Women’s Gymnastics Home for Top 10 SEC Battle

NORMAN – The No. 1 Oklahoma women's gymnastics team is set for its home opener Friday night when No. 10 Missouri comes to Lloyd Noble Center for a 7:15 p.m. matchup as part of the SEC Network's "Friday Night Heights" lineup.

Friday's meet will kickoff SEC action for the Sooners in their first season in the league. Bart Conner and Bridget Sloan will be on the call on SEC Network.

Date: Friday, Jan. 17
Time: 7:15 p.m. CT
Opponent: No. 10 Missouri
Watch: SEC Network
Stats: Statbroadcast

PROMOS & GIVEAWAYS

90s Night:We're kicking off the season's first SEC matchup with a '90s throwback party at the Lloyd Noble Center. Enjoy a glow stick giveaway, enter to win a retro OU boombox and take advantage of $2 beer, soda, and popcorn all night long. The fun continues with pre-meet autographs from the OU women's soccer team. Let's light it up and party like it's 1999!

THE MORE YOU KNOW

WEEKEND REWIND
In one of the most exciting matchups of the season, the No. 1 Oklahoma gymnastics team won the second session of the second annual Sprouts Farmer's Market Collegiate Quad with an impressive 197.950 on Saturday. No. 2 LSU came in second with a 197.650, followed by a 197.275 from No. 6 Cal and a 196.800 from No. 4 Utah. The Sooners led wire-to-wire, posting the top event scores on bars (49.700), beam (49.525) and floor (49.525). Senior Jordan Bowers claimed the all-around title with a 39.675 in a star-studded field of all-around competitors. Audrey Davis claimed the bars title with a near-perfect 9.975, while Faith Torrez used a 9.975 of her own to take home the beam title. Torrez also finished second in the all-around with a 39.625, while Davis placed top five with a 39.600. Lily Pederson added a 39.550 to match her career best.

PEDERSON HONORED BY SEC
Freshman Lily Pederson was named the SEC Co-Freshman of the week after an impressive showing at the Sprouts Collegiate Quad. Pederson shared the honor with LSU's Kailin Chio. Pederson matched her career high in the all-around with a 39.550, while also picking up a pair of third-place finishes at the Sprouts Collegiate Quad. Pederson helped lead the Sooners to a nation-leading 49.700 on the uneven bars, while posting a career-high 9.95. On beam, she secured her second-straight 9.9-plus score to help the Sooners to a 49.525 on the event. On floor, she recorded a career-high 9.875 to help OU to a team season best 49.525 on the event.

HELLO OLD FRIEND
The Sooners will welcome a former Big 12 foe to Lloyd Noble Center when SEC competition begins Friday. Oklahoma and Missouri spent 16 years in the Big 12 conference before Missouri's departure after the 2012 season. This is the first time the Tigers have returned to Norman for regular season competition since 2011. OU is 60-11-1 all-time against Missouri and have not lost a meet to the Tigers since 2004 (25-0).

SWEET HOME OKLA(HOME)A
Oklahoma is 148-4 inside Lloyd Noble Center since the arrival of head coach K.J. Kindler in 2007 and has posted 86 consecutive home victories across 55 meets dating back to 2014. The 2025 senior class is currently undefeated at home in their careers. OU has five regular season home meets in 2025, welcoming Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Florida and Michigan to the LNC throughout the year.

CLUB 197
The Sooners have posted a score of 197 or higher in 60 of their last 62 meets. The program record of 45-consecutive meets with a 1987-plus was snapped at last year's NCAA Semifinals. During the streak, 32 of the 45 meet scores were a 198 or higher.

SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
No. 10 Missouri: The Tigers are ranked No. 10 in the nation with a top 10 ranking on both floor (No. 6) and bars (No.9). The Tigers opened the season with a quad-meet victory over Ball State, Illinois State and SEMO where they posted a 196.700. Missouri is coming off a second-place finish in a quad meet at Denver where they defeated Georgia and LIU.

LOOKING AHEAD
The Sooners will head to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for their first true road meet of the season against No. 3 Alabama. The Sooners and Crimson Tide will take to the floor on Friday, Jan. 24 at 6:45 p.m. CT on SEC Network.

MEET DAY POLICIES

OU Athletics' clear bag policy will be in effect and walk-through metal detectors will be utilized. The approved clear plastic tote size is a maximum of 12 inches x 6 inches x 12 inches or a one-gallon clear plastic freezer bag. Even those bags are subject to search.

Arena doors will open to the public one (1) hour prior to meet start. The general public can utilize the north and east entrances. No pass or payment is required for any parking at the LNC. Full details on OU's meet day policies at Lloyd Noble Center can be found here.

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