TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 3 Alabama gymnastics team (3-1) used an electric 49.675 rotation score on the floor exercise to stamp its 197.450-195.825 win over the No. 22 Oregon State Beavers (2-5) Friday night in Coleman Coliseum. The score tied the program’s fourth highest on the apparatus.

UA swept the individual honors, as four different gymnasts accumulated seven event titles, highlighted by four from senior all-arounder Gabby Gladieux (vault, balance beam, floor exercise, all-around). Chloe LaCoursiere claimed the uneven bars, as Kylee Kvamme (beam) and Jamison Sears (floor) tied Gladieux on their respective events.

“Tonight was kind of a whirlwind, to be honest. I think my takeaway from this evening’s performance is that this team can handle the hard better and we talked a lot about that this week – every week, really, and creating environments and moments where they have to step into challenges, adversity, uncertainty, and handle it. I think that was really tested tonight from starting on vault.

“We had a few different challenges [on beam], a couple of different start-value issues and things that were a little uncharacteristic. I thought our team did a great job of handling that uncertainty. We ultimately were able to win that inquiry [of Chloe LaCoursiere’s routine], which was a big deal for our team. She handled it like the veteran champ that she is, not letting it affect her and just stepping in and doing her thing.”

“To be able to finish strong with just a lights-out floor performance, tied for the fourth-highest program score, is huge – a 49.675. Lots of career highs, lots of season highs – that’s our floor team right there… Overall, it was a great learning experience tonight. We handled a lot of hard moments, and that’s really the best preparation to be able to go into a postseason-like competition and win those moments.”

Team Stats

• Alabama closed the opening month of competition with four consecutive scores of 197.275-or-higher
• The Crimson Tide’s 49.675 tally on the floor exercise tied the program’s fourth-highest mark, as all five countable scores were either a 9.925 or a 9.950
• Four UA gymnasts earned seven individual event titles:

  • Vault – Gabby Gladieux – 9.875
  • Uneven Bars – Chleo LaCoursiere – 9.950
  • Balance Beam – Kylee Kvamme, Gladieux – 9.900
  • Floor Exercise – Jamison Sears, Gladieux – 9.950
  • All-Around – Gladieux – 39.575

• Including Friday night’s score, LaCoursiere has recorded a 9.925-or-higher in all four meets this season
• Jamison Sears extended her streak of 9.900-or-higher scores on floor to four after performing a career-high 9.950 against the Beavers
• Gladieux and Kvamme’s mirroring 9.900 scores on beam marked each of their second of the season, as Gladieux has now recorded the mark in consecutive weeks
• Senior Rachel Rybicki made her season debut Friday night, tying her career high floor score of a 9.925
• Five UA gymnasts either tied or broke their career high score on the floor exercise

  • Sears – 9.950 – career high
  • LaCoursiere – 9.925 – career high
  • Azaraya Ra-Akbar – 9.925 – career high
  • Rybicki – 9.925 – tied career high
  • Jasmine Cawley – 9.875 – tied career high

How it Happened

Vault

• Alabama opened the night with a season-high 49.125
• Gladieux tied her season high (9.875), performing in the No. 4 spot

Uneven Bars

• The Crimson Tide posted a 49.475 on its second rotation of the night, its second highest of the season
• LaCoursiere highlighted the event (9.950), scoring her fourth-straight mark of at least a 9.925
• Ryan Fuller and Paityn Walker posted mirroring season-high scores of a 9.900

Balance Beam

• Alabama used 9.900 scores from both Kvamme (No. 3 spot) and Gladieux (No. 5 spot) to gather a 49.175 rotation score

Floor Exercise

• The Tide recorded an electric 49.675 on the final event of the night
• All five countable scores were either a 9.925 or a 9.950
• The rotation score tied the program’s fourth-highest tally on the apparatus

Up Next

• Alabama will travel to Norman, Okla., next Friday, Feb. 6, for a matchup with the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners
• The meet will begin at 7:45 p.m. CT and will air live on SEC Network