Feb. 8, 2008
Baton, Rouge, La. -The Auburn Gymnastics team (4-4, 0-4 SEC) took second place with a score of 195.475, in a tri-meet to host LSU. Auburn's Julie Dwyer set a career high score on beam and placed second in the all-around competition with a season-high 39.450.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>
"Obviously we didn't get off to the start we would have liked having two falls on our first event," said Auburn head coach Jeff Thompson. "But, I've never seen an Auburn team respond the way this team did tonight, coming back with the second highest beam score in school history."
Auburn got off to a shaky start on bars scoring 48.075. The Tigers fell behind LSU who competed vault first, scoring 49.425, but led the Mountaineers who scored 47.375 on beam.
The Tigers bounced back in the second rotation on beam scoring a season-high 49.400, which is the second highest beam score in AU history. Dwyer took first on beam with a career high 9.950. Lindsey Puckett scored a season high 9.900, and A.J. Mills and freshman Katie Hurley scored a pair of 9.875s.
Auburn followed beam with another season high performance on floor, 48.925, bringing their running total to 146.400 to LSU's 148.00. Puckett led the Tigers scoring 9.850, followed by Dwyer and Mills both scoring 9.800.
Auburn will return to action in Feb. 15, hosting the Georgia Gym Dogs in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children. Admission is free for Auburn students with a valid ID. Live stats for all home meets are available at www.auburntigers.com.
Results
Auburn Vault - 49.075
Claire Seiffet - 9.775
Kayla Gies - 9.750
A.J. Mills - 9.775
Krissy Voss - 9.850
Lindsey Puckett - 9.800
Julie Dwyer - 9.825
Auburn Bars - 48.075
Gies - 9.725
Carmen Nelms - 9.100
Voss - 9.650
Puckett - 9.775
Mills - 9.000
Dwyer - 9.825
Auburn Beam - 49.400
Gies - 9.775
Voss - 9.800
Hurley - 9.875
Puckett - 9.900
Mills - 9.875
Dwyer - 9.950
Auburn Floor - 48.925
Seiffert - 9.725
Voss - 9.750
Mills - 9.800
Hurley - 9.625
Puckett - 9.850
Dwyer- 9.800
LSU - 197.050
Vault - 49.425
Bars- 49.275
Beam - 49.300
Floor - 49.050
West Virginia - 192.750
Vault - 48.550
Bars - 48.850
Beam - 47.375
Floor - 47.975