University of Missouri
#23 Auburn
@MizzouGym Opens With 196.625-194.875 Loss at No. 23 Auburn
1/12/2018 10:02:00 PM | Gymnastics
AUBURN, Ala. – The Mizzou gymnastics team opened the 2018 season with a 196.625-194.875 loss at No. 23 Auburn on Friday night in Auburn, Ala.
KEY MOMENTS
Three Tigers went 9.825 or higher on bars in the first rotation, including a team-high 9.850 from junior Madeleine Huber (St. Louis, Mo.). Senior Shauna Miller (Knoxville, Tenn.) opened the rotation with a 9.825, while senior Becca Schugel (Eagan, Minn.) added a 9.825 as well.
Junior Allison Bower (Mesa, Ariz.) notched a team-best 9.875 on vault in her first-ever collegiate vault. She anchored the lineup as the squad went 48.950 in the rotation. Sophomore Aspen Tucker (Lehigh Acres, Fla.) went 9.825 and senior Kennedi Harris (Atlanta, Ga.) and Huber earned 9.775s.
In the third rotation, sophomore Mary Nicholson (Richland Hills, Texas) made her collegiate debut with a 9.850 in the second spot in the lineup. Harris closed the rotation with a 9.825, while Bower went 9.775 in the leadoff spot.
Mizzou closed the night with a 48.800 on beam. Junior Brooke Kelly (Birmingham, Ala.) and senior Tia Allbritten (Garland, Texas) each scored at least a 9.800, as Kelly went 9.850 and Allbritten earned a 9.800. Bower added a 9.775 as well.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Shannon Welker
"I was pleased with most of the events. To open the year, I thought we did well. I thought bars was good, I thought vault was pretty solid. Floor was OK. And beam, the routines we hit were good but we had a couple errors there that cost us a little bit. I think overall I was pleased and we have to grow from here. It's a good first step."
UP NEXT
The Tigers open the home portion of their schedule on Friday, Jan. 19 as the team hosts No. 11 Arkansas at 6:45 p.m CT in the annual Pink Out. The meet will be broadcast live on SEC Network +.
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