BATON ROUGE – LSU gymnastics put up a season-high road score of 196.800 last week against Georgia, and the Tigers checked in at No. 6 in the latest Top 25 national rankings released Monday by RoadToNationals.com.
LSU is 7-2 overall and 3-1 against Southeastern Conference competition as the Tigers prepare for another Top-10 matchup Friday against eighth-ranked Auburn.
Introductions will start at 7:15 p.m. CT Friday in the Maravich Center, and first vault is slated for 7:35 p.m.
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Last Week’s Result
Saturday, Feb. 13
No. 11 Georgia def. No. 5 LSU, 197.525-196.800
This Week’s Schedule
Friday, Feb. 19
No.8 Auburn at No. 6 LSU • Baton Rouge, La. • 7:30 p.m. CT • SEC Network
Notes on the Tigers
LSU set a season high road score with a 196.800 at No. 11 Georgia, but it was not enough to overcome the Gymdogs’ season-best 197.525 on Saturday. The Tigers posted 49.275s on vault and floor, a 49.200 on bars and 49.050 on beam to reach the season high road score. Ashleigh Gnat added to her team lead in individual titles this season by winning the vault title with a 9.95 and the floor title with a 9.925. Gnat is now up to 11 titles this season. Erin Macadaeg also captured her second beam title of the season with a 9.925 from the leadoff spot. As a team LSU dropped one spot to No. 6 in the national rankings with a 196.721 season average. The Tigers rank No. 2 nationally on vault at 49.346, No. 9 on bars at 49.154, No. 13 on beam at 48.942 and No. 7 on floor at 49.279. Individually, Gnat ranks first on vault, fifth on floor and 21st in the all-around. Macadaeg is still No. 1 on floor (with a 9.95 in her only competition). Myia Hambrick ranks eighth in the all-around, 22nd on vault and 24th on floor. Sydney Ewing is seventh on vault. Randii Wyrick is 25th on vault and floor. Lexie Priessman is 14th on bars, and Shae Zamardi is 22nd on bars. LSU returns home for another Top-10 matchup against eighth-ranked Auburn. The meet will begin at 7:30 p.m. CT Friday from the Maravich Center, and it will air live on SEC Network.
RoadToNationals Gymnastics Top 25
Feb. 15, 2016
Rank, Team, Season Average
1. Oklahoma 197.428
2. Florida 197.258
3. Michigan 196.993
4. Alabama 196.959
5. Utah 196.729
6. LSU 196.721
7. UCLA 196.671
8. Auburn 196.357
9. Boise State 196.210
10. Georgia 196.182
11. Arkansas 196.168
12. Stanford 195.971
13. Denver 195.954
14. Nebraska 195.875
15. California 195.730
16. Oregon State 195.721
17. George Washington 195.675
18. Minnesota 195.658
19. Missouri 195.646
20. Arizona 195.442
21. Eastern Michigan 195.418
22. Kentucky 195.357
23. Southern Utah 195.317
24. Iowa 195.272
25. Illinois 195.263
LSU in the Individual National Rankings
Sydney Ewing: 7th VT
Ashleigh Gnat: 1st VT, 5th FX, 21st AA
Myia Hambrick: 8th AA, 22nd VT, 24th FX
Erin Macadaeg: 1st FX
Lexie Priessman: 14th UB
Randii Wyrick: 25th VT, 25th FX
Shae Zamardi: 22nd UB