No. 9 Alabama Gymnastics Suffers Difficult Road Loss Against No. 2 LSU

On the road at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, the Crimson Tide can't pull off an upset.

On Friday, No. 9 Alabama suffered yet another in-conference road loss, this time falling to regional powerhouse No. 2 LSU, 198.325 - 197.325. 

Despite the loss, it was a big night for Alabama's Luisa Blanco and Gabby Gladieux, who finished second and third respectively in the all-around competition, trailing only Tiger gymnast Haleigh Bryant by posting scores of 39.550 and 39.450.

Bryant, who was the star of the night, most notably posted a perfect floor routine - scoring a 10.000. 

Unfortunately for the Crimson Tide, the floor is where LSU separated themselves, posting better performances than all but one Alabama gymnast. 

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How it Happened...

FINAL: 

1.) LSU: 198.325

2.) Alabama: 197.325

All-Around:

• LSU's Haleigh Bryant - 39.850
• Alabama's Luisa Blanco - 39.550
• Alabama's Gabby Gladieux - 39.540

Beam:

• Alabama's Ella Burgess - 9.950
• LSU's Haleigh Bryant - 9.925
• LSU's Alexis Jeffrey - 9.900
• LSU's Konnor McClain - 9.875
• Alabama's Gabby Gladieux - 9.900
• LSU's Aleah Finnegan - 9.875
• LSU's Kiya Johnson - 9.875
• Alabama's Shania Adams - 9.875
• Alabama's Lilly Hudson - 9.850
• Alabama's Mati Waligora - 9.850
• LSU's Sierra Ballard - 9.825

Floor:

• LSU's Haleigh Bryant - 10.00
• LSU's K.J. Johnson - 9.975
• LSU's Aleah Finnegan - 9.950
• Alabama's Gabby Gladieux - 9.950
• LSU's Konnor McClain - 9.925
• LSU's Amari Drayton - 9.925
• LSU's Sierra Ballard - 9.900
• Alabama's Mati Waligora - 9.875
• Alabama's Lily Hudson - 9.875
• Alabama's Luisa Blanco - 9.875
• Alabama's Cameron Machado - 9.825
• Alabama's Ella Burgess - 9.600

Vault:

Bars:

How to Watch: No. 9 Alabama at No. 2 LSU

Who: Alabama (9-2-1, 3-2-1 SEC) at LSU (7-3, 4-2 SEC)

When: Friday, March 1, 5 p.m. CT

Where: Maravich Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

TV: ESPN2

Last Meeting:

Last Time Out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide put together its best performance of the season, earning its third-highest score in program history with a 198.075. Alabama set a program record with a 49.750 on the floor exercise. It was the team's most complete performance to date.

Last Time Out, LSU: The Tigers put up a huge road score with a 197.950, but lost to Florida in Gainesville.

Pre-meet notes

Courtesy of Alabama Athletics

• Alabama maintains its second-place national ranking on the uneven bars (49.530) while simultaneously posting top-six rankings on all four events within the SEC (No. 1 – UB; No. 4 – VT; No. 5 – BB; No. 6 – FX)
• Individually, Luisa Blanco is No. 8 nationally on vault (9.905 NQS). Blanco also holds top-15 rankings in the all-around (11th – 39.580 NQS) and on the uneven bars (13th – 9.915 NQS).
• Junior Lilly Hudson (17th – 9.925 NQS)and senior Cameron Machado (18th – 9.910 NQS) both hold top-20 national rankings of their own, on the floor exercise and the uneven bars, respectively

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