Following two consecutive meets against top-five opponents, the LSU gymnastics team will take a break from ranked opponents and Southeastern Conference competition as well.The No. 11 Tigers (4-3, 2-2) will face Texas Woman’s tonight at 7 p.m. in the PMAC. LSU comes into the meet with confidence riding high following its upset of then-No. 1 Alabama last weekend.”It was a huge confidence boost for us,” said LSU senior Summer Hubbard. “We said we wanted to build each meet, and we came in and came out with a great score. Now we just need to keep it consistent and continue to build each week.”The Tigers hope to top the season-high 196.475 they posted last week, but know they still have not reached their highest potential.”We still need to work on our consistency, improving our landings and working on our confidence,” said junior Sam Engle. “But all around, I know last week proved to us that we can definitely compete with anyone.”The Tigers will also boast the nation’s top ranked gymnast and reigning SEC Gymnast of the Week in senior Susan Jackson.Jackson posted a career-high 39.725 against Alabama and has now held the No. 1 spot in the all-around rankings for four consecutive weeks.Jackson now ranks in the top 10 in every individual event, including the No. 1 ranking on the vault. She is fifth on the floor exercise, sixth on the uneven bars and seventh on the balance beam.The Tigers rank in the top 15 as a team in each of the four apparatuses. They are ninth on the vault, 11th on the floor exercise, 12th on uneven bars and 14th on the balance beam.Texas Woman’s comes into the meet following a victory against Air Force, Centenary and Northern Illinois in a four-team meet.The Pioneers’ season high score is a 193.200, which they posted on Jan. 16 against Centenary.Despite the obvious scoring disparity between the two teams, the Tigers know they must stay focused and compete with a high level of intensity to avoid a post-Alabama letdown.”We just need to do what we did last week in practice,” Hubbard said. “We need to prepare the same way mentally and physically and just get out there and do our best. We can only give 100 percent so that’s what we’re going to do.”____Contact Rob Landry at [email protected]