2016 LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team

2016 LSU Tigers women's gymnastics
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	31-6 [1] (6–1 [1] SEC)
Head coach	D-D Breaux (39th season)
Assistant coaches	Jay Clark (4th season) Bob Moore (16th season)
Home stadium	Maravich Center
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 LSU Tigers gymnastics team is to represent Louisiana State University in the sport of Artistic gymnastics during the 2016 NCAA Division I women's gymnastics season. The Tigers compete in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They host their home meets at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the university's campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers program is led by D-D Breaux who has been the head coach of the program for 39 seasons. ^[2]

Roster

2015-16 Roster ^[3]

Name	Height	Year	Hometown	Club
Julianna Cannamela	5-1	FR	Waxhaw, NC	Southeastern
Sydney Ewing	5-0	JR	Lafayette, LA	Acadiana
Sarah Finnegan	5-1	FR	Lee's Summit, MO	GAGE
Michelle Gauthier	5-4	SR	Mandeville, LA	Northshore
Ashleigh Gnat	5-0	JR	Lake Mary, FL	ACE
Myia Hambrick	5-1	SO	Temple, GA	West Georgia
McKenna Kelley	5-1	FR	Houston, TX	Stars
Erin Macadaeg	4-9	SO	Redwood City, CA	San Mateo
Kylie Moran	5-2	SO	St. Petersburg, FL	Tampa Bay Turners
Lexie Priessman	5-0	FR	Cincinnati, OH	Perfection Gymnastics School
Jessica Savona	4-11	SR	Mississauga, Ontario	Oakville
Kaitlyn Szafranski	5-2	FR	Orefield, PA	Parkettes
Randii Wyrick	5-5	SR	Las Vegas, NV	Brown's Gymnastics
Shae Zamardi	5-3	JR	Vancouver Island, BC	Flicka

• Head coach: D-D Breaux
• Assistant head coach: Jay Clark
• Assistant coach: Bob Moore
• Volunteer coach: Ashleigh Clare-Kearney

Previous season

The 2015 Tigers team came into the 2015 season ranked #5 in the Coaches Preseason Poll. ^[4] They finished the regular season with an almost undefeated run – losing to the Oklahoma Sooners during the Metroplex Challenge, in late January. ^[5] The Tigers placed second at the SEC Championships, ^[6] and first at the NCAA Ames Regional. ^[7] The Tigers advanced to Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas – placing fifth in their session. ^[8] As a result, the Tigers didn't advance to the Super Six. ^[9] The program had six participants in the Event Finals also. ^[10]

Schedule

LSU's 2016 schedule is a 10-week long regular season – consisting of five home and five away meets. As part of their away meet campaign, the Tigers will participate in the Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas (against Missouri, Oklahoma, Stanford and Washington), ^[11] the Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas, NV – a neutral site against NC State, and a quad meet at Texas Woman's against New Hampshire and Oregon State. ^[12] Tigers will host SEC rivals, Kentucky, Arkansas, Auburn and Alabama – as well as the Oklahoma Sooners to open their 2016 campaign. The Tigers will travel to conference rivals Georgia and Florida.

2016 Schedule ^[13]

Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
Saturday, January 9	4:00 p.m.	#1 Oklahoma Sooners [a]	5	PMAC • Baton Rouge, LA	SECN+	W, 196.950-196.725	8,228	[14]
Thursday, January 14	9:00 p.m.	#21 NC State Wolfpack [a]	1	South Point Hotel • Las Vegas, NV		W, 195.825-193.625	1,100	[15]
Friday, January 22	7:30 p.m.	#20 Kentucky Wildcats	7	PMAC • Baton Rouge, LA	SECN+	W, 196.575-195.100	10,052	[16]
Saturday, January 30	7:00 p.m.	Metroplex Challenge [a] [b]	6	FWCC • Fort Worth, TX		2nd, 196.750	2,000	[17]
Friday, February 5	7:30 p.m.	#8 Arkansas Razorbacks	6	PMAC • Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	W, 197.425-196.150	7,779	[18]
Saturday, February 13	3:00 p.m.	#11 Georgia Bulldogs	5	Coleman Coliseum • Athens, GA	SECN+	L, 196.800-197.525	9,577	[19]
Friday, February 19	7:30 p.m.	#8 Auburn Tigers	6	PMAC • Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	W, 197.825-197.125	10,177	[20]
Friday, February 26	6:00 p.m.	#2 Florida Gators	7	O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	SECN	W, 197.900-197.875	7,129	[21]
Friday, March 4	7:30 p.m.	#3 Alabama Crimson Tide	4	PMAC • Baton Rouge, LA	SECN+	W, 197.925-196.225	13,296	[22]
Saturday, March 12	6:00 p.m.	TWU's Quad Meet [a] [c]	3	Kitty Magee Arena • Denton, TX		1st, 197.825		[23]
Saturday, March 19	5:00 p.m.	SEC Championships [d]	3	Verizon Arena • Little Rock, AR	SECN+	3rd,197.500		[24]
Saturday, April 2	3:00 p.m.	NCAA Athens Regional [e]	3	Coleman Coliseum • Athens, GA	SECN+	1st, 197.300	4,994	[25]
Friday, April 15	1:00 p.m.	NCAA Semifinal [f]	3	FWCC • Fort Worth, TX	ESPNU	2nd, 197.3375	3,903	[26]
Saturday April 16	8:00 p.m.	NCAA Super Six [g]	3	FWCC • Fort Worth, TX	ESPNU	2nd, 197.4500	8,338	[27]

1. denotes non-conference rival(s)
2. Metroplex Challenge opponents: #20 Missouri Tigers, #2 Oklahoma Sooners, #12 Stanford Cardinal, and Washington Huskies
3. TWU's Quad Meet opponents: NR Texas Woman's Pioneers, #16 Oregon State Beavers, and NR New Hampshire Wildcats
4. SEC Championships opponents: #2 Florida Gators, #4 Alabama Crimson Tide, #6 Auburn Tigers, #8 Georgia Bulldogs, #13 Arkansas Razorbacks, #22 Kentucky Wildcats, #20 Missouri Tigers
5. NCAA Athens Regional opponents: #10 Georgia Bulldogs, #15 Oregon State Beavers, NR Arizona Wildcats, NR George Washington Colonials, and NR Michigan State Spartans
6. NCAA Semifinal opponents: #2 Florida Gators, #10 Georgia Bulldogs, #18 Stanford Cardinal, #6 Auburn Tigers, and #14 Minnesota Golden Gophers
7. NCAA Super Six opponents:#1 Oklahoma Sooners, #4 Alabama Crimson Tide, #2 Florida Gators, #8 UCLA Bruins, and #10 Georgia Bulldogs

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