Completed Event: Women's Gymnastics versus Rutgers on April 3, 2026 , Win , 197.875, to, 196.300
Final
Women's Gymnastics
197.875
vs Rutgers
196.300
University of Oklahoma Athletics
OU Hosts UCLA in Top-10 Battle
January 14, 2017 | Women's Gymnastics
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 UCLA
Jan. 15 | 3:45 p.m. CT | Norman, Okla. | Lloyd Noble Center
Twitter| MATCHUP AT A GLANCE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | UCLA | |||
| 2017 Record | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| 2017 Ranking | No. 2 | No. 8 | ||
| 2017 Scoring Average | 197.750 | 195.700 | ||
| 2017 Team High | 197.750 | 195.700 | ||
NOTES AND NUMBERS FOR MEET TWO
BACK AT IT
The No. 2-ranked Oklahoma women's gymnastics team returns to Lloyd Noble Center this weekend to host a talented UCLA squad, ranked No. 8 in the nation. The meet is slated for a 3:45 p.m. CT on Sunday. The matchup is OU's second straight against a 2016 NCAA Super Six team, where the Bruins finished in fifth place.
STARTING STRONG
The defending national champion Sooners entered the 2017 season refocused and ready to embark on a title defense. In their season opener against then-No. 3 Alabama, OU got off to a good start, shining in a 197.750-196.700 victory in front of 3,515 fans inside Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners, whose score represents the highest season-opening total in program history, secured event titles on vault, bars and floor and claimed the top individual score on those three events as well. Freshman Maggie Nichols made her presence known in her debut in the Crimson and Cream, posting an impressive 39.725 all-around score.
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
On Sunday, the Sooners will look to build upon their 82-4 all-time home record under 11th-year head coach K.J. Kindler. OU has claimed 20 straight victories in Norman, dating back to 2014.
SWAGGIE MAGGIE
Oklahoma freshman Maggie Nichols made her debut on the collegiate gymnastics scene known, dazzling in her first meet by scoring an impressive 39.725 in all-around competition. The mark stands as the highest in the country so far this season and is second in program history, behind a 39.775 total from now-senior Chayse Capps a season ago. Nichols snagged the all-around, bars (9.975) and floor (9.95) titles in her first meet as a Sooner. According to records from RoadtoNationals.com dating back to 1998, Nichols' all-around score is the highest mark by a freshman in her debut.
WORLD CHAMPS
Sunday's meet will feature three members of the 2015 World Championships squad that won gold for Team USA. OU sophomore Brenna Dowell and freshman Maggie Nichols as well as UCLA freshman Madison Kocian comprised three of seven spots on that team.
BRENNA'S BACK
After deferring last season to compete with Team USA at 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympic Trials, Brenna Dowell made her return to Norman against Alabama. The sophomore nailed her Yurchenko 1 ½ vault for a career-high 9.95. Dowell also scored a 9.9 on bars and competed on floor. Dowell was a first-team All-American on both bars and floor as a freshman, helping the Sooners to a third-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
BEST OF THE BEST
Following the first week of competition, The Sooners sit in the top five nationally on all four events. OU is first on both bars and floor, is tied for second on vault and shares fifth place on beam.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
As of rankings updates on Jan. 12, eight different Sooners are ranked in the top 25 nationally on at least one event. Freshman Maggie Nichols sits first in the all-around (39.725), while senior Chayse Capps checks in tied for second (39.575). Nichols and Capps are tied for ninth on vault (9.9), while Nichols checks in first on bars (9.975), tied for fifth on beam (9.9) and tied for first on floor (9.95) and Capps is tied for third on floor (9.925). Capps, senior McKenzie Wofford, junior Stefani Catour and sophomore Brenna Dowell and Nicole Lehrmann share fifth on bars (9.9). Dowell also checks in first on vault (9.95), while junior AJ Jackson and senior Charity Jones are tied for seventh on floor (9.9).
A GLANCE AT UCLA
Rankings (as of Jan. 12)
Team
Overall: 8th (195.700)
Vault: T-4th (49.250)
Bars: 5th (49.250)
Beam: T-20th (48.725)
Floor: 30th (48.475)
Top Individuals
All-Around: Madison Kocian (T-10th, 39.425)
Vault: Madison Preston (T-9th, 9.9)
Bars: Christine Peng-Peng Lee, Madison Kocian, Kyla Ross (T-17th, 9.875)
Beam: Mikaela Gerber (T-28th, 9.85)
Floor: Madison Kocian, Madison Preston (T-15th, 9.875)
OU VS. UCLA HISTORY
The two teams faced off twice last season, with the Sooners winning the regular season finale in Los Angeles (197.950-197.200) and topping the Bruins in the Super Six. Overall, UCLA leads the series by a 14-7-1 mark.
ON THE AIR
Sunday's meet will air through Sooner Sports TV on FOX Sports Southwest and FOX College Sports Central and will stream on FOX Sports Go. Former OU greats Bart Conner and Kelly Garrison-Funderburk will call the action, and Megan McDonald will be on the sidelines.
FAN INFO
ENTRANCES
The east entrances of Lloyd Noble Center will be open for general public and student access beginning at 2:15 p.m., 90 minutes prior to the start of the meet. ADA entrance will be at the lower south level.
TICKETS
Season Tickets
Fans will reserved season tickets will have seats in sections LE3 or LE4, and the seat number info will be printed on the tickets. All reserved season ticket holders will also receive a Lloyd Noble Center concessions meal voucher to use during one home meet. A seating chart can be viewed by clicking here.
Single-Meet Tickets
Fans who purchased tickets for the Alabama meet can use those tickets for entrance into any remaining home meet. Single-meet tickets are available for purchase online through SoonerSports.com or over the phone at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at 800-456-GoOU.
QUICK HITS
• The Sooners swept the first Big 12 weekly awards, with senior Chayse Capps (Big 12 Gymnast of the Week), junior Stefani Catour (Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week) and freshman Maggie Nichols (Big 12 Newcomer of the Week) all picking up accolades. The conference honor was the 12th of Capps' career, one shy of the Big 12 record.
• OU started 2017 ranked No. 1 in the NACGC/W Preseason Coaches' Poll for the second straight season. It marks the seventh straight year the Sooners have been ranked in the top five nationally to begin the season.
• Oklahoma returns eight previous NCAA All-Americans who own 21 total accolades: Natalie Brown (BB), Chayse Capps (VT, UB, BB, FX, AA), Brenna Dowell (UB, FX), Nicole Lehrmann (UB, BB), Kara Lovan (FX), AJ Jackson (VT, UB, FX), Charity Jones (VT, BB) and McKenzie Wofford (UB).
• All four of OU's regular season home matches will be televised live by Sooner Sports TV.
HOME PROMOTIONS
• Light Up the LNC (light-up item for first 1,000 fans)
• LNC Leo Night (enter to win an OU leo of your own!)
• Free T-shirts and gum for OU students
• A photo booth, balloon artist and face painter in the Kids Zone from 3:15-5:15 p.m.
• Pre-meet performances from Champion Athletics and Bart Conner Gymnastics
• National anthem sung by Camden Cotner
UP NEXT
Next weekend, the Sooners embark on their first road trip of 2017, taking on Big 12 foe and No. 21 West Virginia. The meet is slated for Saturday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. CT in Morgantown, W. Va., and will stream through Mountaineer TV.
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