OU to Honor Seniors Friday Night

Friday, March 6

Lloyd Noble Center

7:15 PM

University of Oklahoma

Michigan

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March 05, 2020 | Women's Gymnastics

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By: Lindsey Morrison

¹ Oklahoma

5 Michigan

Friday, March 6 / 7:15 p.m. CT / Norman, Okla. / Lloyd Noble Center

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NORMAN – The No. 1 Oklahoma women's gymnastics team is set for its final regular season home meet when No. 5 Michigan comes to town. The two teams will go head-to-head on Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus at 7:15 p.m. CT. Seniors Jade Degouveia, Maggie Nichols and Bre Showers will be honored in a post-meet ceremony.

NOTES AND NUMBERS FOR MEET ELEVEN

STOLE THE SHOW
Friday will mark senior night for Jade Degouveia, Maggie Nichols and Bre Showers. The three have put together an illustrious career that includes 110 wins and an undefeated 26-0 record at home. Combined, the trio has 17 All-America honors, six individual Big 12 Championships and six individual national titles. Nichols and Degouveia have both been honored by the Big 12 as Nichols was named the 2017 Newcomer of the Year and 2018 Gymnast of the Year and Degouveia was the 2019 Event Specialist of the Year. The senior class has been a part of two National Championships, three Big 12 Championships, three regional championships and an NCAA Runner-Up finish.

A MESSAGE FROM SENIOR BRE SHOWERS
"To Sooner nation: As senior night is approaching I cannot help but reflect on how blessed I am to be apart of this program, university, and Sooner family! It's been an absolute joy competing in front of you for the last four years, and having the opportunity to get to know your hearts. No where else are there fans like you, who possess so much love and passion for gymnastics. It is refreshing and I am grateful for all you have done for Jade, Maggie, and me. You all have been nothing but gracious, personable, and kind and I cannot tell you how much you have meant to me and this senior class. There's something special about competing in the LNC, and that can be attested to your ability to always put forth an electric atmosphere, every single meet!! THANK YOU! You have made such an impact on me and It would be an honor to see your faces Friday night to celebrate and create some Sooner Magic...one last time! "

LOOK BACK IT
The Sooners topped their own highest score of the season with a 198.450 in a win over No. 6 Denver. OU now has four scores over 198 this season and two over 198.400. Olivia Trautman was perfect on vault once again as she earned her third career perfect 10 and second on vault. Maggie Nichols made a surprise appearance in the all-around after originally being slated for just three events. The senior posted a 39.825, tied for the second-best in the nation this season. Nichols posted a 9.975 on vault and beam, along with a 9.950 on bars and a 9.95 on floor. The Sooners posted a season-high on beam with a 49.675 as they counted five scores of 9.9 or better, including a career-best 9.925 from freshman Jenna Dunn.

NQS BREAKDOWN
The Oklahoma women's gymnastics team is ranked No. 1 in the nation for the ninth consecutive week. Beginning last week, rankings are now determined by national qualifying scores (NQS). NQS is based on a team's six best regular season scores, three of which must be away. The overall high score is eliminated, and the five remaining scores are averaged. NQS scores are used to determine seeding for NCAA regional competition at six campus sites on April 2-4. OU leads the way with an NQS of 198.080, followed by Florida with a mark of 197.880. UCLA and Utah remained in third and fourth with marks of 197.425 and 197.335, respectively. Michigan is the newcomer to the top five this season with a 197.285. Additionally, the Sooners rank in the top three on all four events, including the top spot on vault and bars with a 49.585 on vault and a 49.550 on bars. The Sooners rank second on beam (49.520) and third on floor (49.505).

TEN POINT "O"
Sophomore Olivia Trautman became the fourth gymnast this season to earn a perfect 10 on vault and the third in the Big 12 when she earned a perfect score on Feb. 21. The sophomore followed up her perfect mark a week later with yet another perfect vault on Feb. 29. Trautman, teammate Maggie Nichols, former club teammate and current Denver gymnast Maddie Karr and LSU's Kiya Johnson as the only athletes to earn a perfect mark on vault. Nichols, Karr and Trautman all have at least two on the event. The sophomore was the first gymnast at OU not named Maggie Nichols to earn a perfect 10 this season.

HOME SWEET HOME
OU is to 107-4 inside Lloyd Noble Center since the arrival of head coach K.J. Kindler in 2007. The Sooners have posted 31 consecutive victories dating back to 2014 and the 2020 senior class has never lost a home meet in their career. OU is undefeated at home this season with wins over Arkansas, Iowa State, Texas Woman's, West Virginia and Denver.

VAULTING TO THE TOP
On Feb. 14, the Sooners vaulted to the top of the OU record books as they posted a 49.775 on vault to set a new program record. The previous record of 49.700 had been untouched since the 2014 season. On Feb. 29, OU posted a 49.700 on vault thanks to a perfect 10 from Olivia Trautman. The Sooners were the first team in 2020 to post a lineup of six 10.0 start-value vaults since the devalution of the Yurchenko full. Olivia Trautman and Allie Stern led off the Feb. 14 rotation with matching 9.975s. Jade Degouveia added a 9.900 and Anastasia Webb notched a 9.925 to set up a 10.0 from Maggie Nichols.OU is one of only four schools who have posted a 49.500 or better on vault (Florida, LSU, Michigan). The Sooners have tallied a 49.500 or higher on seven occasions, while LSU and Florida have reached that mark twice and Michigan once.

CLOUD 9.9
The Sooners have posted 115 scores of 9.9 or higher through the first nine meets of the season. With 239 routines competed, that means 48.1 percent of the routines scored at least a 9.9. OU has put up double-digit scores of 9.9 or higher seven times, including a season best 17 against Denver on Feb. 29. The Sooners have posted the most scores of 9.9 or better in 2020 with the next closest school at 81 (Florida). Though most teams have only competed in eight meets, the Sooners would still have the most 9.9 scores as they had 89 through eight meets.

TO 198 AND BEYOND
For the third year in a row, the Sooners became the first team in the country to reach a score of 198 or better with a 198.250 on Jan. 17 at Alabama. OU reached 198 once again with a 198.250 on Jan. 20 against Arkansas, a 198.400 on Feb. 14 and a nation-best 198.450 on Feb. 29. In each of last two seasons, the Sooners have posted at least eight marks of 198 or higher. Since 2016 OU has totaled 30 scores of 198 or better and has 37 such scores in program history. Of those 37, only 14 have been earned at home with the other 23 all coming at road or neutral sites. Nine of those scores have come in regional or national competition, including the 198.475 mark at the 2019 NCAA Athens Regional which is the top road score in NCAA history. In 2018, OU set the NCAA record with 10 scores of 198 or better in a single season. OU has more scores of 198 in the last five years than any other program has in their entire history. The 198.400 set on Feb. 14 was the 125th score of 198 or higher in NCAA history and tied for the 12th best score in women's gymnastics history.

DEPTH DISPLAYED
OU has showcased the depth it has on its roster with 14 Sooners appearing in at least one lineup this season. Senior Jade Degouveia (VT, UB, FX), juniors Anastasia Webb (AA), Carly Woodard (BB), Jordan Draper (UB, FX) and Evy Schoepfer (VT), sophomore Allie Stern (VT, FX) and freshmen Jenna Dunn (BB) and Ragan Smith (AA) have competed in every meet this season. Senior Maggie Nichols (AA) has missed just one meet.Junior Karrie Thomas (UB, BB), sophomores Emma LaPinta (FX) and Olivia Trautman (UB, BB) and freshmen Vanessa Deniz (UB, BB, FX) and Brooke Weins (VT) have all competed in at least three meets this season. The underclassmen are playing a major role once again as the eight sophomores and freshmen have combined for 97 of 239 routines (40.5 percent). Degouveia, Nichols, Smith and Webb have contributed 138 routines (57.7 percent). Degouveia, Smith and Webb have competed at least three routines in every meet with Webb being an all-arounder in all 10. Nichols has competed at least three routines in eight of 10 meets. Webb is the only Sooner on the current roster to appear in every meet of her career. Webb has hit 111 of 116 routines, good for a .956 average.

THE ROAD TO FORT WORTH RUNS THROUGH NORMAN
The road to the NCAA Championships will make a journey through Norman and Lloyd Noble Center in 2020. OU is one of four host sites this season, meaning the Sooners will have a home-floor advantage during the three-day regional competition. This will be the fourth time since 2011 that the Sooners will play host as they hosted in 2011, 2013 and 2015. OU has won all three regional championships in the LNC and will look to make it four in April.

QUICK HITS

OU was ranked No. 1 in the WCGA preseason coaches poll, the sixth-straight season the Sooners have been ranked in the top two to begin the year.
Twelve of Oklahoma's 13 regualr season opponents are ranked in the preseason coaches poll.
OU will face six preseason top-10 opponents during the 2020 season including No. 4 UCLA, No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Denver, No. 8 Georgia, No. 9 California and No. 10 Alabama.
Oklahoma returns seven previous NCAA All-Americans who own 23 total accolades: Jade Degouveia (VT, FX), Maggie Nichols (AA, VT, UB, BB, FX), Bre Showers (VT, AA), Karrie Thomas (UB), Olivia Trautman (FX), Anastasia Webb (UB, FX), Carly Woodard (BB).
The Sooners will be featured on ESPN networks four times during the regular season: at Arizona State (ESPNU), at Alabama (ESPN2), Denver (ESPNU) and the Big 12 Championship (ESPNU).

SCOUTING MICHIGAN
The Wolverines made their first appearance in the top five this season as they clocked in at No. 5 in the second NQS ranking of the year. Michigan boasts a high score of 197.950 and has posted a 197.900 or better in each of its last two meets. Michigan is ranked in the top 10 on every event, including a pair of top-five rankings. The Wolverines are No. 4 on vault, No. 5 on floor, No. 8 on bars and No. 9 on beam. Two gymnasts are ranked in the top 12 of the all-around as Sierra Brooks is No. 10 and Natalie Wojcik is No. 12. Wojcik has a high score of 39.775 in the all-around this season.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will close out the regular season in Minneapolis, Minn., as the Sooners take on No. 11 Minnesota. Maggie Nichols, Olivia Trautman and K.J. Kindler will all be returning to their home state for the sold-out meet.