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Alabama @ Auburn Live Blog

It's more SEC gymnastics with Alabama at Auburn.

Alabama is doing what they do, keep on keepin' on and their scores rise slightly everytime. Auburn is trying to get back to the Super Six.

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First rotation, Auburn the home team will be on vault and Alabama will be on bars.

So updates on Auburn's injuries from a couple weeks ago: Emma Engler tore her knee ligament, A'Mirical Phillips dislocated her foot.

Taylor Krippner VT Aub -  FTY - nice height, beautiful position. 9.825

Keeley McNeer Bama UB - ray , bail,  DLO, slightly piked in the air. 9.8

Kelsey Kopec VT Aub -  FTY - off to the side,  hop back. 9.8

Angelina Giancroce UB Bama -  toe on + tkatchev,  + pak (leg seps),  DLO, piked down, sticks the landing.

Lexus Demers Aub VT -  FTY small hop back, good form. 9.875

Kiana WInston UB Bama - pka,  DLO, floats it, beautiful. stuck landing. 9.875

MJ Rott VT Aub - FTY huge, small hop back.  9.875

Amanda Jetter UB Bama -  ray,  bail,  toe shoot to HB,  giant 1/2 + double front, hop to side. 9.85

Kait Kluz Aub VT - Y 1 & 1/2 - locked her knees maybe, big step off side of mat. 9.7

Kaite Bailey UB Bama -  giant 1/2 + jaeger, huge,  bail,  full out, stuck. very nice. 9.9

Caitlyn Atkinson VT Aub - y 1 & 1/2 small side step, good vault height and flight. 9.9

Mack Brannan Bama UB -  straddle hecht, toe 1/2 + jaeger,  toe on + bail,  KCHS,  DLO piked down a little, small hop. 9.8

Second rotation, the teams will flip flop, Bama goes to vault, Auburn goes to bars.

Scores:
Alabama bars 49.225
Auburn vault 49.275

Line-ups:
Bama Vault
Keeley McNeer
Nickie Guerrero
Jenna Bressette
Mack Brannan
Katie Bailey
Lauren Beers

Auburn bars:
Samantha Cerio
Taylor Krippner
Kelsey Kopec
Kait Kluz
Abby Milliet
Caitlin Atkinson

McNeer VT -  FTY - small hop. 9.825

Samantha Cerio UB -  gaitn 1/2 + jaeger pike,  bail, giant 1/1 double back.

Nickie Guerrero VT -  yurchenko 1 & 1/2, some helicopter legs, but stuck. 9.9

Krippner UB KCHS + shaposh,  tkatchev,  full in, stuck.  9.825

Jenna Bressette VT - FTY - small hop. nice form in air, off to side, slightly 9.825

Kopec UB -  giant 1/2 + jaeger, bail,  DLO, stuck, short handstands. 9.825

Mack Brannan VT -  yruchenko 1 & 1/2, some knee bends, small hop. 9.9

Kluz UB  - tkatchev, big air, straddle back, DLO, stuck. 9.825

Katie Bailey VT -  FTY - small hop, good form.  9.85

Abby Milliet UB -  toe on + ray,  + pak,  gaint 1/1 + double back, stuck 9.9

Lauren Beers Vt -  yurchenko 1 & 1.2 nice form, but a big step FWD 9.9

Atkinson, UB - Bail,  tkatchev,  full in, stuck. 9.9

Totals after 2 rotations:
Alabama 98.6, vault total 49.375
Auburn 98.575, bars total 49.3

These teams are pretty evenly matched so far. We are headed to rotation three, Bama goes to floor and Auburn goes to beam.

Line ups:
Alabama Floor:
Aja Sims
Angelina Giancroce
Mack Brannan
Lauren Beers
Katie Bailey
Kiana Winston

Auburn Beam:
Kullen Hlawek
Samantha Cerio
Taylor Krippner
Lexus Demers
Abby Milliet
Caitlin Atkinson

Kullen Hlawekc BB -  1/1 turn,  BHS + layout 2 ft,  sw + spl,  fron toss + beat jump,  round off + 1 & 1/2, feet apart but stuck. 9.825

Aja Sims FX -  double pike,  sw  1/4 + popa,  1 1/2 + fro lay,  sw 1/2 +  wolf,  double back. 9.875

Cerio BB - beat + sw 1/4,  BHS + LOSO,  sw 1/2,  bal check, front 1/1 dismount. 9.8

Giancroce FX -  double pike, OOB,  sw 1/4 + popa,  1 1/2 + fro lay,  double back, steps out, OOB again. 9.6

Krippner BB -  BHS + LOSO, small balance check,   spl +  spl 3/4, falls, round off + 1 & 1/2. 9.175

Mack Brannan FX - double arabian,  sw ring + rour jete 1/2,  double pike,  1 1/2 + fro lay.  9.875

Lexus Demers BB =  1/1 turn,  BHS + LOSO,  sw + sheep,  balance check,  aerial + 1/1 dismount, stuck. 9.825

Lauren Beers FX -  DLO, nice landing,  FHS + ro lay + fro 1/1 + sw ring + sw 1/2,  double back. super high.  Practically had to crane my neck to catch her on TV. 9.875

Abby Milliet BB -  spl + sheep,  BHS + LOSO, solid landing, 1/1 turn,  sharp,  fro aerial wo,  cat leap + gainer 1/1 dismount, stuck. 9.875

Katie Bailey FX -  double arabian, nice,  sw ring + sw 1.2,  fro lay + fro 1/1,  FHS + rudi. 9.85

Caitlin Atkinson BB -  1/1 turn,  BHS + LOSO,  cat + fro aerial,  sw + pike jump (chest down on sw),  aerial cartwheel + tucked 1/1 dismount.  9.925

Kiana Winston FX - DLO,  fro lay + fro 1/1,  sw ring + sw 1/2,  double back. 9.875

Scores after 3 rotations:
Alabama 147.95, floor total 49.35
Auburn 147.85, beam total 49.275

It's a close one!! But, it's the final rotation and with Bama going to beam, that could change in an instant. Auburn is ending on floor.

Line ups:
Alabama Beam:
Keeley McNeer
Mack Brannan
Kiana Winston
Aja Sims
Katie Bailey
Nickie Guerrero

Auburn Floor:
Abby Milliet
Kullen Hlaweck
MJ Rott
Kait Kluz
Lexus Demers
Caitlin Atkinson

Keeley McNeer BB-  fro aerial +BHS, 1/1 turn,BHS+LOSO, sw +spl, round off+ 1&1/2 9.9

Abby Milliet FX -FHS+ fro lay+ rudi,sw ring + tuor jete 1/2,dbl pike,1 1/2+ fro lay 9.875

Mack Brannan BB - sq thru mt, BHS+LOSO, sw+ double stag ring, 1/1 turn, fro toss+beat jump, round off + 1 1/2, small hop 9.825

Kullen Hlawck FX - dbl arabian, FHS+ fro 1/1 + fro lay, tour jete + spl 1/1,  double back. 9.825

 Kiana Winston BB -  spl straddle MT, shoulder stand, fro aerial + bhs,  cat leap + sw 1/4, mini balance check,  1/1 turn,  round off + double back dismount, hop back. 9.85

MJ Rott FX - DLO,  tour jete 1/2 + popa,  fro lay + fro 1/2 + double stag,  double back pike, 9.9

Aja Sims BB -  spl,  1/1 turn,  BHS + LOSO,  sw + side straddle,  round off + double back, step back. 9.875

Kait Kluz FX - full in, sw 1/4 + popa,  fro lay + fro 1/1,  wolf 1/2 + wolf 1/1,  double back.  dive roll to finish it. 9.85

Katie Bailey BB -  scissors mt,  L turn, BHS + LOSO,  cat leap + aerial,  sw  + tuck 3/4,  round off + 2/1 twist. 9.825

Lexus Demurs FX -  pike full in, sw + popa,  fhs + fro lay + fro 1/1,  wolf 1/1 + sw,  double pike.  9.9

Nicke Gurerro BB - BHS + LOSO + LOSO,  sw + cross straddle,  round off + 1 1/2 dismount, hop fwd. 9.85

Caitlin Atkinson FX - tucked full in,  wolf 1/1,  FHS + fro 1/1 + fro lay,  double back pike,  needs a 9.925 to win the meet for Auburn. She does it, 9.925. Auburn takes the win by only .025. Their first win over Alabama since way before I was born.

Final Scores:
Auburn 197. 275, floor total 49.45
Alabama 197.250, beam total 49.30

That's all for me for one night. I'll be back tomorrow for more live blogging, starting with LSU at Georgia at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 Mountain, 3:00 Central, 1:00 Pacific).






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