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UK gymnastics outscores LSU in a tight competition

No. 12 Kentucky gymnastics took down the No. 10 LSU Tigers on Friday night inside Rupp Arena.

The Wildcats finished with a total score of 197.125, beating out the Tigers’ 196.575.

“The crowd was so amazing, and our girls really fed off that energy,” Head Coach Tim Garrison told UK Athletics. “To have this big crowd on Excite Night, to have a Top 10 team come in here and be able to get the win, it’s a good feeling.”

Kentucky began the event on the vault, with senior Ashlyn LaClair kicking things off for The Cats and scoring a 9.