2024 NCAA Nationals: Semi Finals (4/18/24) and Final Four on the Floor (4/20/24)

[tsarinajen]

After 2: LSU 98.8000, California 98.7750, Stanford 98.5625, Arkansas 97.9500​

 

[Beamer]

And it all came down to beam for Cal. Let's Go Bears!

 

[dweiss324]

Spencer not blogging during nationals?!?!? That's like my worst nightmare, I usually don't watch live, that is good to know. Poor guy.

 

[Beamer]

After 3 rotations:

1. LSU 148.3875 (finishes on FX)
2. CAL 148.300 (finishes on BB)
3. STAN 147.850 (finishes on VT)
4. ARK 147.275 (finishes on UB)

 

[Beamer]

And Cesario is off the beam for Cal. She fell last year on bars.

 

[Beamer]

Perea is the last gymnast up on beam for Cal. She was also the second fall off bars last year after Cesario fell. Deja vu? I hope not.

 

[Beamer]

Woohoo! Perea came through! Although Cal was already ahead of Stanford before her score. LSU and Cal advance!

 

[ucrgirl]

H. Bryants AA score of 39.7125 seems like a really big score. Do you think it is big enough to hold up for session 2?

 

[ucrgirl]

Woohoo! Perea came through! Although Cal was already ahead of Stanford before her score. LSU and Cal advance!

I'm always rooting for a team to win their first National championship. I know it is likely to be OK but I would be thrilled for either Cal or LSU to win.

 

[Laura722]

H. Bryants AA score of 39.7125 seems like a really big score. Do you think it is big enough to hold up for session 2?

I think it can. Just depends on what the other AA gymnasts do. I think Maile's score wasn't that high last year, but I could be wrong.

 

[Beamer]

H. Bryants AA score of 39.7125 seems like a really big score. Do you think it is big enough to hold up for session 2?

I'm guessing it won't hold up. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[irichluck21]

H. Bryants AA score of 39.7125 seems like a really big score. Do you think it is big enough to hold up for session 2?

It might hold up? But I don't think it will. The same score was 2nd last year. O'Keefe and Chiles were in session 2 and Bryant was in session 1.

 

[tsarinajen]

LSU 198.1125​

California 197.7125​

Stanford 197.0750​

Arkansas 196.4750​

 

[irichluck21]

LSU's score of 198.1125 is definitely a contender for the team title, especially when all 4 teams will be competing in the same session.
Excited for California making it in too, with potential to improve the team score.
What a great end to Stanford's year, they will end up, at minimum, 7th overall. Huge for them.
Arkansas had the unfortunate beam rotation, but their other 3 events were scored several tenths lower than at regionals.

Leaders after session 1
AA: Bryant (LSU) 39.712
VT: Anna Roberts (STAN) 9.950
UB: Courtney Blackson (BOISE), Bryant (LSU), Lily Smith(UGA), Skylar Killough-Wilhelm (WASH), Reese Drotar (ARK) 9.925
BB: Bryant (LSU), Mya Lauzon (CAL) 9.950
FX: Aleah Finnegan 9.962

Won't be surprised if none of these hold up in tonight's session, though Finnegan might.

 

[ucrgirl]

Spencer not blogging during nationals?!?!? That's like my worst nightmare, I usually don't watch live, that is good to know. Poor guy.

I'm sure my daughter won't allow me to check score on the computer tonight so I was also counting on Spencer's live blog. He must be in really rough shape to miss Nationals.

 

[irichluck21]

Is it possible to get ESPN+ without a television? Like just on my phone or laptop?

Yes. laptop:

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Phone: There is an ESPN app you can download and I believe (not 100%) that you can subscribe to Plus through the app.

 

[irichluck21]

UGH! Session 2 starts at 9:00 I just remembered. No way I can stay up for that! I was in a Zoom met from 4-6:30 so I missed session 1, but it recorded.

 

[Sasha]

Has Cal made the final before?

 

[RedBirdie]

Typically with ESPN+ you can go back and watch later.

 

[Beamer]

Has Cal made the final before?

Cal has never made Four on the Floor or Super Six. Their highest finish was 7th. Now they're guaranteed to finish top 4