PHOTO ESSAY: LSU Tests Depth in Wins Over Arkansas, Texas Woman’s and Centenary

March 10, 2020 College Gym News Event Coverage, Featured Carousel, Features, NCAA WAG, Photo Essay

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Arkansas opened the competition on balance beam, where sophomore Amanda Elswick anchored the lineup for a 9.875. This allowed the Razorbacks to drop Sarah Shaffer’s low score and to end the first rotation with a 48.950. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

This quad competition marked TWU’s final home meet and senior night celebrations. Emotions were running high for seniors Bria Northrop, Hope Parkin and Hunter Vincent, who were competing at home one final time. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

Centenary senior Cami Bea Austin posted a 9.825 in the sixth spot on floor. The Ladies reached a total of 48.425 and were only 0.200 points behind TWU after one rotation. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

After taking the lead with a 49.250 on uneven bars in the first rotation, the Tigers moved to beam where junior Reagan Campbell scored a 9.925. Campbell would end up winning the event title. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

Meanwhile, the Razorbacks headed to floor, their best event this season. An event-winning score of 9.925 from junior Sophia Carter in the anchor spot helped Arkansas reach a total event score of 49.375 and allowed it to hold onto second place halfway through the meet with a combined score of 98.325. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

After Arkansas’ push on floor, LSU was barely hanging on to the lead by 0.200 points. The Tigers moved to floor exercise, where junior Christina Desiderio added a 9.800 in the second position. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

Unfortunately, the Pioneers had to count two falls on bars in the second rotation, bringing their team total down to 95.825 at the midway point. Sophomore Mackenzie Balderas had to perform after yet another fall on balance beam, but made it through and tied her career high of 9.700. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

On vault, redshirt junior Sarah Shaffer got the Razorback fans on their feet thanks to a perfectly stuck Yurchenko layout half. She even received a ‘perfect’ 9.95 from one of the judges to end with a 9.925 and the individual win on the event. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

The Ladies huddled after finishing up on uneven bars, where their performance allowed them to move ahead of TWU after three rotations with a lead of 0.850 points. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

With senior Kennedi Edney being held back along with freshman star Kiya Johnson being rested on floor, LSU was able to test out some new routines. Freshman Maddie Rau scored a 9.775 while her classmate Courtney Goodrich (pictured above) earned a 9.900 in the anchor position in only her second time competing on the event. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

The pressure was on for the Pioneers and for senior Bria Northrop in the fifth spot on beam, as two of her teammates had fallen before her. Unfortunately, she also scored a 9.050, which forced TWU to again count two falls. After three, the home team was in fourth place with a running score of 143.125. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

Centenary’s highest scores on balance beam in the final rotation came from sophomore Xian Baumgartner and senior Dorothy Mims, who both received 9.725. The Ladies finished fourth with a 191.625, nearly topping their season best 191.875 from the previous week. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

After rough rotations on bars and beam, the Pioneers rallied on floor. Sophomore Isabel Goyco and senior Bria Northrop both received 9.900s, thus helping TWU to a final score of 192.250 and a third place finish. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

The Razorbacks wrapped up the meet on uneven bars. Coming back from a fall on vault in the previous rotation, sophomore Kennedy Hambrick followed Bailey Lovett’s 9.875 with her own. Both tied for the event title while Arkansas finished in second place with a 196.300, its second highest road score of the season. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

With a 49.225 on floor and a new career high of 9.925 for junior Reagan Campbell, the Tigers hit six solid vaults despite a shuffled lineup and wrapped up their last regular season away meet with a 197.000 and the win. (Photo/Elizabeth Grimsley)

Photos by Elizabeth Grimsley; captions by Christina Marmet

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