No. 9 Kentucky Hosts No. 16 Arkansas for Senior Night
LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 9 Kentucky (5-5, 2-4 SEC) will compete inside Historic Memorial Coliseum for the final time in the 2025 season, hosting No. 16 Arkansas for Senior Night on Friday, March 7 at 7 p.m. ET. The meet will be streamed live on SEC Network + with Maggie Davis and Leah Little on the call.
Kentucky is returning to Lexington after a narrow defeat at Georgia last Sunday, where the Cats posted their fifth straight team score exceeding 197 points. With the 197.150 posting in Athens, Kentucky improved its National Qualifying Score by over a tenth, moving the Cats up to ninth in the rankings with an NQS of 197.085.
Two Cats feature in the top ten of individual event rankings, led by Isabella Magnelli who slots at No. 4 on beam and No. 6 on vault. The fifth-year All-American is one of only 13 gymnasts in the country who rank in the top ten of multiple events. Hailey Davis also ranks in the top ten on floor—a distinction she has held all season—entering Friday’s meet at No. 10.
Creslyn Brose enters Friday’s meet on the heels of back-to-back meets scoring 9.9+ in both of her events. The sophomore All-American has won floor titles in each of the last two meets, scoring season high 9.950s both times. On the beam, she has posted her best two scores of the season, scoring a career high 9.925 against LSU and following it up with a 9.900 at Georgia.
Kentucky featured three all-arounders for the first time this season at Georgia, with Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, Delaynee Rodriguez, and Jillian Procasky competing in all four events. Rodriguez won her second career all-around title in Athens while Procasky competed her first all-around since the 2023 NCAA National Semifinals. Killough-Wilhelm leads the team with three all-around wins this season.
Arkansas comes to the Bluegrass State following a season high score of 197.425 in a home loss to Alabama. The GymBacks rank in the top ten on only one event—floor—led by 2024 Olympic Alternate Joscelyn Roberson, who ranks 16th in the nation on the event and scored a near-perfect 9.975 last week.
Doors to Historic Memorial Coliseum will open at 6 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to plan ahead for parking and arrive early for introductions, set to begin at 6:48 p.m. ET.
Senior Night ceremonies are slated to take place following the conclusion of the meet. Fandemonium giveaways will also take place on Friday, with UK Gymnastics scrunchies while supplies last and the chance for lucky fans to win limited edition UK Gymnastics hoodies and pajama pants. ‘10’ cards and shakers will also be available while supplies last.
Limited single-meet tickets, including Verified Resale options, are still available for Friday’s Excite Night. Single-meet ticket prices begin at $15 for reserved tickets located in the 100 sections of the arena. General admission seats, located on the bleachers on the east side of the facility near Rose Street are on sale for $12. Single-meet tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
Students and faculty/staff receive free admission to all gymnastics home meets based on availability. Rather than showing their UK ID, they will now be required to claim a ticket in advance with the UK Ticket Office. Students and faculty/staff can claim their tickets by showing their ID at the UK Ticket Office during business hours and will then access the tickets digitally through their UK Athletics Account.
Students can claim one ticket for themselves while faculty/staff can claim up to two tickets – one for themselves and one for a guest. Limited gameday walk-up claims will be available based on availability.
Most parking lots surrounding Historic Memorial Coliseum are available parking options for fans. The lots available include The Cornerstone Garage, High Street Lot, East Maxwell Lot, Joe Craft Center Lot, College View Lot, Alumni Center Lot, Career Center Lot and Linden Walk Lot. The Cornerstone Garage is open two-hours prior to the meet, while all other lots are available three-hours prior.
A shuttle will be available for all regular season meets and is free for all fans. The shuttle will run 90 minutes prior to the meet until the end of the second rotation. It will resume at the start of the fourth rotation up to 1-hour post-meet. The shuttle will pick up in two locations, The Cornerstone Garage and the High Street Lot and will drop off at the Lexington Avenue entrance of Historic Memorial Coliseum. Patrons can access the shuttle after walking across the sky bridge from The Cornerstone Garage. The skybridge is accessible from the third level of the parking structure. The pickup/drop off location is to the left of the skybridge at a crosswalk. Fans can find a complete run down of meet logistic information here.
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