Gymbacks Visit No.1 Oklahoma on Monday

FAYETTEVILLE – Just two days from its first home meet of the season, the University of Arkansas gymnastics team is headed to top ranked Oklahoma for a Monday afternoon meet in the Lloyd Noble Center. Monday’s meet is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. (CT) and will be aired on Fox Sports Oklahoma.

Arkansas is hitting the road after a 197.350 – 196.825 loss to No. 3 Denver in front of a record crowd in Barnhill Arena on Friday night. The Gymbacks had 14 of 24 scored routines hit for 9.800 or better and redshirt freshman Bailey Lovett and junior Sophia Carter shared the floor title after posting back-to-back 9.950s to close out competition.

As the reigning National Champions, the Sooners are opening their home slate at 5-0, most recently outscoring Alabama in Tuscaloosa, 198.250 – 197.400. Their victory made the Sooners the first team of the season to surpass the 198 mark. Oklahoma scored higher than the Tide in all four events, highlighted by a perfect ten on the vault by senior Maggie Nichols. Nichols finished the night with a 39.825 all-around, the highest in the nation.

The Razorbacks will be looking for their first win over Oklahoma since 2009, when Arkansas defeated the Sooners 196.900 – 195.625 in Norman.

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