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@MizzouGym Sends Out Seniors With Wins Over Lindenwood and SEMO
3/16/2018 7:42:00 PM | Gymnastics
Tigers score 196.800 to take State of Missouri Meet
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 21 Missouri Gymnastics team closed the regular season with a first-place showing in the State of Missouri Friday evening at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers scored a 196.800 – its second-highest total of the season – to record wins over Lindenwood (195.200) and Southeast Missouri (192.500).
Junior Britney Ward (Ozark, Mo.) earned at least a share of two event titles, while senior Kennedi Harris (Atlanta, Ga.), junior Madeline Huber (St. Louis, Mo.) and sophomore Aspen Tucker (Lehigh Acres, Fla.) all claimed wins as well. Ward took home the beam crown and tied Tucker for the win on vault, Harris nabbed the floor victory and Huber earned top honors on bars.
KEY TIGERS
The Tigers started out with a 49.175 on vault, led by Tucker and Ward, who both secured 9.875s. Sophomore Morgan Porter (Overland, Mo.) scored a season-best 9.85.
Mizzou continued to impress with a 49.150 on bars. Huber helped keep their lead scoring a 9.9. Several of the Tigers scored a 9.8 or better: senior Shauna Miller (Knoxville, Tenn.) scored a 9.8, Tucker added an 9.8, Porter finished with a 9.875.
The highest event score of the night was a 49.275 on beam. Ward tied her season-best with a 9.95 for the event win, and senior Tia Allbritten (Garland, Texas) and junior Brooke Kelly (Birmingham, Ala.) both tied their career-high scores on beam; Allbritten scored a 9.875, and Kelly tallied a 9.925.
Five Tigers scored over a 9.8 on floor helping Mizzou score a 49.200. Both junior Michaelee Turner (Parkville, Mo.) and Huber scored a 9.8. Tucker added a 9.85, and Harris closed out the night with a 9.9.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Shannon Welker
"I thought we did a nice job tonight, I was excited for them. I think Senior Night can always be a little bit emotional, and I thought they did a real nice job; every event was good. We did a nice job with a lot of our landings tonight. I'd like to clean up a little bit on beam we were off a little bit with a couple routines, but I thought we responded really well, and were aggressive even if we had some mistakes. Overall, a really good night, and a really good score for us tonight, too."
UP NEXT
The Tigers now begin postseason play next weekend in St. Louis. The 2018 SEC Gymnastics Championship is slated for Saturday, March 24, at Chaifetz Arena, with Session I set for at 2 p.m. on the SEC Network and Session II at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.
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