2016 LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team
American university women's gymnastics team
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The 2016 LSU Tigers gymnastics team is to represent Louisiana State University in the sport of Artistic gymnastics during the 2016 NCAA Division I women's gymnastics season . The Tigers compete in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They host their home meets at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the university's campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana . The Tigers program is led by D-D Breaux who has been the head coach of the program for 39 seasons.[ 2]
Roster
2015-16 Roster[ 3]
Name
Height
Year
Hometown
Club
Julianna Cannamela
5-1
FR
Waxhaw, NC
Southeastern
Sydney Ewing
5-0
JR
Lafayette, LA
Acadiana
Sarah Finnegan
5-1
FR
Lee's Summit, MO
GAGE
Michelle Gauthier
5-4
SR
Mandeville, LA
Northshore
Ashleigh Gnat
5-0
JR
Lake Mary, FL
ACE
Myia Hambrick
5-1
SO
Temple, GA
West Georgia
McKenna Kelley
5-1
FR
Houston, TX
Stars
Erin Macadaeg
4-9
SO
Redwood City, CA
San Mateo
Kylie Moran
5-2
SO
St. Petersburg, FL
Tampa Bay Turners
Lexie Priessman
5-0
FR
Cincinnati, OH
Perfection Gymnastics School
Jessica Savona
4-11
SR
Mississauga, Ontario
Oakville
Kaitlyn Szafranski
5-2
FR
Orefield, PA
Parkettes
Randii Wyrick
5-5
SR
Las Vegas, NV
Brown's Gymnastics
Shae Zamardi
5-3
JR
Vancouver Island, BC
Flicka
Previous season
The 2015 Tigers team came into the 2015 season ranked #5 in the Coaches Preseason Poll.[ 4] They finished the regular season with an almost undefeated run – losing to the Oklahoma Sooners during the Metroplex Challenge, in late January.[ 5] The Tigers placed second at the SEC Championships,[ 6] and first at the NCAA Ames Regional .[ 7] The Tigers advanced to Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas – placing fifth in their session.[ 8] As a result, the Tigers didn't advance to the Super Six.[ 9] The program had six participants in the Event Finals also.[ 10]
Schedule
LSU's 2016 schedule is a 10-week long regular season – consisting of five home and five away meets. As part of their away meet campaign, the Tigers will participate in the Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas (against Missouri , Oklahoma , Stanford and Washington ),[ 11] the Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas, NV – a neutral site against NC State , and a quad meet at Texas Woman's against New Hampshire and Oregon State .[ 12] Tigers will host SEC rivals, Kentucky , Arkansas , Auburn and Alabama – as well as the Oklahoma Sooners to open their 2016 campaign. The Tigers will travel to conference rivals Georgia and Florida .
2016 Schedule[ 13]
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Rank
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
Saturday, January 9
4:00 p.m.
#1 Oklahoma Sooners [ a]
5
PMAC • Baton Rouge, LA
SECN +
W, 196.950 -196.725
8,228
[ 14]
Thursday, January 14
9:00 p.m.
#21 NC State Wolfpack [ a]
1
South Point Hotel • Las Vegas, NV
W, 195.825 -193.625
1,100
[ 15]
Friday, January 22
7:30 p.m.
#20 Kentucky Wildcats
7
PMAC • Baton Rouge, LA
SECN+
W, 196.575 -195.100
10,052
[ 16]
Saturday, January 30
7:00 p.m.
Metroplex Challenge[ a] [ b]
6
FWCC • Fort Worth, TX
2nd, 196.750
2,000
[ 17]
Friday, February 5
7:30 p.m.
#8 Arkansas Razorbacks
6
PMAC • Baton Rouge, LA
SECN
W , 197.425 -196.150
7,779
[ 18]
Saturday, February 13
3:00 p.m.
#11 Georgia Bulldogs
5
Coleman Coliseum • Athens, GA
SECN+
L , 196.800-197.525
9,577
[ 19]
Friday, February 19
7:30 p.m.
#8 Auburn Tigers
6
PMAC • Baton Rouge, LA
SECN
W , 197.825 -197.125
10,177
[ 20]
Friday, February 26
6:00 p.m.
#2 Florida Gators
7
O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL
SECN
W , 197.900 -197.875
7,129
[ 21]
Friday, March 4
7:30 p.m.
#3 Alabama Crimson Tide
4
PMAC • Baton Rouge, LA
SECN+
W , 197.925 -196.225
13,296
[ 22]
Saturday, March 12
6:00 p.m.
TWU's Quad Meet[ a] [ c]
3
Kitty Magee Arena • Denton, TX
1st , 197.825
[ 23]
Saturday, March 19
5:00 p.m.
SEC Championships[ d]
3
Verizon Arena • Little Rock, AR
SECN+
3rd ,197.500
[ 24]
Saturday, April 2
3:00 p.m.
NCAA Athens Regional [ e]
3
Coleman Coliseum • Athens, GA
SECN+
1st , 197.300
4,994
[ 25]
Friday, April 15
1:00 p.m.
NCAA Semifinal [ f]
3
FWCC • Fort Worth, TX
ESPNU
2nd , 197.3375
3,903
[ 26]
Saturday April 16
8:00 p.m.
NCAA Super Six [ g]
3
FWCC • Fort Worth, TX
ESPNU
2nd , 197.4500
8,338
[ 27]
^ a b c d denotes non-conference rival(s)
^ Metroplex Challenge opponents: #20 Missouri Tigers , #2 Oklahoma Sooners , #12 Stanford Cardinal , and Washington Huskies
^ TWU's Quad Meet opponents: NR Texas Woman's Pioneers , #16 Oregon State Beavers , and NR New Hampshire Wildcats
^ SEC Championships opponents: #2 Florida Gators , #4 Alabama Crimson Tide , #6 Auburn Tigers , #8 Georgia Bulldogs , #13 Arkansas Razorbacks , #22 Kentucky Wildcats , #20 Missouri Tigers
^ NCAA Athens Regional opponents: #10 Georgia Bulldogs , #15 Oregon State Beavers , NR Arizona Wildcats , NR George Washington Colonials , and NR Michigan State Spartans
^ NCAA Semifinal opponents: #2 Florida Gators , #10 Georgia Bulldogs , #18 Stanford Cardinal , #6 Auburn Tigers , and #14 Minnesota Golden Gophers
^ NCAA Super Six opponents:#1 Oklahoma Sooners , #4 Alabama Crimson Tide , #2 Florida Gators , #8 UCLA Bruins , and #10 Georgia Bulldogs
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^ "Gymnastics - Coaches - LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics" . lsusports.net . Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015 .
^ "Gymnastics - 2016 Roster - LSU Sports Official Athletic Site" . lsusports.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015 .
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^ "Team Standing" (PDF) . lsusports.net . 17 April 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2023 .
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^ "The Gymnastics ScoreKeeper Meet Results" . Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015 .
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^ "Individual Results on Vault" (PDF) . lsusports.net . 19 April 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2023 .
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