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LSU GYMNASTICS VS. Kentucky Jan. 23, 2009 Lexington, Ky. Memorial Coliseum 6 p.m. (CT) SCHEDULE/RESULTS NATIONAL RANKING: No. 11 Overall Record: 5-1, SEC Record: 0-1 Home: 0-1, Away: 2-0, Neutral: 3-0 Date Opponent LSU Opp. vs. January 2 at Cancun Classic 194.900 No. 19 Boise State 193.700 No. 8 Michigan 192.700 North Carolina 190.325 TV: None Internet: Live Audiocast on LSUsports.net Live Stats: www.LSUsports.net 9 at Iowa 194.175 SE Missouri State 191.675 LSU TO FACE KENTUCKY IN SEC ROAD OPENER Iowa 191.375 The 11th-ranked LSU gymnastics squad will hit the road for the first time in conference play to take on the Kentucky Wildcats. Kentucky is 1-1 on the season and 0-1 in SEC competi- 16 No. 8 Georgia* 195.950 196.850 tion. The trip marks the Tigers’ third meet on the road, following the Cancun Classic and the 23 at Kentucky* 6 p.m. tri-meet in Iowa. Live stats will be offered on www.lsusports.net and Voice of the Tigers Mike 30 at Auburn* 7 p.m. Smith and Tina Suhr will call the action on the Geaux Zone’s Internet Audiocast. February 6 Florida* 7 p.m. A LOOK AT KENTUCKY 13 at Alabama* 7 p.m. The Wildcats began the season 1-0 with a 191.000-187.150 victory over Utah State in 20 UNC/Illinois-Chicago 7 p.m. Lexington on Jan. 10 and followed that by improving their score by more than three points 27 Arkansas* 7 p.m. as Kentucky fell on the road to Alabama, 195.825-194.075. The Wildcats have been paced by junior Hillary Ferguson who won the all-around title against Utah State with a 39.275. March Ferguson is tied for the team high on vault with a 9.875, is third on the team on bars with 7 N.C. State 6 p.m. a 9.725, tied for second on beam with a 9.80 and has scored a 9.90 on floor, the highest 13 Centenary 7:30 p.m. individual score for the Wildcats this season. Ferguson is tied for 13th nationally on floor. 21 SEC Championships* Senior Natalie Rubinsten is tied for 14th in the nation on bars as she has scored a 9.85 in (Nashville,Tenn) both meets. April 4 NCAA Central Regional LAST TIME OUT 16-18 NCAA Championships LSU suffered its first loss of the season, 196.850-195.950, to the four-time defending (Lincoln, Neb.) national champion Georgia GymDogs, but the Tigers showed signs of improvement by increasing their season-best team score by more than a point. Despite the loss the Tigers * Denotes SEC meets. posted season highs on bars (48.975), beam (48.800) and floor (48.950). Senior Ashleigh All times Central and subject to change. Clare-Kearney racked up her 90th career individual title by tying UGA’s Courtney Kupets with LSU ON THE INTERNET a 9.95 on vault, marking the 30th title of her career on vault. RECORD CROWD AGAINST GEORGIA A home opener record crowd of 4,369 witnessed the LSU-UGA meet last Friday, a number that ranks third all time on the career top attendance list for the program. It marked the first time since the 2004 home opener against Alabama (4,170) that more than 4,000 fans filled the PMAC for the first home meet of the season. Here is a list of the updated top 10 home crowds in LSU gymnastics history. TENTATIVE LINEUP Top Attendance Figures in LSU Gymnastics History VAULT SEASON HIGH Rank Attendance Opponent Date Result Score 1. Kayla Rogers 9.850 1. 7,717 Alabama 2/22/08 L 196.300-196.125 2. Sabrina Franceschelli 9.800 2. 5,076 Georgia 2/24/95 L 197.095-196.175 3. Gloria Johnson 9.825 3. 4,369 Georgia 1/16/09 L 196.850-195.950 4. Staci Schwitkis 9.875 5. Susan Jackson 9.950 4. 4,170 Alabama 1/23/04 L 197.600-196.750 6. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney 9.950 5. 4,155 Alabama 2/18/94 T 194.925-194.925 6. 4,122 Georgia 1/24/97 T 196.425-196.425 7. 4,088 Centenary 3/18/05 W 196.900-190.375 BARS SEASON HIGH 1. Staci Schwitkis 9.775 8. 4,022 Kentucky 1/23/98 W 194.975-192.775 2. Sabrina Franceschelli 9.750 9. 4,012 Georgia 2/11/05 W 196.375-195.525 3. Samantha Engle 9.800 10. 4,003 Florida 2/7/97 L 195.475-195.500 4. Summer Hubbard 9.800 5. Susan Jackson 9.825 TRIPLE-DIGIT TITLES WITHIN REACH 6. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney 9.875 Senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney picked up right where she left off in 2008, claiming the all- around crown and three individual event titles at the season-opening Cancun Classic (1/2). BEAM SEASON HIGH Clare-Kearney also picked up two events against Iowa and SE Missouri on bars (9.850) and 1. Sabrina Franceschelli 9.775 floor (9.875). Against Georgia she claimed the vault title (9.95). The senior from 2. Gloria Johnson 9.725 Manchester, Conn., led the team with a total 27 individual event titles and nine all-around 3. Summer Hubbard 9.700 titles a year ago. Clare-Kearney came into the season with 83 individual titles and through 4. Samantha Engle 9.825 5. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney 9.775 three meets this season she is up to 90 individual titles (17 all-around) during her career at 6. Susan Jackson 9.850 LSU. LSU HOLDS STEADY AT NO. 2 ON VAULT FLOOR SEASON HIGH For the second straight week LSU remained second nationally on vault with a 49.283 aver- 1. Kayla Rogers 9.850 age. Against UGA the Tigers posted a 49.225. After posting a season-high 49.425 in its win 2. Summer Hubbard 9.700 3. Samantha Engle 9.800 over Iowa and SE Missouri, LSU jumped to No. 2 on vault in the rankings. The Tigers trail No. 4. Sabrina Franceschelli 9.700 1 Utah's team average of 49.425. LSU is also ninth on floor with a 48.792 average and also 5. Susan Jackson 9.850 ranks in the top 25 on beam (24th - 48.367) and bars (18th - 48.567). 6. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney 9.875 JACKSON AND A.C.K. RANKED IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS ALL-AROUND SEASON HIGH The Tigers are ranked among the top 10 nationally on two individual events as they improved 1. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney 39.350 their rankings through two meets. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney moved up to a tie for second on 2. Susan Jackson 39.350 vault with a 9.925 season average, trailing Utah’s Nina Kim with a 9.95 mark. Susan 3. Sabrina Franceschelli 38.950 Jackson is tied for eighth on vault with a 9.892 average. Both Tigers have posted a season- high 9.95. Clare-Kearney is ranked ninth on bars this season with a 9.867 average. TIGERS UP THREE SPOTS TO NO. 14 IN RANKINGS With a 195.950 score against Georgia, LSU bumped its season average to 195.008 which is good for 11th nationally. SEC foe Florida held strong at No. 1 with a 196.500 average while UCLA checked in at No. 2 with a 196.225 mark. Utah (196.175), Georgia (196.137) and Oklahoma (196.125) round out the top five. A complete listing of the nation's top 25 can be SPORTS INFORMATION found on the following page. Grad. Assistant SID/Gym.Contact . .Jake Terry TWO TIGERS LISTED IN ALL-AROUND Office Phone . .(225) 578-8226 After three meets this season, two LSU standouts are ranked among the nation’s best in the Cell Phone . .(225) 603-5910 all-around national rankings. Senior standout Ashleigh Clare-Kearney checks in at No. 20 in Office Fax . .(225) 578-1861 the all-around with a season average of 39.108. Junior Susan Jackson is not far behind at E-mail . [email protected] Mailing Address . .P.O. Box 25095 No. 23 with a 39.100 average. Both Tigers have a season-high 39.350 all-around as Clare- . .Baton Rouge, La. 70894 Kearney earned it in Cancun while Jackson’s came in Iowa. JACKSON WINS NCAA VAULT TITLE IN ‘08 NATIONAL RANKINGS Susan Jackson followed up her stellar performance in the team competition at NCAAs by (AS OF JAN.19, 2009) claiming an individual title of her own on vault in the individual event finals. Her two scores RANK TEAM SEASON AVERAGE of 9.900 and 9.8125 averaged a 9.8563, beating out the field for first place. It was the 1 Florida 196.500 2 UCLA 196.225 fourth individual title for LSU and the first ever on vault. 3 Utah 196.175 4 Georgia 196.137 RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS 5 Oklahoma 196.125 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney, Summer Hubbard and Susan Jackson all scored well enough in the 6 Auburn 196.092 NCAA Prelims to earn first-team All-America honors. Clare-Kearney's came on bars and floor 7 Stanford 196.025 8 Arkansas 195.850 while Hubbard's also was on bars. Jackson earned a team-best four first-team honors, claim- 9 Alabama 195.750 ing them in the all-around and on vault, beam and floor. 10 Oregon State 195.025 11 LSU 195.008 A LOOK BACK AT 2008 12 Missouri 194.887 LSU wrapped up the 2008 season with another stellar preformance in the team competition 13 Nebraska 194.837 with the program's first Super Six appearance.