No. 4 Florida faces Missouri gymnasts Friday in O’Connell Center
Friday, February 13, 2015 | Gymnastics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida gymnastics returns home to play host to Missouri on Friday, Feb. 13. All 2015 Gator home meets will start at 6:45 p.m.
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| No. 4 Florida (4-1, 3-1 SEC) versus Missouri (5-3, 0-3 SEC)
Princess/Superhero Night - Fans are encourage dress up as their favorite princess or superhero. Meet and greet other princesses and superheroes who will be at Gate 4, ready to take photos with fans. Visit the Gator Promotions page for all promotions for Friday's meet | |||
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The meet will stream live on the SEC Network+ and airs tape-delayed on ESPN2 on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. ET.
It is Princess/Superhero Night. The first 1,000 fans, 12 and under, receive a tiara or superhero mask. Fans are encouraged to dress up as their favorite princess or superhero. Meet and greet other princesses and superheros who will be at Gate 4, ready to take photos with fans. Fans, 12 and under, can enter a contest to win tickets to an Orlando theme park. Those who want to enter (categories: best dressed, most creative and thoughtful princess or superhero costume) must take photo between gates opening and the end of the first rotation. Winners will be announced in the final rotation.
Fans are invited to receive a buy-one get-one free admission presented by Chick-Fil-A to the gymnastics meet by purchasing tickets online using the promo code COW. Tickets are $5 for adults while children 17 and under and UF students with a Gator1 card are admitted free. Purchase tickets that night at the O'Connell Center or avoid the lines by purchasing in advance either at the University Athletic Association Ticket Office (located between gates 1 & 2 of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium) or on-line. O'Connell Center gates open Friday at 5:30 p.m.
Last Florida-Missouri dual meet:
Florida finished 2014 regular-season action by posting the nation's top road score of the season when these two teams last met for dual meet action. Florida turned in its second-highest total of 2014, 198.20, to take the win at Missouri (194.30) on March 14. That total was the fourth highest in the nation in 2014.
Bridget Sloan equaled Alaina Johnson's week-old school-record and national high all-around total of 39.825 to claim her eighth consecutive title. Kytra Hunter's 10.0 floor exercise performance was her fourth perfect mark on the event. Hunter and Sloan shared the vault win at 9.95, while Sloan won the uneven bars (9.975) and balance beam (9.95).
Gators' in their last meet:
Florida opened February competition last Friday by posting its season-high road score to take a 197.20-195.375 win at then No. 8 Arkansas. A Gator took at least a share of every event title, including freshman Ericha Fassbender picking up the win (39.375) in her collegiate all-around debut. She also shared the meet title in her first appearance in Florida's uneven bars lineup (9.85) with teammates Claire Boyce and Bridgette Caquatto.
Another freshman, Alex McMurtry, turned in the meet's high mark on any event with her 9.95 to win vault. Boyce shared her second event title of the evening with Rachel Spicer, as each posted a 9.875 on balance beam. Hunter used a 9.925 to pick up her fourth consecutive floor exercise title. She leads Florida in 2015 with 10 event wins.
SEC Freshman of the Week Honors for Fassbender:
For her performance at Arkansas, Fassbender picked up the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week award.
She is the fifth different Gator to be honored by the league this season (SEC Gymnast of Week: Hunter-Week IV; Specialist of the Week: Sloan-Week I; McMurtry-Week II; SEC Freshman of Week: Kennedy Baker-Week II & IV).
Tigers in 2015:
Missouri split in a pair of home meets last weekend. The Tigers lost 195.85-195.15 to Kentucky on Friday and defeated Lindenwood University 194.55-193.675 on Sunday. MU posted its season high of 195.85 in a Jan. 30 quad meet. Freshman Shauna Miller's 39.325 all-around tallied in the season-opener and versus Kentucky leads the Tigers in 2015. Shannon Welker is making his first visit to Gainesville with the Tigers, as he took over MU head coaching duties for the 2014 season.
National Rank:
Florida – Florida is No. 4 in the Feb. 9 GymInfo rankings. The current rankings are based on total season average.
Missouri – The Tigers are No. 34 in the GymInfo rankings.
