 lead after two rotations
Balance Beam
- Alabama used consecutive 9.900 scores from LaCoursiere and Gabby Gladieux to gather a 49.300 rotation score
Floor Exercise
- The Tide recorded a 49.375 on the fourth apparatus
- Jamison Sears and Gladieux closed the final rotation with back-to-back, career-high tying scores of 9.925 and 9.975, respectively
Up Next
- Alabama will remain at home next Friday, Jan. 30, for a matchup with the Oregon State Beavers
- The meet will begin at 6:30 p.m. CT and will stream live on SEC Network+
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