AUBURN, Ala. – Florida freshman Lindsey Miner won two event titles as the No. 21 University of  Florida gymnastics claimed a 193.675-192.75 victory over No. 25 Auburn Friday evening before a Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum crowd of 1,778. The win ups the Gators' 2000 record to 2-8, while Auburn drops to 0-5.
 
The meet's team title came down to the final rotation, as the Gators moved ahead of the Tigers by .325 after the third event. On its final event, Florida posted a team total of 48.075 for the balance beam, just .025 away from its season-best, to clinch the meet's team title. The first four UF beam competitors hit their routines, led by junior Teal Chiabotti, who took third overall at 9.825. The Tigers struggled on the floor during the final rotation, as two falls were tallied in its floor total of 47.575. Two Gators were among the meet's three-way tie for first on the floor exercise, with freshman Lindsey Miner sharing her second title of the meet with teammate Hilary Thompson and AU's Sarah Wentworth at 9.825. Auburn's Cheryl Lancaster won the beam crown with a mark of 9.925.
 
The Gators opened the meet with a respectable uneven bars set, as no falls were counted toward UF's team score of 48.275. Junior Gabby Fuchs led the Gators on the event, tying for second overall at 9.85. Florida then moved to the vault, where its five vaulters swept the meet's top three places en route to turning in its second-highest team total of the season at 48.45. UF's Miner shared her first collegiate event title with Chiabotti at 9.75. Senior Chrissy Van Fleet and freshman Jenny Carow shared third at 9.70.
 
Auburn's Sally Cantrell won the evening's all-around at 38.875, followed by Wentworth (38.70) and UF's Van Fleet (37.975).
 
"I wasn't nervous heading into the final rotation, but I was excited," UF Head Coach Judi Markell said. "There were a lot of weird things that happened tonight, but no bad things. I was happy to come out of this meet with a win and a decent score. I was pleased that our first two beam performers (Krissy Dreger and Gabby Fuchs) turned in solid scores for us, even though it was their first performance of the season on the beam. That helped get us off to a great start on that final rotation."
 
Florida continues its road stretch by traveling to Boise, Idaho to meet Boise State on Feb. 11 for a dual meet.
 

Team Total

Vault

Uneven Bars

Balance Beam

Floor Exercise

All-Around