No. 9 Kentucky Defeats No. 20 @MizzouGym

Friday, February 23

Lexington, Ky.

6 p.m. CT

University of Missouri

195.125

197.100

#9 Kentucky

2/23/2018 9:29:00 PM | Gymnastics

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 20 Missouri gymnastics team suffered a 197.100-195.125 loss to No. 9 Kentucky Friday night at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky.

KEY TIGERS

The Tigers started the meet with a 49.050 on bars in the opening rotation, a score that was only 0.25 off their season-high on the event. Junior Madeleine Huber (St. Louis, Mo.) tied for second on the apparatus with a 9.900, a season-best score. Redshirt-sophomore Morgan Porter (Overland, Mo.) went 9.875 in the fifth spot in the lineup, while senior Shauna Miller (Knoxville, Tenn.) tallied a 9.825.

Huber and sophomore Aspen Tucker (Lehigh Acres, Fla.) led the way in the second rotation with team-bests 9.800s on vault, as Mizzou went 48.775 as a team.

Missouri put up a 48.750 on floor, paced by a trio of Tigers with scores of 9.800 or better. Juniors Allison Bower (Mesa, Ariz.) and Michaelee Turner (Parkville, Mo.) each went 9.825s, which matched Turner's season-best for the second meet in a row. Senior Kennedi Harris (Atlanta, Ga.) added a 9.800.

Missouri closed the meet on beam with a 48.550. Junior Brooke Kelly (Birmingham, Ala.) earned a 9.800 to lead the way, while junior Britney Ward (Ozark, Mo.) posted a 9.725.

QUOTABLES

Mizzou Head Coach Shannon Welker
"There were some good performances this evening but as a unit, I felt we lacked some energy. We're trying to figure out how to be consistent from weekend to weekend. We seem like we can do very, very well at times but consistency is still something we need to get figured out. We'll keep working on it until it gets done. We have to be better if we want to achieve at the level we feel we are capable of."