Florida at Arkansas

Recap

The Big Storyline: The first meet of the season to end in two 197-plus scores came down to the final rotation. Florida narrowly edged an impressive Arkansas team in the Razorbacks’ “sold out” arena. While there were some slightly inflated scores, Arkansas looks about as legitimate as the score indicates. The Gators had yet another solid night with some unfortunate misses on beam, including the second in a row from Trinity Thomas (not a fall, but she put her hand down); it’s nothing major to worry about yet, but it’s certainly something to watch going forward.

Implications: Florida will remain in the No. 1 position, and Arkansas rises to No. 6.

Records: Arkansas earned its third highest score in program history tonight. Florida senior Megan Skaggs notched a career high of 9.950 on beam en route to her first collegiate all around title, which was also good enough for the highest all around score in the conference this weekend.

Preview

Current Rankings: No. 1 Florida at No. 8 Arkansas

Why You Should Clear Space on Your DVR: Arkansas has been on fire these past two weeks, and a home matchup against the top team in the country should be an exciting opportunity for the Razorbacks to prove they’re legit. 

You Can Fast Forward, but not Through This: Check out Maggie O’Hara’s bars and beam routines; the Michigan transfer has been quietly slaying these past few weeks, recently earning SEC Specialist of the Week for her efforts. Arkansas always shows out for floor, especially at home, so that should be a fun rotation too. Also, #TrinityThomasRevengeTour2k21. After a rare fall last week, we expect nothing less than the Florida junior standout to come back swinging.