Tonight, No. 2 LSU traveled to downtown Baton Rouge at the Raising Cane’s River Center, hoping to continue its four-meet winning streak against George Washington.
The Tigers showed great faith in their team tonight as sophomore Leah Miller made her collegiate debut on both the vault and floor.
Miller earned a 9.775 on vault. Despite suffering an Achilles injury during warm-ups against No. 1 Oklahoma, fifth-year senior Chase Brock was seen on her knee scooter, cheering her team to a hopeful victory.
All-around graduate student Haleigh Bryant led LSU on vault with a 9.950, with all-around sophomore Amari Drayton trailing close behind with a 9.850.
The Tigers finished the first rotation at the River Center with a 49.325 on vault against the Revolutionaries’ 48.725 on uneven bars.
As the teams traded places and LSU continued to bars, Bryant competed in the event for the second time this season and earned a 9.925, topping her 9.8500 against Kentucky last weekend.
However, the Tigers were led by both six-time SEC Freshman of the Week Kailin Chio and sophomore Konnor McClain with 9.950s.
With nothing less than a 9.900 in sight for the night, LSU earned a 49.675 on uneven bars, competing against George Washington’s 48.725 on vault.
Bryant and Chio, both gunning for the all-around title tonight, competed on the balance beam against Delaney Dehaan, the country’s No. 42 ranked gymnast.
While Deehan brought the Revolutionaries a 9.875 on the floor and a 9.800 on beam, it wasn’t enough to keep up with the Tigers during the third rotation.
Ballard brought home a season-high score on the floor with a 9.950 as Bryant and Chio began the battle for the all-around title tonight,
Before Bryant delivered her floor routine, Chio had an all-around score of 39.675. Bryant needed at least a 9.875 on the floor to take home the all-around title.
As fans waited on Bryant’s floor routine, sophomore Kylie Coen made her floor exercise debut tonight with a 9.900, matching Chio’s score.
After Coen’s debut, the Tigers celebrated Bryant’s 9.925, which helped her pass Chio in the all-around competition.
Miller wrapped up the meet for LSU with a 9.875 on the floor, her season debut in this event.
LSU finished on the floor with a 49.550 against George Washington’s 49.750, and as the scores from the previous rotations came together, the Tigers overpowered the Revolutionaries 198.125-195.475.
In their victory, Bryant brought home the all-around title for the first time this season with a 39.725.
