No. 6 Kentucky Defeats Ball State, 195.300 – 194.025
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 6 Kentucky gymnastics team won three of four
events and defeated Ball State, 195.300 – 194.025. UK hit above 195 for the
fifth time this season, and improves to 3-2 on the season.
Freshman Mollie Korth won the all-around with a score of 39.400 and has
now won four all-around crowns in five events. Sophomore Alex Hyland was the
only other all-around competitor for UK, and she finished in second after
posting a 38.800.
“We came into this meet looking to rest some people and give opportunities
to others,” head coach Tim Garrison said. “We were able to accomplish both and
I think we gained a lot of useful information.”
The Wildcats won on the bars, beam and floor. Kentucky’s best event of
the night was the vault, where UK posted the second best score of the season on
that event at 49.125. Korth won this event as well with a career-best score of
9.925. UK had the highest four scores on vault, as junior Sydney Waltz,
sophomore Katie Stuart and Hyland posted a 9.850, 9.850 and 9.775, respectively.
“We performed two new people on vault and they performed well,” Garrison
said. “Waltz was able to perform an outstanding vault and we were hoping to
have her back in the lineup. She’s such an outstanding vaulter she can make a
big difference in the lineup and she was absolutely able to do that today.”
Kentucky edged BSU on bars 48.450 – 48.350 for the team title. Korth
picked up a share of the crown with Kayla Beckler with a score of 9.850. Sophomore
Katrina Coca put up a 9.825.
“We had two new athletes on bars,” Garrison said. “I thought Katrina performed outstanding on bars in the second spot. Waltz was off to an outstanding
routine until the very end.”
Hyland highlighted the competition on the beam, as she took the
individual win and helped UK beat Ball State, 49.050 – 48.150. Korth followed
with a 9.825.
“I thought we had a good beam rotation so it was great to end with a 9.9,”
Hyland stated. “We didn’t have a great start today but Tim got us together and
told us we still have other opportunities to improve and we did that.”
VAULT
Kentucky posted a 49.125, its second best of the season. Korth led the
way as the anchor with a score of 9.925. Waltz and Stuart followed with solid
scores of 9.850 each. Hyland put up a 9.775 and Dukes also contributed with a
score of 9.725.
BARS
UK put up a score of 48.425 on bars. Korth led the way with a 9.850,
while Coca scored a 9.825. Carlisle followed with a 9.775. Stuart and Waltz
both contributed to the final tally with scores of 9.600 and 9.400, respectively.
BEAM
Kentucky finished on beam and posted a 49.050, the second best rotation
of the night. Hyland came through with a 9.900, while Korth his above 9.8 again
with a 9.825. Dukes and Poland put up scores of 9.800, and Rechenmacher and
Stuart posted scores of 9.725.
FLOOR
The Wildcats came in at 48.650 on the floor. Hyland led the way at 9.825
while Korth followed at 9.800. Dukes and Carlisle posted scores of 9.725 each
and Kwan also contributed with a score of 9.575.
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