Arkansas Notches Highest Road Score of the Season in Close Loss to Georgia
While the No. 11 GymDogs snapped a six-match win streak for the No. 15 Gymbacks against Georgia, Arkansas did earn its season high road score of 197.050 on Friday in Athens.
The team score was the third of 197+ for the Gymbacks through seven meets and second straight. The Hogs also set a new season high on beam in the meet with an event score of 49.450.
Freshman Joscelyn Roberson posted an all-around score of 49.450, her second straight meet with the mark. She earned a career high 9.900 on vault in the second rotation, which also secured the first vault title of her collegiate career.
Sophomore and Georgia native Priscilla Park got a 9.925 on beam, which tied for first and is a new season high for her.
Bars
Roberson earned a 9.850 on bars to get the rotation off to a good start. Junior Cally Swaney followed with a 9.775, and grad transfer Kaity Ewald earned a 9.800 to round out the first half of the lineup. Park delivered a solid set in the fourth spot that went 9.825, which set up the Maddie/Mati duo of Jones and Waligora at five and six. Jones put down a great routine complete with a stick that went 9.925, and Waligora anchored with a stuck dismount for a 9.900. The Gymbacks concluded bars with a final score of 49.300.
Vault
Cami Weaver opened the second rotation with a 9.750 on vault for her Yurchenko full. Freshman Ja’Leigh Lang went second and had a solid Yurchenko full that went 9.850. Sophomore Dakota Essenpries had Arkansas’ first 10.0 start value vault and got a 9.700 on her Yurchenko 1.5 next. Following a fall, Roberson went in the fifth spot and stuck her vault for a 9.900, a new career high. Price slotted into the lineup last minute as anchor and went 9.875, which ended up being the second-highest score of the night. Arkansas finished vault with a 49.075.
Floor
Kalyxta Gamiao and Hailey Klein both earned marks of 9.825 to start the floor rotation. Jones then had an uncharacteristic mistake on her final pass and registered a 9.175. With the Razorbacks needing to make up some ground, Waligora did the job well and scored 9.900 in the fourth spot for Arkansas. Roberson followed with a 9.800, and yet again, Price anchored. She did her normal on floor with clean tumbling and a crowd-pleasing performance that notched a 9.875. The Gymbacks’ floor total was a 49.225.
Beam
Arkansas saved its best for last as the Razorbacks got their best event score of the night on beam, a season-high 49.450. Gamiao began the rotation with a solid 9.875. Waligora redeemed herself from a fall last week and came through with a 9.900, complete with stuck dismount. Park kept up the pace and earned a 9.925, a clean routine with a stick to finish. Klein entered the lineup late and met the challenge gracefully with a 9.825, and Weaver tallied a 9.850 in the fifth spot. Roberson closed the event strong and got a 9.900, her fifth score of 9.900+ in seven meets.
Up Next
Arkansas takes a break from conference competition next week as the Gymbacks head to Fort Worth to compete at the Metroplex Challenge with No. 10 Oregon State, No. 18 Arizona and SEMO.
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