Jan. 22, 2010
BATON ROUGE, La. - The No. 11 Auburn gymnastics team fell to No. 16 LSU 195.650-193.900 Friday night at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Auburn was led by senior Krissy Voss who, led Auburn in two events, and scored career-highs of 9.825 on bars and 39.200 in the all-around competition to place second.
Auburn (0-3, 0-2 SEC) opened up on bars in its first road meet of the season, an event that has been a strength through the first two meets. Auburn's seniors didn't disappoint, as Krissy Voss led off the night with a career-high on the apparatus with a 9.825. Classmate Carmen Nelms followed up Voss' performance, tying her own career best with another 9.825. Sophomore Allyson Sandusky, who entered the meet as the No. 10 bars competitor in the country, turned a solid 9.8, as Auburn tallied a 48.325 in the first rotation.
LSU (3-2, 1-1 SEC) opened on vault, and were paced by 2009 NCAA Vault Runner Up Susan Jackson, who scored a 9.875. Kayla Rogers also eclipsed the 9.8 mark, as she scored a 9.825. LSU led after one rotation after compiling a 48.975.
In rotation two, Auburn was on vault, while LSU took to the bars. Auburn hit all-six routines, as Voss continued her solid night, hitting a season-high 9.8 in the second position, while a pair of freshman, Maya Wickus and Toi Garcia, each hit 9.825's. Sophomore Justine Foster turned in a 9.85 as the anchor, giving Auburn a season-high 49.075 on the second rotation.
LSU had a trio of competitors scored at least a 9.85, as Summer Hubbard and Jackson hit 9.875's. Sabrina Franceschelli scored a 9.85. Auburn benefitted from a pair of LSU falls on bars that gave LSU a 48.750 on the event. After two rotations, LSU held a slim .325 lead over Auburn. Rotation three found Auburn on the floor, while LSU took to the beam. Sophomore Kylie Shields led off for Auburn with a 9.75, which proved to be Auburn's second-best score in the event. Rachel Inniss scored a 9.725 in the anchor spot, but Auburn was once again led by Voss, who eclipsed the 9.8 mark for the third-time in the meet with a 9.8 to lead in the exercise. Auburn suffered a trio of falls, resulting in a 47.750 on floor.
On beam, LSU was paced again by Jackson, who hit a 9.875, while Gloria Johnson marked a 9.775. LSU totaled a 48.650 to take a 146.375-145.150 lead into the fourth rotation.
Auburn was on beam in the fourth rotation, where Inniss led Auburn with a 9.875 winning the event for the first time in her career. Both Voss and Shields each scored 9.775's to give Auburn a beam total of 48.700. LSU was on floor in the final rotation, where LSU marked a pair of 9.9's, courtesy of Kayla Rogers and Jackson to total a 49.275 floor score.
Voss placed second in the all-around to Jackson, the No. 1 all-around competitor in the country. Shields compiled a 39.050 to place fifth in the competition.
Auburn returns home next week to host the five-time defending National Champion Georgia GymDogs on Fri., Jan. 29 at 7p.m. CT from Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. The meet will air tape-delayed on Feb. 2 on CSS.
Uneven Bars - 48.325 Krissy Voss - 9.825 Carmen Nelms - 9.825 Kylie Shields - 9.75 Kendall Swartz - 9.125 Petrina Yokay - 9.0 Allyson Sandusky - 9.8 Vault - 49.075 Kylie Shields - 9.775 Krissy Voss - 9.8 Maya Wickus - 9.825 Allyson Sandusky - 9.775 Toi Garcia - 9.825 Justine Foster - 9.85
Floor Exercise - 47.750 Kylie Shields - 9.75 Lauren Brzostowski - 9.2 Justine Foster - 9.05 Toi Garcia- 9.275 Krissy Voss - 9.8 Rachel Inniss - 9.725
Beam - 48.700 Lauren Brzostowski - 9.575 Katie Hurley - 9.6 Krissy Voss - 9.775 Allyson Sandusky - 9.725 Rachel Inniss - 9.875 Kylie Shields - 9.775
All-Around Krissy Voss - 39.200 Kylie Shields - 39.050