How to Watch: No. 9 Alabama Gymnastics at No. 2 LSU
Ashley Johnston couldn't have asked for a much better week from her team. Alabama gymnastics competed last Monday and Friday, posting season highs each time capped with a 198.075 in the Power of Pink victory over Georgia.
Now, the Crimson Tide goes back on the road to face No. 2 LSU. Alabama picked up a road victory over Florida earlier this season, but lost its last road test at Auburn. The Tigers have not lost at home this season.
"It will be important for us to drown out the noise [and environment of the LSU fans], and just focus on what we can do and what we have control over," Johnston said in a press release. "I say that every week, but it’s not easy to want to take in an environment and an opportunity, but then still be able to detach from it and focus on the things within your control, and this week will be no different. It’s our final SEC matchup and it will be great preparation before our final home quad meet [on March 8] and against the No. 1 team Oklahoma [March 17] on the road.”
Here's everything you need to know about Friday's matchup in Baton Rouge:
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
