💬 No. 6 Gymnastics Falls at No. 12 Arkansas, 196.325-196.175

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The first road trip of Alabama's gymnastics season brought another new feeling.

Problems on the beam were enough to sink the No. 6 Crimson Tide in a 196.175 to 196.325 loss to Arkansas. Alabama scored a 48.150 on the beam ― its final apparatus ― while the No. 12 Razorbacks had a 49.600 on the floor to close the meet.

"This was very atypical of Alabama on the balance beam," first-year head coach Dana Duckworth said. "We haven't had more than one fall in any of our intrasquads throughout our preparation for the season."

A week ago, Alabama had a 49.050 on the beam, but had had three falls Friday in Fayettevulle. It had to use two of the falls while Arkansas had to use just one.

The Tide outscored the Razorbacks on the vault (49.475 to 49.375, but had deficits on the other three rotations.

Alabama's Aja Sims won the balance beam (9.9) and junior Lauren Beers the uneven bars with a 9.875.

The Tide returns to Coleman Coliseum on Friday to face defending national champion Florida.

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No. 6 Alabama fell to No. 12 Arkansas by a slim margin of 196.325-196.175 on Friday night.

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January 16, 2015

Tide falls to Arkansas

Staff report

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. | In a meet that went to the team with the fewest mistakes on the balance beam, the No. 6 University of Alabama gymnastics team fell at No. 12 Arkansas, 196.325-196.175, in front of 3,164 fans in Barnhill Arena on Friday night.

"We're certainly disappointed," said Alabama coach Dana Duckworth. "This isn't the kind of performance that we expect of ourselves. We will go back in the gym this week and we'll focus in on correcting mistakes and moving forward."

On the balance beam, Arkansas had to count a fall in its final tally, but the Crimson Tide had to count two falls, which allowed the Razorbacks slip past Alabama for the win.

"This was very atypical of Alabama on the balance beam," Duckworth said. "We haven't had more than one fall in any of our intrasquads throughout our preparation for the season."

Alabama's Aja Sims won the balance beam with a 9.9 while junior Lauren Beers took top honors on the uneven bars with a 9.875.

Alabama opened the meet with a 49.100 on uneven bars, led by a 9.875 from Lauren Beers, while Arkansas scored 49.375 on vault. In the second rotation, Alabama scored 49.475 on vault. Kayla Williams and Kaitilyn Clark scored 9.925s, and Keely McNeer got a career-best 9.9. Arkansas turned in a 49.125 on the uneven bars. On the floor exercise, Alabama scored 49.450, with a career-bests of 9.925 from Mackenzie Brannan and 9.9 from Carley Sims, and a trio of 9.875s from Aja Sims, Clark and Lora Leigh Frost. Arkansas scored 48.225 following two falls on the beam.

Alabama had three falls on the balance beam and had to count two scores. Sims scored 9.9 to lead Alabama to a 48.150 while Arkansas scored a 49.600 on the floor exercise to secure the win.

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