Ohio State Advances to NCAA Regional Final

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 16 seed Ohio State girls’s gymnastics crew is headed to Saturday’s NCAA Regional Ultimate in Norman, Okla. In a meet that got here all the way down to the ultimate rotation, the Buckeyes earned a crew rating of 197.350 to complete second in Thursday night time’s NCAA Regular Regional Second Spherical, .075 forward of third-place Arkansas.

Ohio State’s closing crew rating is its greatest rating on the street this season and highest NCAA regional rating in program historical past. The rating bests this system’s earlier report, earned final season, by .425.

The Buckeyes advance to the NCAA regional closing for the second time within the final three seasons, with their final Candy 16 look in 2021.

MEET NOTES

• Ohio State began the meet off sturdy, recording a meet-high 49.525 on ground within the opening rotation. Lexi Edwards tied for first total with a 9.950. Ella Hodges (9.925) and Claire Gagliardi (9.900) added 9.900s for the Buckeyes. The crew additionally counted 9.875s from Payton Harris and Tory Vetter.
• Within the second rotation, the Buckeyes earned the second-best vault rating of the night time with a 49.275. In her first NCAA regional look, Harris completed second total with a 9.925. Edwards tied for ninth with a 9.875 whereas Sydney Jennings recorded a 9.850. The Buckeyes solely counted scores 9.800 or larger as Raina Malas earned a 9.825 and Vetter recorded a 9.800.
• Harris scored the very best for the Buckeyes on uneven bars with a career-high 9.900 on the equipment. Riccardi earned a 9.900 for Ohio State whereas Edwards, Alexis Hankins and Emma Pritchard scored a 9.875, 9.850 and 9.800, respectively. The crew completed with a rating of 49.325.
• The ultimate rotation of the night time had the Buckeyes on beam, however Ohio State earned a 49.225 to safe the top-two end and a ticket to the regional closing. Vetter completed tied for third total with a career-high tying 9.925. Harris tallied her third 9.900 of the night time within the rotation. Hodges, Jennings and Pritchard all earned 9.800s.
• Harris gained the all-around on Thursday night time, incomes a career-high 39.600 for the Buckeyes. The freshman led the second-place finisher by .075. She was second total amongst all all-around opponents on the regional, together with the primary session. She was simply .025 shy of this system report all-around rating.

SCORES

Vault: Harris – 9.925; Edwards – 9.875; Jennings – 9.850; Malas – 9.825; Vetter – 9.800; Riccardi – 9.750

Uneven Bars: Harris – 9.900; Riccardi – 9.900; Edwards – 9.875; Hankins – 9.850; Pritchard – 9.800; Miller – 9.350

Beam:  Vetter – 9.925; Harris – 9.900; Hodges – 9.800; Jennings – 9.800; Pritchard – 9.800; Hankins – 9.700

Ground: Edwards – 9.950; Hodges – 9.925; Gagliardi – 9.900; Harris – 9.875; Vetter – 9.875; Riccardi – 9.750

All-Round: Harris – 39.600

UP NEXT

The Buckeyes will compete towards No. 1 seed Oklahoma, No. 8 Alabama and No. 9 on the Norman Regional Ultimate on Saturday, April 1 at 6 p.m. ET from the Lloyd Noble Middle. The meet might be carried on ESPN+.

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