While Arkansas faces a tough challenge against top-ranked Oklahoma at home, there’s still plenty for the Razorbacks to prove. Fresh off an upset victory over LSU, Arkansas is riding a wave of confidence. Joscelyn Roberson has been a standout for the Razorbacks, making an impressive NCAA debut by competing in the all-around at every meet so far this season. She could even contend for the all-around title in this matchup. Oklahoma, as expected, has maintained its No. 1 ranking each week this season, and a typical performance at home should be enough to keep the Sooners at the top.
Rotation 1: Oklahoma Vault, Arkansas Bars
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In the meantime here are the scores
Torrez (Oklahoma) 9.95
Swaney (Arkansas) 9.7
Torrez (Oklahoma) Stuck Yurchenko 1.5 – 9.95
Smith (Arkansas) 9.850
Fatta (Oklahoma) 9.825
Ewald (Arkansas) 9.775
Wells (9.875)
Park (Arkansas) 9.775
Bowers (Oklahoma) 9.9
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Wallagora (Arkansas) Arches over on the cast handstand. Sticks the double layout.
After 1: Oklahoma 49.400 Arkansas 48.850
A 49.400 almost matches Oklahoma’s season-high on vault. Arkansas with a flat bars rotation dug themselves in a bit of a hole after rotation one.
Rotation 2: Oklahoma Bars, Arkansas Vault
Weaver (Arkansas) Great amplitude on the FTY, flared out, hop back. 9.775
Pederson (Oklahoma) Maloney to Pak, smooth, great handstand positions, stuck double layout. Fantastic start. 9.925
Smith (Arkansas) Another floaty FTY, could get more distance, nearly a stick. 9.850
Fatta (Oklahoma) Church to Pak, a bit late on the pirouette, stuck double layout.
Lang (Arkansas) Good amplitude and distance, just a medium step back and off direction. 9.800
Torrez (Oklahoma) Huge Ray, toe-on to floaty Pak, legs separation, a bit late on the pirouette, stuck double layout. 9.950
Essenpries (Arkansas) Yurchenko 1.5, a bit to the right on the table, step back. 9.825
Slade (Oklahoma) Tkatchev, low amplitude, Pak, good pirouette, nearly stuck the double layout but then took a hop forward. 9.825
Roberson (Arkansas) Lopez, small hop back on landing. 9.750
Davis (Oklahoma) Stunning Jargar, Pak, perfect on the pirouette, Higgins to double front half, stuck but has to torso adjust to hold the landing. 9.950
Price (Arkansas) Dynamic FTY, hop back.
Bowers (Oklahoma) Jaegar, a little close, nice Pak, good pirouette, small adjustment on the landing. 9.925
After 2: Oklahoma 99.075, Arkansas 97.900
Oklahoma counting no scores below a 9.925, building its lead over Arkansas.
Rotation 3: Oklahoma Beam, Arkansas Floor
Davis (Oklahoma) BHS LOSO, front aerial to needle, solid, beat to ring jump, solid, step back on the double-twist dismount. 9.825
Gamiao (Arkansas) Huge rise on the double pike, 1.5 to double twist, too much power and steps OOB, double tuck, short with a step forward. 9.525
Wells (Oklahoma) Aerial to reverse leg landing, solid, switch to switch solid, BHS LOSO, good, hop forwards on the 1.5. 9.825
Klein (Arkansas) front tuck to double tuck, lunge back, switch side to straddle jump, front layout to full, lunge forwards. 9.775
Fatta (Oklahoma) BHS LOSO, slight wobble, aerial solid, switch kick to switch side, good, hesitation on the full turn, switch leap to split jump, BHS full, stuck. 9.775
Jones (Arkansas) Solid double-full to open, switch ring, tad short on the switch half, 1.5 to layout, could use more rise, Rudi to finish.
Bowers (Oklahoma) I like her BHS swingdown mount its integrated into the choreography and flows to make a gorgeous mount sequence, BHS LOSO, solid, switch to switch half, good, double-full dismount, some crossed legs, stuck. 9.950
Smith (Arkansas) Front LO stepout to double-tuck, low with a hop forwards, double pike almost flared out, hop forwards.
Pederson (Oklahoma) BHS LOSO, solid, switch kick to switch side, waver, side somi, solid, double-full with a step. 9.750
Roberson (Arkansas) Massive DLO to open, switch side to Popa, front layout to double tuck, nearly holds the stick with a slight wobble. 9.750, matches Smith’s 9.750 which is interesting
Torrez (Oklahoma) Aerial to LOSO, wobble, switch leap to straddle jump, BHS to massive gainer off the beam, stuck.
Price (Arkansas) Massive DLO, great amplitude on the leaps, rushed the front layout to full, gets it around though. 9.875
After 3: Oklahoma 148.375, Arkansas 146.900
Oklahoma continues to build its lead over Arkansas. The Sooners will be counting a 9.7 score so they’ll not be super happy about that. Arkansas is counting mostly 9.7s for their lowest floor total of the season so far.
Rotation 4: Oklahoma Floor, Arkansas Beam
Gamiao (Arkansas) LOSO LOSO, great, side somi, 1.5 dismount, hop forwards. 9.750
Davis (Oklahoma) front double-full solid control, switch side to wolf full, 1.5 to full. 9.875
Jones (Arkansas) Front aerial to bhs bhs, split jump to stag jump, hesitant but gets through it, stuck front full dismount, doesn’t get too much rise. 9.700
Fatta (Oklahoma) front double-full to stag jump, front tuck to 2.5, big lunge to juuuust holds it in bounds. 9.800
Park (Arkansas) Back dive mount, BHS LOSO, hesitation, switch leap to switch leap, aerial to 1.5 dismount, step forwards. 9.800
Mueller (Oklahoma) Front tuck to double tuck, front layout to Rudi, switch full to Popa. 9.850
Swaney (Arkansas) Waver on full turn, BHS BHS LOSO, split jump to a not-so-ring, ring jump, wobble, stuck dismount. 9.775
Pederson (Oklahoma) 1.5 step out to 2.5 opening pass, big lunge forwards, front double-full, lunge forwards into choreo. 9.875
Weaver (Arkansas) BHS LOSO, aerial is solid, straddle to ring jump, waver, full turn wobble, round off 1.5 dismount to stick. 9.825
Bowers (Oklahoma) Front double-full to front tuck, fantastic, massive double pike, switch leap to switch half to wolf full, her routine is SO intense like I feel like she’s cosplaying an assassin I’m obsessed. 9.950
Roberson (Arkansas) Aggressive opening, switch leap to back tuck, aerial to LOSO, great, stuck front full dismount. 9.925
Torrez (Oklahoma) Double layout, good control, switch full to wolf full, good, front tuck to double tuck, under control. Great finish for the Sooners. 9.900
FINAL: Oklahoma 197.825, Arkansas 195.975
Oklahoma wins by a huge margin with its second-highest score of the season. Arkansas had a pretty meh competition from the start, a pretty stark contrast from last week and will want to drop this one.
VT: Torrez (Oklahoma) 9.950
UB: Torrez, Davis (Oklahoma) 9.950
BB: Bowers (Oklahoma) 9.950
FX: Bowers (Oklahoma) 9.950
AA: Bowers, Torrez (Oklahoma) 39.725
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