Sooners Edged by Gators in Gainesville

Friday, February 25

Gainesville, FL

5:45 PM

University of Oklahoma

197.750

198.100

Florida

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Sooners Edged by Gators in Gainesville

February 25, 2022 | Women's Gymnastics

²Oklahoma

197.750

³Florida

198.100

Team Scores
	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor
OU	49.375	49.400	49.550	49.425
UF	49.400	49.600	49.450	49.650

High Scores
Event	Gymnast	Score
Vault	Bowers (OU), Sievers (OU), Blakely (UF), Thomas (UF)	9.925
Bars	Megan Skaggs (UF), Trinity Thomas (UF)	9.950
Beam	Trinity Thomas (UF)	9.975
Floor	Trinity Thomas (UF)	10.0
AA	Trinity Thomas (UF)	39.850

OU Team Highs
Event	Gymnast	Score
Vault	Bowers, Sievers	9.925
Bars	Audrey Davis	9.925
Beam	LeVasseur, Trautman, Woodard	9.925
Floor	Bowers, Smith	9.925
AA	Audrey Davis	39.500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 2 Oklahoma women's gymnastics team dropped it's Friday night matchup with No. 3 Florida, 198.100-197.750, inside the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla.

The meet was tied after the first rotation, but Florida used a strong second frame to take a lead they would not relinquish. The Sooners took home the event title on beam as a team with a 49.550. Individually, Jordan Bowers and Danielle Sievers shared the vault title with matching 9.925s.

Both teams opened the meet with a 49.400 on their respective events. The Sooners got started on bars with Danielle Sievers leading things off with a 9.825, followed by a 9.85 from Katherine LeVasseur. In the No. 3 spot, Karrie Thomas nailed her double layout dismount for 9.9. Ragan Smith showed off strong handstands in the No. 4 spot for a 9.825. Jordan Bowers showed off a stuck dismount and exceptional handstands for a 9.9 in the No. 5 spot. The No. 1 bars worker in the nation, Audrey Davis anchored with a team-high 9.925.

Florida took the lead with a 49.600 on bars to the Sooners' 49.375 on vault. Davis went from anchoring bars to leading off vault with a 9.8 on her Yurchenko full. Sheridan Ramsey followed with a full of her own for a 9.825. In the No. 3 spot, Allie Stern put up a 9.850 on her Yurchenko full. Bowers added her second mark of 9.9 or better with a 9.925 on her 1.5. LeVasseur added a 9.85 in the No. 5 spot. Anchoring was Sievers with a career-high 9.925.

The Sooners started to close the gap with a 49.425 on floor in the third rotation. Bell Johnson started things off with a 9.85, followed by a 9.875 from Davis. Sievers made her debut on floor and showcased a unique opening pass to earn a 9.850 in the No. 3 spot. In the No. 4 spot, Danae Fletcher earned a 9.825 with her whip to double back first pass. Bowers continued her strong night with her second 9.925 of the night.

In the final rotation, the Sooners posted a 49.550 on beam. Jenna Dunn led things off with a strong triple series and stuck gainer full dismount for a 9.875. Olivia Trautman tied her career high with a 9.925 as she nailed her dismount in the No. 2 spot in just her second routine of the season. LeVasseur rebounded from a fall last week with an effortless routine for a 9.925 in the No. 3 spot. Davis was stunning as usual with a 9.9 in the No. 4 spot. Carly Woodard was poised and strong in the No. 5 spot, earning a 9.925. Smith anchored with a 9.875 to close out the meet.

The Sooners will be back in action Friday, March 4, when they host No. 1 Michigan inside Lloyd Noble Center. OU and Michigan will compete on ESPN2 at 7:45 p.m. CT.