No. 18 Auburn travels to No. 10 Alabama for rivalry satisfy

AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 18 Auburn gymnastics group proceeds its road swing and heads to rival and No. 10 Alabama for a Friday night time meet, Jan. 22. The Tigers and the Crimson Tide will experience off at 7:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network in Coleman Coliseum.
 
“We’re usually energized for this fulfill whether it is at residence or on the road,” head mentor Jeff Graba said. “There is absolutely nothing like going up against your rival and this calendar year is not going to be any various. Despite the smaller crowd, the pressure is continue to likely to be substantial and the crew is aware of what is at stake when you go from Alabama.”
 
“We’re still a incredibly young staff that is attempting to get more and extra knowledge,” Graba added. “We place a lot of belief into all our athletes and specifically in the freshmen and sophomores this yr that are top us off on occasions. Friday is going to carry the pressure, so we need to make certain we are all dialed in, ready to go and handling ourselves in get to end with a good score.”
 
AUBURN LINEUP
The Auburn lineup as soon as again capabilities a prosperity of youth as 14 of 24 routines will come from sophomores and freshmen at Alabama. Being on the highway, the Tigers will go bars, vault, ground and beam.
 
Freshman Olivia Hollingsworth will direct off on bars for the Tigers, competing in the function for just the next time in her vocation. Sophomore Anna Sumner will follow in next, while classmate Piper Smith will go third. The two sophomores created their collegiate debut on the function in the time-opening meet up with.
 
Senior Drew Watson returns to the bars lineup for the 1st time this period and is slated to go fourth in the opening rotation. Sophomore Adeline Sabados will go fifth for the squad and has created 12 commences in the event so significantly in her occupation. Junior Derrian Gobourne will anchor for the group and is amid the nation’s Best 25 in the occasion.
 
The Tigers shift on to the vault in the 2nd rotation and have two freshmen kicking off the celebration. Newcomer Payton Smith will guide off for the second-straight meet after generating her collegiate debut previous 7 days at Kentucky, scoring a 9.7 on her Yurchenko whole. Hollingsworth will go 2nd for the squad.
 
Piper Smith and Sabados is down for the third and fourth spots following solid begins to their professions on the function. Sabados is tied for 14th regionally with a 9.813 regular.
 
Watson and Gobourne will shut out the party with their Yurchenko 1.5’s. Watson is set to go fifth and Gobourne will anchor for the third-straight meet up with. Gobourne ranks amid the nation’s Major 25 in vault with a 9.85 ordinary.
 
Auburn will head to floor for rotation three and will once yet again be led off by a freshman. Newcomer Gabby McLaughlin is down to contend in the function for the 2nd-straight meet following a 9.7 at Kentucky very last 7 days.
 
Creating her very first start out of the time in the occasion will be sophomore Morgan Leigh Oldham, who is slated to go second. Junior Sabrina Cheney is down for 3rd and is coming off a career-tying rating (9.75) at Kentucky.
 
Sabados and Watson will go fourth and fifth, whilst Gobourne will anchor her 3rd-straight function on the night.
 
Auburn caps the night time on beam with Watson leading off to near out her very first all-all-around demonstrating this period. Hollingsworth will be second with Piper Smith heading 3rd. The pair made their beam debuts past 7 days at Kentucky.
 
Senior beam specialist Meredith Sylvia is down in the fourth location with Gobourne heading fifth. McLaughlin will near opposition out for the Tigers, anchoring the celebration for the second-straight fulfill.
 
UP Next
                Auburn returns to the Plains for another Southeastern Meeting contest future 7 days. The Tigers host No. 5 LSU, Jan. 29, at 4 p.m. CT in Auburn Arena. The satisfy will be televised live on ESPN2.