The third largest crowd in Florida gymnastics history saw the No. 4 Gators put on a show en route to a 196.725-195.050 victory against No. 13 LSU on Friday night in Gainesville, Fla. The Gators (3-1, 3-0) were led by freshman Ashanee Dickerson, who tied fellow Gator freshman Marissa King for the floor exercise title. Both gymnasts scored a 9.925. Florida’s 196.725 score was a season high for the Gators. The Gators also matched or tied 11 career-high individual scores. LSU (3-3, 1-2), on the other hand, struggled to find a rhythm in the meet. ‘We have much better performances than what we saw [Friday],’ said LSU coach D-D Breaux. ‘We were lacking confidence to push through and be aggressive, and that doesn’t lend itself to building momentum. We have the next half of our season coming up, and adding someone to the lineup will help.’ But the Tigers, already suffering from the injury bug, were struck again this past week when junior Sam Engle had a minor surgical procedure, which kept her from competing on the uneven bars. Engle was able to go on the balance beam though. The largest bright spot for the Tigers was senior Susan Jackson. Jackson, who entered the meet as the nation’s top-ranked gymnast, scored a 39.525 and won the all-around title for the fourth consecutive meet. ‘Overall I was very happy with [my performance],’ Jackson said. ‘There was a huge crowd, so there was a lot more stress in this meet, and I was glad that I could step up.’ Aside from the all-around, Jackson also walked away with the vault title, scoring a 9.95, and tied for the balance beam title with Florida freshman Liz Green, posting a 9.825. The Tigers also scored a 48.675 on the balance beam, a new season high. ‘[Balance beam] is moving in the right direction,’ Breaux said. ‘But it’s not a self confidence improvement.’ LSU tapped into its resource of freshmen gymnasts Friday as well, calling on Janelle Garcia and Shelby Prunty to compete. Garcia competed on uneven bars for the first time in her career and scored a 9.70. Prunty was in the lineup on balance beam and uneven bars. She posted the third highest score for LSU on the beam with a 9.75 and scored a 9.675 on the bars. ‘Her beam routine was great – she really stepped up,’ said LSU senior Sabrina Franceschelli. ‘She really set the tone for people going later in the lineup.’ The attendance of 9,198 in the O’Connell Center was a part of Florida’s fourth-annual Gators Link to Pink. The meet helps to raise breast cancer awareness. Looking ahead to next week, the task does not get any easier for the Tigers, as No. 1 Alabama comes to the PMAC on Feb. 5. ‘We are going to get on each other and push each other next week,’ Franceschelli said. ‘We’re going to work to stick our landings because in the end I think that’s going to really matter when it comes to competing against a team like Alabama that is ranked significantly higher than us right now. And we’re going to do our best to come out with a win.’ ‘