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Post Meet Commentary: Crimson Tide Notches 91st Consecutive Victory over Tigers (Friday, March 16, 2007)
(Alabama: 197.37; Auburn: 195.250)
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The Alabama Crimson Tide (197.375) and the Auburn Tigers (195.250) duked it out again in Beard-Eaves Coliseum this past Friday Night on the Plains of Auburn University before a nice crowd of approximately 5000, which included a large contingent of travelling Tide fans.  Bama posted their second highest team score of the season and not only improved their RQS but also solidified their 3rd Place national ranking, just behind Florida (#1) and Georgia (#2). Freshman Morgan Dennis (39.525), junior Terin Humphrey (39.500) and freshman Ricki Lebegern (39.475) continued to flex their muscle in the all-around while sophomore Brittany Magee scored big once again on the balance beam (9.90) for the second week in a row, tying Humphrey for top honors on this event.  Sophomores Cassie Martin (9.85 on bars) and Ashley O'Neal (9.85 on balance beam) and junior Kaitlin White (9.85 on vault) also helped pace the team to victory with strong performances of their own.  Let's head to more of the highlights

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Brittany Magee: Beam: 9.900
" This routine had great rhythm from start to finish, she hardly paused at any point. Smallest shift of her left shoulder after throwing the punch front (tuck); stuck the 1 1/2 twisting dismount, beautiful form maintained throughout this skill."
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Tige gets no respect from fearless Terin Humphrey
Cassie Martin spins to a 9.85
Uneven Bars Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Kaitlin White
View the video for bars: Kaitlin White: 9.750 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for bars: Kaitlin White: 9.750 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.750 Landed dismount with chest down a bit, one step forward.  Last handstand was not quite vertical but this score was too low when the rest of the routine is examined - full turn to Gienger release (legs together throughout, excellent height) and the Pak salto were just fine.  No major deductions other than the dismount, in our humble opinion.
2 Ricki Lebegern
View the video for bars: Ricki Lebegern: 9.825 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for bars: Ricki Lebegern: 9.825 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.825 Extra effort this week to hit her handstands and keep the ankles together paid off.  One check on the landing of the full in.  
3 Cassie Martin
View the video for bars: Cassie Martin: 9.850 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for bars: Cassie Martin: 9.850 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.850 Hit all of her elements, including handstands on top of the bar, the toe-on toe-off to Tkatchev to Pak salto and stuck the double tuck dismount chest high but deduction probably came due to her not garnering enough distance from the bar on her landing.
4 Morgan Dennis
View the video for bars: Morgan Dennis: 9.850 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for bars: Morgan Dennis: 9.850 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.850 Small check of one foot in place on her double front dismount, a little cowboy form as well. Really improved this week on her handstands but missed one near the end too much not to be deducted.  
5 Kassi Price
View the video for bars: Kassi Price: 9.875 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for bars: Kassi Price: 9.875 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.875 Form was a little loose this week but she really attacked all the difficult elements (toe-on toe-off 1/2 to Hindorff) and left out the toe-shoot straddle transition to the high bar; nice double layout dismount, hop in place.
6 Terin Humphrey
View the video for bars: Terin Humphrey: 9.825 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for bars: Terin Humphrey: 9.825 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.825 Added another pirouette to her routine before the toe-on toe-off to 1/2 to front giant to Khorkina release; the judges hit her hard on not reaching vertical on two of her handstands and during the hop full at the end of the routine (not right on top of the bar); also deducted her on the double layout dismount.
EX Brittany Magee
View the video for bars: Brittany Magee: (Exhibition) (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for bars: Brittany Magee: (Exhibition) (Normal Bandwidth)
9.100
Team Total 49.225
Vault Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Kaitlin White
View the video for vault: Kaitlin White: 9.850 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for vault: Kaitlin White: 9.850 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.850 Really stuck the Y 1/1 well but did go in a little flat, reducing her amplitude.  
2 Kassi Price 9.850 Very solid Y 1/1, stuck her landing as well but garnered a little less distance though her amplitude was better than Kaitlin's.
3 Terin Humphrey
View the video for vault: Terin Humphrey: 9.875 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for vault: Terin Humphrey: 9.875 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.875 Well-centered Omeliantchik, nice form and one step forward on the landing only.
4 Brittany Magee
View the video for vault: Brittany Magee: 9.825 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for vault: Brittany Magee: 9.825 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.825 Y 1/1 had good distance and form in the air but landing was not as smooth as we have seen in previous meets, shoulder check along with a foot shuffle.
5 Ricki Lebegern
View the video for vault: Ricki Lebegern: 9.900 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for vault: Ricki Lebegern: 9.900 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.900 Barely shifted on the landing of the Y 1/1.  This could have scored higher, given her distance, form and amplitude.
6 Morgan Dennis
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9.875 Beautiful amplitude, form and distance but hop back on one leg revealed some execution problems.
Team Total 49.350
Floor Exercise Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Ashley O'Neal
View the video for floor: Ashley ONeal: 9.850 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for floor: Ashley ONeal: 9.850 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.850 Lunged back a bit on the opening double pike (front through to a round off entry); front-front full twist to front layout had much better control; finished with a double tuck, very nice amplitude and landing.
2 Erin Rightley
View the video for floor: Erin Rightley: 9.850 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for floor: Erin Rightley: 9.850 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.850 Terrific routine this week, opening with another soaring double pike, no steps on the landing, followed by the front through to a 1 1/2 to layout step-out; ended with a well-controlled front-front full twist to front layout.  This is the routine Erin wanted to deliver last week for Senior Night and she redeemed herself in magnificent fashion.
3 Kaitlin White
View the video for floor: Kaitlin White: 9.825 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for floor: Kaitlin White: 9.825 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.825 This score is a little perplexing given that she did not encounter any problems on her tumbling passes (double pike to open, round off to whip 1/2 to full twist, punch front layout to immediate 1 1/2 twist).
4 Ricki Lebegern
View the video for floor: Ricki Lebegern: 9.875 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for floor: Ricki Lebegern: 9.875 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.875 Just a little underrotated on her triple twist, causing her to step forward on the landing a bit.  Rest of the routine was terrific, including the front-front full twist to front pike and a perfect double pike to close that impressed the coaches and judges alike.
5 Terin Humphrey
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9.900 Other than the cowboy form on the opening double front Arabian (stuck the landing), this was a great routine from start to finish.  She had no problems this week with the second pass of a 1 1/2 to a 2 1/2 twist and closed with a double pike.  Dance and presentation were great as well.
6 Morgan Dennis
View the video for floor: Morgan Dennis: 9.950 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for floor: Morgan Dennis: 9.950 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.950 Awesome double layout to open, a little crooked with her tuck full-in in terms of the tumbling line (just stayed in bounds); very nice finish with a tuck through to a round off to bhs to double tuck.
Team Total 49.425
Balance Beam Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Ashley O'Neal
View the video for beam: Ashley ONeal: 9.875 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for beam: Ashley ONeal: 9.875 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.875 Another great lead-off for the Kennesaw native.  Very nice flight series  - had excellent form on the bhs to layout-stepout series; switch leap also had nice split and amplitude this week.  One tiny check on the punch front and she stuck the double front dismount with a huge smile for the judges.
2 Kassi Price
View the video for beam: Kassi Price: 9.725 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for beam: Kassi Price: 9.725 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.725 Slight shoulder shift upon landing the bhs to layout step-out and a little check on the side Somi but she stuck the double twist dismount once again, showing excellent form and toe point enroute.
3 Ricki Lebegern
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9.850 This was a solid routine except at two points: the side Somi (had to lift leg to balance and wind-milled arms a bit as well) and the split legs during the double pike dismount (one step back on landing as well).
4 Morgan Dennis
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9.850 One step on the double back (tuck) dismount; a little more split and amplitude on her second leap series, and this routine would have been scored higher.  All flight elements (bhs to layout step-out, front aerial) had excellent form and extension.
5 Brittany Magee
View the video for beam: Brittany Magee: 9.900 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for beam: Brittany Magee: 9.900 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.900 This routine had great rhythm from start to finish, she hardly paused at any point.  Smallest shift of her left shoulder after throwing the punch front (tuck); stuck the 1 1/2 twisting dismount, beautiful form maintained throughout this skill.
6 Terin Humphrey
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9.900 Great flight series (full twisting bhs to bhs to layout step-out) and a huge dismount pass of the round off to bhs to double tuck, where Terin garnered great amplitude and had one small check on the landing only.
Team Total 49.375

Final: 197.375


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Brittany Magee is the Beam Co-Champion with a 9.9
Kaitlin White dances thru a 9.825 FL
Erin Rightley engages fans and judges with a 9.85 FL
Kassi Price hits her switch-leap
Morgan Dennis vaults to a meet best AA 39.525
Ricki Lebegern tiptoes to a 39.45 AA
Brittany wows Coach Sarah with her one-handed BHS
Terin Humphrey strikes for a 9.9 beam
Ashley O'Neal hits a 9.85 on floor


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