Friday, March 5
Baton Rouge, La.
7:30 p.m. CT
University of Missouri
at
LSU
No. 22 Mizzou Gymnastics Closes Regular Season Friday at No. 3 LSU
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| NO. 22 MIZZOU AT NO. 3 LSU | |||||||
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | TV | STATS | MEET NOTES | |
| No. 3 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | Friday, March 5 | 7:30 p.m. CT | SEC Network + | Stats | Notes | |
- The No. 22 Mizzou gymnastics team closes out regular season action when the team travels to Baton Rouge, La., to take on No. 3 LSU on Friday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. CT. The meet will be broadcast live on SEC Network +.
- The Tigers clock in at No. 22 in the national rankings this week.
- Mizzou is coming off a 196.575-196.100 win over then-No. 15 Georgia on Feb. 26.
- Trailing the GymDogs 98.250-98.025 after two rotations, the Tigers outscored the visitors 98.550-97.850 over the final two rotations to earn the victory.
- Sophomore Sienna Schreiber won the all-around and tied sophomore Hollyn Patrick for the bars title against Georgia.
- Schreiber now leads the Tigers with seven event titles in 2021 and has nine total in her career, while Patrick's crown was the first of her career.
- The Tigers are averaging 49.342 on beam over the last three meets after averaging 48.388 the first five meets of the year.
- On Feb. 19, Mizzou scored a season-best 196.850 at Arkansas, where the squad also posted event season-bests of 49.400 on beam, 49.250 on vault and 49.200 on bars.
- The 196.850 tied the ninth-highest score in team history and tied the second-highest road total in program history.
- Additionally, the 49.400 on beam stands as the third-highest beam total in program history.
- On Feb. 12, Mizzou earned a 196.175-196.000 come-from-behind victory over Auburn.
- Mizzou's scoring average over the last three meets is 196.503, after an average of 195.038 over the first four meets of the year.
- Head Coach Shannon Welker is in his eighth season at the helm of the Tigers. Last season, Mizzou defeated No. 11 Minnesota and No. 19 Nebraska and twice posted team scores among the top 10 in program history.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Mizzou gymnastics concluded the home portion of its schedule with a 196.575-196.100 win over No. 15 Georgia on Feb. 26 at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers scored 49.0 or higher on all four events, including a 49.375 on beam that tied the fourth-highest event total in program history.
- The win marked Mizzou's third-ever victory over Georgia, and the second since the Tigers joined the Southeastern Conference in 2013.
- Sophomore Sienna Schreiber won the all-around crown with a 39.425 and tied sophomore Holly Patrick for the bars title with identical scores of 9.875. Schreiber leads the team with seven titles on the season, while Patrick's win marked the first of her Tiger career.
- Mizzou trailed Georgia 147.550-147.400 heading into the final rotation, but scored 49.175 on floor to Georgia's 48.550 on beam to claim the victory. The Tigers had three scores of 9.875 or higher on floor, including a team-best 9.9 from junior Hannah McCrary. Senior Gabrielle Gottula and junior Alisa Sheremeta both had 9.875s, and Schreiber added a 9.825 in the leadoff spot.
- The Tigers erupted for a 49.375 on beam in the third rotation to tie the fourth-best score on the event in team history only one week after notching the third-best. The 49.375 also marked the third-straight week Mizzou went at least a 49.250 on the apparatus after not scoring better than 48.825 in the first five meets of the season.
- All six Tigers scored at least 9.85 on beam, led by a 9.9 from Schreiber, her third tally of 9.9 or better this season. Sheremeta, Gottula and freshman Sydney Schaffer all went 9.875, which was a career-best for Schaffer, and McCrary and freshman Amaya Marshall both went 9.850.
- Mizzou opened the meet with a 49.0 on vault. Gottula paced the squad with a 9.85, Schreiber went 9.825, Patrick went 9.8 and Marshall added a 9.775.
- Patrick and Schreiber's winning 9.875s helped the Tigers go 49.025 as a team on bars in the second rotation. Marshall claimed a 9.8 and Sheremeta went 9.775.
UP NEXT
- Mizzou next competes at the 2021 SEC Championship on Saturday, March 20 in Huntsville, Ala.
MISSOURI RANKED 22ND IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
- Mizzou clocks in at 22nd in this week's national rankings, with an National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 196.100.
- The Tigers also rank 22nd on bars, 25th on vault, 27th on beam and 28th on floor.
- Additionally, sophomore Sienna Schreiber ranks tied for 19th nationally on beam with an NQS of 9.906.
TIGERS TAKE DOWN GEORGIA
- The Tigers earned a 196.575-196.100 win over then-No. 15 Georgia on Feb. 26
- Mizzou's win over Georgia marked the team's third victory over the program in 25 chances.
- The Tigers also defeated Georgia in the 2016 regular season (195.800-195.350) and at the 2010 NCAA Columbia Regional (196.500-196.275).
BEAM A HIGHLIGHT THE LAST THREE MEETS
- After struggling on beam over the first four meets of the season, the Tigers have bounced back with strong performances on the apparatus since.
- The Tigers averaged 48.388 on beam over the first four meets, with their highest score a 48.825.
- Over the past three meets, Mizzou has put up beam scores of 49.250 (vs. Auburn), 49.400 (at Arkansas) adnd 49.375 (vs. Georgia), for an average of 49.342.
- The scores the last two weeks mark the third-best (49.400) and fourth-best (49.375) team totals on the event in program history.
- Leading the way on beam is sophomore Sienna Schreiber, who currently ranks tied for 19th nationally with an NQS of 9.906.
PATRICK NABS FIRST-CAREER EVENT TITLE
- Sophomore Hollyn Patrick tied for the bars crown against Georgia on Feb. 26 for the first event title of her career.
- Patrick scored a career-best 9.875 on bars to take the win.
- The sophomore has been in the bars lineup every meet so far in 2021, and has career-bests the last two (9.85 at Arkansas and 9.875 against Georgia).
- Patrick has also featured in the vault lineup the last four meets, and recorded a career-best 9.825 at Georgia.
- As a freshman in 2020, Patrick made two appearances on bars.
TIGERS GO SEASON-BESTS AT ARKANSAS
- Mizzou erupted for a season-high 196.850 on Feb. 19 at Arkansas, bettering the previous high of 196.175.
- The total is tied for the ninth-best score in program history and the second-highest road score ever for the program.
- The Tigers also tallied season-bests on three different events: beam (49.400), vault (49.250) and bars (49.200).
- The 49.400 on beam was the third-best output on the event in program history.
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