Tigers Take On The Auburn Tigers In Top 20 Showdown

Columbia, Mo. – The University of Missouri gymnastics team returns home this weekend as the Tigers square off against the Auburn Tigers in an SEC dual. The meet will be a top 20 contest as Mizzou checks in at No. 16 this week and Auburn at No. 5.

The dual will be broadcast live on SEC Network with Kathy Johnson Clarke and Bart Conner on the call. The meet is set to begin at 5:00 p.m. CT.

Last Time Out

The Tiger team yet again showed what they’re capable of as the Tigers posted a team score of 196.625. The Tigers best event this past weekend was bars posting a 49.225.Over on vault sophomore Jocelyn Moore stuck her vault for the second weekend in a row posting a score of 9.9+ both times.

Scouting the Series: Auburn

• Sunday’s competition will be the 404th-ever meeting between Auburn and Mizzou, and Auburn currently has a 10-34 edge in the series. 

• Auburn is ranked in the top 10 in all four events. While Mizzou is ranked in the top 20 in all four events. 

Numbers to Know

Auburn (Avg score and ranking | Top ind. avg)

• Vault: 49.229 (6th) | Sunisa Lee, 9.892

• Bars: 49.367 (7th) | Sunisa Lee, 9.962

• Beam: 49.325 (6th) | Sunisa Lee, 9.929

• Floor: 49.438 (5th) | Derrian Gobourne, 9.946

• All-Around: 197.446 (5th) | Sunisa Lee, 39.725

Mizzou 

• VT: 49.054 (20th) | Jocelyn Moore, 9.875

• UB: 49.138 (18th) | Jocelyn Moore, 9.867

• BB: 49.150 (16th) | Helen Hu, 9.875

• FX: 49.304 (13th) | Amari Celestine, 9.912

• AA: 196.738 (14th) | Sienna Schreiber, 39.235