Big 12 Accolades for Lovan, Scaman

NORMAN, Okla. -- The list of Oklahoma gymnasts to pull down weekly honors from the Big 12 continues to grow. Haley Scaman was named Gymnast of the Week and Kara Lovan earned Newcomer of the Week accolades following the second-ranked Sooners' win at the Perfect 10 Challenge last Friday night.

With the selections, seven different OU team members have earned recognition from the conference this season. Oklahoma has earned at least one Big 12 honor every week in 2014, including six weeks with multiple selections and two outright sweeps of the honor listing.

Scaman was named Gymnast of the Week for the third consecutive week after another clutch performance last weekend for the Sooners. Scaman posted scores of 9.9 or higher on both vault and floor; her team-best 9.9 on vault was her seventh 9.9+ performance in seven meets. Nowhere was Scaman's performance more crucial than floor, where she competed as OU's anchor for the evening. With No. 5 Alabama finishing with a 197.200 and Oklahoma coming off a fall on the previous routine, Scaman had to deliver at least a 9.85 to secure victory for the Sooners. Scaman did one better, posting a meet-best 9.925 to boost OU to a 197.200 victory on the night. She has now captured the individual floor title for Oklahoma in three consecutive meets—all against top five opponents.

Freshman Kara Lovan earned her first career Big 12 honor with her Newcomer of the Week accolade. Lovan had a career night for the Sooners at the Perfect 10 Challenge, tying her season-bests on both events she competed in. Lovan opened the night on vault with a 9.875, tying for OU's second-highest score of the meet and aiding the Sooners to a 49.350. She followed up by tying her career-best of 9.9 on floor, the second consecutive week that she has posted that score on the event. Lovan's 9.9 tied her for second overall at the meet, trailing only teammate Scaman.

Fans hoping to see Scaman, Lovan and the Sooners compete in Norman will have another chance this weekend. No. 2 Oklahoma is set to face No. 15 Illinois this weekend at the Lloyd Noble Center, with the contest slated for a 6:45 p.m. start on Friday, Feb. 28.

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Kara Lovan

Haley Scaman

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