Jan. 14, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 16 University of Kentucky gymnastics team posted a season-high score on vault of 49.05 and continued its impressive scores on floor exercise with a 48.925, but fell to the No. 1-ranked Florida Gators 196.775-192.900 at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla., on Friday.
Kentucky (2-1, 0-1 SEC) showed impressive improvements on vault, increasing its score from the season opener by a large margin. The Wildcats posted a team score of 49.05 as all five gymnasts earned a season high on the event. The Wildcats were led by junior Whitney Rose on vault with a 9.9, finishing tied for second overall on the event. Seniors Phylicia Reshard, Jasmine Minion and Andrea Mitchell followed on vault to help UK score high. Reshard scored a career high 9.875 followed by Minion’s 9.825 and Mitchell’s 9.8. Senior Colleen Williams also scored well on vault, posting a season high 9.65.
For the second-straight week, floor was a strong point for Kentucky, posting a 48.925. Mitchell and Reshard, who each took home event honors, led UK on the floor as both scored a 9.85. Minion and Rose followed with high floor scores with Minion totaling a 9.775 and Rose a 9.75. Freshman Audrey Harrison also performed well on floor with a season-high mark of 9.7, two tenths of a point better than her first collegiate floor routine in the season opener.
Kentucky started the night on bars, posting a 48.525 with season-high scores from Mitchell, Reshard and Rose. Mitchell scored a 9.8 on bars to lead the Wildcats while Reshard totaled a 9.675 and Rose posted a 9.775.
The Wildcats last rotation was beam, where UK scored a 46.4. UK was led on beam by freshman Paige Krall and senior Jasmine Minion, who each scored season highs. Krall totaled a team-high score of 9.675 on beam, while Minion posted a 9.65.
Florida (2-0, 1-0 SEC) lead throughout the meet, while UF’s Ashanee Dickerson took home the all-around title with a score of 39.225. Mitchell came in second for UK in the all-around at 38.675, while Rose came in third with a 38.025.
Kentucky will return home this Friday to continue SEC play against No. 10 Arkansas at 7 p.m. ET in Memorial Coliseum. For ticket information contact the UK ticket office at 1-800-928-2287 or visit UKathletics.com.
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Team Results
1) UF 196.775; 2) UK 192.900
VAULT Results
1) Johnson (UF) 9.950; 2) Rose (UK) 9.900, Dickerson (UF) 9.900; 4) Reshard (UK) 9.875, Ellis (UF) 9.875, Smith (UF) 9.875; 7) Minion (UK) 9.825
8) Mitchell (UK) 9.800; 9) Lemezan (UF) 9.775; 10) King (UF) 9.725; 11) Williams (UK) 9.650
BARS Results
1) Johnson (UF) 9.925; 2) Dickerson (UF) 9.900, Caquatto (UF) 9.900; 4) Mahlich (UF) 9.875
5) Goodwin (UF) 9.850; 6) Mitchell (UK) 9.800; 7) Rose (UK) 9.775; 8) Ellis (UF) 9.750; 9) Reshard (UK) 9.675, Ciokajlo (UK) 9.675; 11) Morris (UK) 9.600; 12) Williams (UK) 8.625
BEAM Results
1) Green (UF) 9.825, King (UF) 9.825; 3) Stageberg (UF) 9.725, Caquatto (UF) 9.725; 5) Krall (UK) 9.675; 6) Minion (UK) 9.650, Mahlich (UF) 9.650
8) Dickerson (UF) 9.550; 9) Mitchell (UK) 9.225; 10) Morris (UK) 9.100; 11) Ciokajlo (UK) 8.750; 12) Rose (UK) 8.600
FLOOR Results
1) King (UF) 9.875, Dickerson (UF) 9.875; 3) Mitchell (UK) 9.850, Ferguson (UF) 9.850, Johnson (UF) 9.850, Reshard (UK) 9.850
7) Minion (UK) 9.775; 8) Stageberg (UF) 9.750, Rose (UK) 9.750, Ellis (UF) 9.750; 11) Harrison (UK) 9.700; 12) Sienkowski (UK) 9.325
All-Around Results
1) Dickerson (UF) 39.225; 2) Mitchell (UK) 38.675; 3) Rose (UK) 38.025
UK: VAULT: 49.050, BARS: 48.525, BEAM: 46.400, FLOOR: 48.925
VAULT: Rose 9.9, Reshard 9.875, Minion 9.825, Mitchell 9.8, Williams 9.65
BARS: Mitchell 9.8, Rose 9.775, Reshard 9.675, Ciokajlo 9.675, Morris 9.6, Williams 8.625
BEAM: Krall 9.675, Minion 9.650, Mitchell 9.225, Morris 9.1, Ciokajlo 8.750, Rose 8.6
FLOOR: Mitchell 9.850, Reshard 9.850, Minion 9.775, Rose 9.750, Sienkowski 9.325, Harrison 9.7
All-Around: Mitchell 38.675, Rose 38.025
