University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, April 5
Baton Rouge, LA
2:00 PM
University of Minnesota
196.300
vs
196.800
Utah
Players Mentioned
Photo by: Steve Tressler
Minnesota Takes on Baton Rouge Regional
4/3/2019 11:50:00 AM | Gymnastics
The University of Minnesota women's gymnastics team travels to Baton Rouge, La. this week to participate in the 2019 NCAA Regionals (April 4-6) at one of four sites across the country. ESPN3/SECNetwork+ will provide coverage of all four sessions of this weekend's meet. Host sites for Regionals along with Baton Rouge include Ann Arbor, Mich. Corvallis, Ore, and Athens, Ga.Â
The Gophers hope to earn one of the two qualifying spots from the Baton Rouge Regional to compete at the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas on April 19-20. In order to qualify for the national championships, the No. 11 Maroon and Gold must be one of the two highest-scoring teams at the Super Regional on April 6.Â
In order to advance to the Super Regional, Minnesota must be one of the top two teams from the afternoon session on Day Two (April 5), during which they will face off against Utah, BYU and Arkansas. In addition to the two advancing teams, the top all-arounder and top event finisher on each event (from a non-qualifying team) at each Super Regional will move on to the NCAA Championships as well.
The afternoon session on April 5 will begin at 2:00 p.m. CT and the Golden Gophers will rotate beam-floor-vault-bars, allowing Minnesota to end on the team's most consistent event. The Gophers are ranked in the top-15 in the NCAA on every apparatus, highlighted by the No. 9 ranking on the Uneven Bars. Two Gophers gymnasts hold top-10 individual rankings as Lexy Ramler is No. 9 in the all-around and No. 4 on the balance beam while Ivy Lu is No. 10 on bars.Â
The Super Regional will take place on Saturday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m. CT and will feature the two highest scoring teams from each session on Friday. If Minnesota advances to Saturday's competition they will either rotate floor-vault-bars-beam (winner of afternoon session) or bars-beam-floor-vault (runner-up of afternoon session).
The Baton Rouge Regional Structure
Regionals Day One (April 4)
Play-In Dual MeetÂ
• George Washington
• Lindenwood
Regionals Day Two (April 5)
Afternoon Session (2:00 p.m. CT)
• No. 6 Utah
• No. 11 Minnesota
• BYU
• Arkansas
Evening Session (7:00 p.m. CT)
• No. 3 LSU (host)
• No. 14 Auburn
• Arizona State
• Winner of Play-In
Regionals Day Three (April 6)
Super Regional
• Top Team from Day Two Afternoon Session
• Top Team from Day Two Evening Session
• Second Place Team from Day Two Afternoon Session
• Second Place Team from Day Two Evening Session
Notable facts heading into this weekend's competition:
• 2019 marks the 24th straight NCAA Regionals appearance for the Gophers and the 5th straight for the team under Head Coach Jenny Hansen.
•Of the teams competing at the Baton Rouge Regional, the Maroon and Gold have previously faced two of the participating programs in the 2019 season.Â
   • The Gophers suffered a loss in their season opener to the Arizona State Sun Devils when Minnesota posted the lowest team score of the season (194.150) to take third at the ASU-hosted quad meet. Since that meet the Maroon and Gold has not score lower than 195.475
   • Minnesota edged out the Razorbacks of Arkansas at the Elevate the Stage quad meet in Birmingham, Ala., narrowly defeating the SEC team 197.025-197.000. This was the highest-scoring meet of the season for Arkansas and the second-highest for the Gophers.
Last Year at NCAA Regionals (Minneapolis, MN):
• Minnesota posted an overall team score of 196.100, finishing fourth out of the six teams at the competition. Team Vault scored a 49.125. Team Bars scored a 48.825. Team Beam scored a 48.850, and Team Floor scored a 49.300.
• Lexy Ramler earned an all-around mark of 39.500, her second-highest score of the season, to take fifth overall. This qualified her to be one of two individuals to advance to the 2018 NCAA Championships that were not part of a qualifying team.
•The Gophers did not see any of the squad earn a Regional Champion title, but both Ramler and Paige Williams finished atop the podium, taking second place in beam (9.925) and floor (9.950) respectively.
Make sure to follow Gopher women's gymnastics on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay up-to-date throughout the weekend!
The Gophers hope to earn one of the two qualifying spots from the Baton Rouge Regional to compete at the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas on April 19-20. In order to qualify for the national championships, the No. 11 Maroon and Gold must be one of the two highest-scoring teams at the Super Regional on April 6.Â
In order to advance to the Super Regional, Minnesota must be one of the top two teams from the afternoon session on Day Two (April 5), during which they will face off against Utah, BYU and Arkansas. In addition to the two advancing teams, the top all-arounder and top event finisher on each event (from a non-qualifying team) at each Super Regional will move on to the NCAA Championships as well.
The afternoon session on April 5 will begin at 2:00 p.m. CT and the Golden Gophers will rotate beam-floor-vault-bars, allowing Minnesota to end on the team's most consistent event. The Gophers are ranked in the top-15 in the NCAA on every apparatus, highlighted by the No. 9 ranking on the Uneven Bars. Two Gophers gymnasts hold top-10 individual rankings as Lexy Ramler is No. 9 in the all-around and No. 4 on the balance beam while Ivy Lu is No. 10 on bars.Â
The Super Regional will take place on Saturday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m. CT and will feature the two highest scoring teams from each session on Friday. If Minnesota advances to Saturday's competition they will either rotate floor-vault-bars-beam (winner of afternoon session) or bars-beam-floor-vault (runner-up of afternoon session).
The Baton Rouge Regional Structure
Regionals Day One (April 4)
Play-In Dual MeetÂ
• George Washington
• Lindenwood
Regionals Day Two (April 5)
Afternoon Session (2:00 p.m. CT)
• No. 6 Utah
• No. 11 Minnesota
• BYU
• Arkansas
Evening Session (7:00 p.m. CT)
• No. 3 LSU (host)
• No. 14 Auburn
• Arizona State
• Winner of Play-In
Regionals Day Three (April 6)
Super Regional
• Top Team from Day Two Afternoon Session
• Top Team from Day Two Evening Session
• Second Place Team from Day Two Afternoon Session
• Second Place Team from Day Two Evening Session
Notable facts heading into this weekend's competition:
• 2019 marks the 24th straight NCAA Regionals appearance for the Gophers and the 5th straight for the team under Head Coach Jenny Hansen.
•Of the teams competing at the Baton Rouge Regional, the Maroon and Gold have previously faced two of the participating programs in the 2019 season.Â
   • The Gophers suffered a loss in their season opener to the Arizona State Sun Devils when Minnesota posted the lowest team score of the season (194.150) to take third at the ASU-hosted quad meet. Since that meet the Maroon and Gold has not score lower than 195.475
   • Minnesota edged out the Razorbacks of Arkansas at the Elevate the Stage quad meet in Birmingham, Ala., narrowly defeating the SEC team 197.025-197.000. This was the highest-scoring meet of the season for Arkansas and the second-highest for the Gophers.
Last Year at NCAA Regionals (Minneapolis, MN):
• Minnesota posted an overall team score of 196.100, finishing fourth out of the six teams at the competition. Team Vault scored a 49.125. Team Bars scored a 48.825. Team Beam scored a 48.850, and Team Floor scored a 49.300.
• Lexy Ramler earned an all-around mark of 39.500, her second-highest score of the season, to take fifth overall. This qualified her to be one of two individuals to advance to the 2018 NCAA Championships that were not part of a qualifying team.
•The Gophers did not see any of the squad earn a Regional Champion title, but both Ramler and Paige Williams finished atop the podium, taking second place in beam (9.925) and floor (9.950) respectively.
Make sure to follow Gopher women's gymnastics on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay up-to-date throughout the weekend!
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