University of Oklahoma Athletics

Friday, March 6
Lloyd Noble Center
6:45 PM

University of Oklahoma

198.500
vs
198.100

Florida

Sooners Explode for Record 198.500 Win

Sooners Explode for Record 198.500 Win

March 06, 2015 | Women's Gymnastics

Team Scores
  Vault Bars Beam Floor
OU 49.525 49.500 49.750 49.725
UF 49.550 48.550 49.525 49.475
Event Winners
Event Gymnast Score
Vault Alex McMurtry (UF) 9.975
Bars Bridget Sloan (UF) 9.975 
Beam Erica Brewer (OU) 10.0
Floor Haley Scaman (OU) 10.0
AA Kytra Hunter (UF) 39.750
OU Team Highs
Event Gymnast Score
Vault Haley Scaman 9.95
Bars Brenna Dowell 9.95 
Beam Erica Brewer 10.0 
Floor Haley Scaman 10.0

NORMAN --  Senior Night was one to remember for the No. 1 Oklahoma women's gymnastics team . Records fell left and right as the Sooners soared to a 198.500-198.100 win over No. 3 Florida. 

Oklahoma's team score shattered its previous program record of 198.375 set in 2013 and ranks No. 6 all-time on the NCAA team scoring charts. The mark is the highest in the country this season and included OU-best scores on both beam (49.750) and floor (49.725). The team competed in front of an Oklahoma gymnastics record crowd of 4,138 fans at the Lloyd Noble Center.

The Sooners have now set new program records on all four events and in team scoring within the last two seasons.

Oklahoma team members captured individual titles on balance beam and floor exercise with efforts from Erica Brewer and Haley Scaman. Brewer scored the first perfect 10.0 in the nation on beam this season and the first 10.0 of her career, while Scaman earned her first 10.0 on floor of the season and the fifth of her career on all events. 

Florida's Alex McMurtry took the individual title on vault with a 9.975, while Gator Bridget Sloan earned top honors on bars with a 9.975. UF's Kytra Hunter won the all-around title with a 39.750

The Sooners shot out of the gates on vault with a 49.525 performance, including a team-best 9.95 in the anchor position from Scaman. The rotation started strong with a 9.9 from Kara Lovan and continued at a blazing pace with 9.9s from Keeley Kmieciak and Chayse Capps

Freshman Brenna Dowell added a 9.875, while Ali Jackson earned a 9.85.

Oklahoma fell behind the Gators early as Florida got off to a hot start as well, earning a 49.550 on bars behind Sloan's meet-best 9.975. After one rotation, OU trailed by the narrowest of margins: 49.550-49.525.

OU took its momentum to bars, riding it to a 49.500 performance. Dowell paced the lineup in the anchor spot with a 9.95, while Scaman and Kmieciak each contributed 9.9 efforts. Rebecca Clark and McKenzie Wofford tacked on 9.875 outings for the Sooners.

 Florida maintained its lead over the Sooners with a 49.550 performance on vault. McMurtry's 9.975 led the lineup in the anchor position, giving UF a 99.100-99.025 lead after two events.

Then the Sooners took control.

Oklahoma exploded for a record-setting beam rotation, earning a program-best 49.750 on the apparatus. The score snapped the 12-year record 49.675 set in 2003. The crowning moment of the rotation came in Brewer's flawless beam set at the end of the lineup. The senior became the first Sooner to post a 10.0 on beam since 2003 and only the third in program history.

OU's senior class paced the lineup top-to-bottom as Haley Sorensen added a career-high 9.95 in the No. 2 position and Clark tied her career-best of 9.925. Capps was exquisite in the No. 5 position for a 9.95, while Kmieciak nailed her double back dismount for a 9.925 in the lead-off spot. Lovan rounded things out with a 9.9 in the No. 4 spot.

Florida couldn't match Oklahoma's pace in their its rotation, earning a solid 49.475 on floor exercise. Hunter and Bridgette Caquatto led the Gators with identical 9.925 efforts. After three events, OU stole away the lead by a mark of 148.775-148.575.

It was a lead the Sooners would not relinquish. Oklahoma went lights-out on floor exercise its second-straight record-setting mark, a 49.725 that included Scaman's 10.0. The score is the fifth perfect score of Scaman's career and her third on floor. Her five 10.0s continue to be a program record for perfect scores in a career.

The back of OU's lineup was untouchable as freshmen Jackson and Dowell each picked up 9.95 scores for their efforts. Lovan was beautifully precise in the No. 3 position for a career-high-tying 9.925, while Brewer led off by matching her own career-best of 9.9.

Florida picked up a 49.525 on beam behind a 9.975 from Hunter. The effort would not be enough to catch Oklahoma as the Gators finished with their own strong mark of 198.100.

With the victory, Oklahoma is now a perfect 13-0 in 2015 and has finished the regular season undefeated at home with a 4-0 mark overall. 

OU will cap its regular season on the road next weekend against the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. The meet will begin at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, March 13 with a live broadcast available on SECN+. 

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