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Live Updates: No. 8 Alabama Gymnastics vs. No. 31 Boise State
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- No. 8 Alabama competes against No. 31 tonight at home for their last home meet of the season.
Alabama is 8-0 in every matchup against Boise State. They last defeated the Broncos back in 2017.
Tonight is also senior night which will celebrate Luisa Blanco, Ella Burgess, Makarri Doggette and Mati Waligora. Sania Mitchell and Shallon Olsen will also be recognized as fifth-year seniors.
Last week, the Crimson Tide competed against Missouri and lost by 3.25 tenths of a point. There were two unusual falls on floor and a rocky start to the competition on bars and vault. Luckily, the team was able to finish strong on floor and beam as Blanco received her third perfect 10.0 score of the season on beam.
The team is expected to defeat the Broncos once again. With Coleman Coliseums fan energy, Big Al's birthday celebration and senior night, it should hype up the team. Since it's their last home meet of the season, it's looking like they are going to go big and all out.
The meet is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. CT and will be aired on SEC Network+.
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Live Updates
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Final Score: Alabama 197.125, Boise State 194.775
Rotation 4: Alabama floor (197.125,) Boise State balance beam (194.775)
Alabama floor lineup
1. Mati Waligora- Opened with a front layout to front double full with a step to the side. Finished with a back 1.5 twist to a front layout. 9.725
2. Shallon Olsen- Nice piked full in first pass. Finished with a front tuck step pout to a double back. 9.775
3. Makarri Doggette- Opened with a sky-high tucked full-in. Finished with a solid back 1.5 twist to front layout. 9.825
4. Shania Adams- Very solid back double pike and wolf turns on the floor. Finished with a back 1.5 twist to front layout. 9.925
5. Gabby Gladieux- Very high tucked full-in as well as highly executed jumps. Finished with a front layout to Rudi to split jump. 9.9
6. Lilly Hudson- Front layout to front double twist. Strong round off back handspring to 2.5 back twist. Finished with a nice double back. 9.8
7. Cam Machado (exhibition)- Opened with very solid double pike. Strong back 1.5 twist to front layout and nice wolf turns on floor. 9.85
Alabama floor total: 49.225
- Both Waligora and Adams made the pass they fell on last week which was a 1.5 twist to a front layout.
- Blanco did not compete which is unusual considering she's usually an all-arounder.
Boise State balance beam lineup
1. Alyssa Vulaj- 9.75
2. Talia Little- 9.725
3. Erin Elkabchi- 9.55
4. Emily Lopez- 9.25
5. Emma Loyim- 9.825
6. Adriana Popp- 9.85
7. Erin Morgan (exhibition)- 9.8
Boise State balance beam total: 48.700
Rotation 3: Alabama balance beam (147.900), Boise State floor (146.075)
Alabama balance beam lineup
1. Ella Burgess- Solid one-armed back handspring to back layout step out. Almost fell on her side aerial but she saved it. Finished strong with a stuck gainer pike dismount. 9.725
2. Rachel Rybicki- Very strong back handspring layout step out. Little bobble after her split full jump and full turn. Stuck her roundoff back 1.5 dismount. 9.8
3. Mati Waligora- Fell on her back handspring layout step out, but came back with a strong side aerial. Round off back 1.5 dismount with a step back. 9.1
4. Gabby Gladieux- Very solid back handspring to two-foot layout step out followed with a good front aerial. Stuck her double twisting dismount. 9.9
5. Lilly Hudson- Strong front aerial to back handspring layout step. Slight bobble on side aerial. Stuck her round off 1.5 twisting dismount. 9.85
6. Luisa Blanco- Beautiful front layout. Slight wobble on back handspring double layout step out. Finished with a stuck round off back 1.5 twisting dismount. 9.85
7. Isabella Martin (exhibition)- Very sold back handspring layout step out as well as a front layout step out. Strong side aerial. Finished with a back handspring gainer full dismount. 9.85
Alabama balance beam total: 49.125
- The team was a little shaky and had multiple bobbles.
- Gladieux leads the team with a 9.9.
Boise State floor lineup
1. Alyssa Vulaj- 9.825
2. Brantley Lucas- 9.75
3. Emma Loyim- 9.55
4. Elaina McGovern- 9.775
5. Courtney Blackson- 9.9
6. Sydney Leitch- 9.7
Boise State floor total: 48.950
Rotation 2: Alabama uneven bars (98.775,) Boise State vault (97.125)
Alabama uneven bars lineup
1. Lilly Hudson- Solid bail, hit all of her handstands, and stuck her double back dismount. 9.875
2. Mati Waligora- Beautiful Tchatev to bail and finished with a full twisting double layout with slight hop. 9.85
3. Shania Adams- Three different solid releases with great technique and a double back dismount with slight hop. 9.875
4. Cam Machado- Slight arm bend when she caught her Pac, but other connections were solid. Slight hop on double back dismount. 9.825
5. Makarri Doggette- Sky high Tkachev to Pak with solid double layout dismount with slight hop. 9.9
6. Luisa Blanco- Beautiful Pak with nice handstands. Finished with a full out dismount with small step back. 9.875
7. Jordyn Paradise (exhibition)- Nice Tkachev to bail and finished with a beautiful stuck double layout dismount. 9.825
Alabama uneven bars total: 49.375
- Lower score than usual for Blanco. She usually is in the 9.9 or higher range.
- Overall pretty consistent from the team, but they all typically score .05 higher than what they received tonight.
Boise State vault lineup
1. Sydney Kho- 9.675
2. Emma Loyim- 9.85
3. Alyssa Vulaj- 9.825
4. Adriana Popp- 9.675
5. Emily Lopez- 9.825
6. Courtney Blackson- 9.9
Boise State vault total: 49.075
Rotation 1: Alabama vault (49.400,) Boise State uneven bars (48.050)
Alabama vault lineup
1. Gabby Gladieux- Started the team off with a beautiful Yurchenko full with a slight hop. 9.85
2. Jordyn Paradise- Flawless Yurchenko 1.5 with the slightest hop. 9.9
3. Makarri Doggette- Yurchenko 1.5 with a little hop backwards from under rotation. 9.825
4. Lilly Hudson- Beautiful stuck Yurchenko 1.5. 9.95
5. Luisa Blanco- Yurchenko 1.5 with a small step back. 9.825
6. Shallon Olsen- Yurchenko double twist with a very slight hop. 9.875
7. Karis German (exhibition) Solid Yurchenko full with slight hop. 9.825
Alabama vault total: 49.400
- Strong start for the Crimson Tide.
- Jordyn Paradise tied her career best which is a 9.95.
Boise State uneven bars lineup
1. Talia Little- 9.7
2. Elaina McGovern- 9.7
3. Kylee Hamby- 8.975
4. Courtney Blackson- 9.225
5. Emily Lopez- 9.875
6. Dani Nakayma- 9.55
7. Erin Morgan (exhibition)- 9.0
Boise State bars total: 48.050
