No. 9 Auburn fell at home to No. 2 LSU Friday night, Feb. 13, 197.350-197.300 despite scoring the highest point total in program history.
Head coach Jeff Graba attributed the performance to both his gymnasts and the energy from the home crowd.
"We talked in the locker room before we came out about embracing the energy, and we feel like we're clicking right now," Graba said. "I just wanted them to make sure that they sold themselves, and I thought that we did that in a really good way today."
Auburn began on vault, tying the program's all-time record of 49.500. Lexus Demers and MJ Rott led the Tigers, both posting a season-high 9.950.
"Me and the coaches have been working non-stop in practice to see my vault landing," Rott said. "I'm just really glad it showed up today. It's a big meet, going against No. 2, and it showed up when it needed to."
Next up for Auburn was bars, where the Tigers scored a 49.200, led by Caitlin Atkinson's 9.875.
Auburn then went to beam and scored a 49.275, led by Megan Walker's 9.925, tying her career-high.
Auburn finished on floor, scoring a 49.325. Rott led the Tigers with a 9.900.
"Floor finally showed up," Graba said. "We finally all decided to get on the same page and go big. It's still not our final floor lineup, we're still not there yet, but I thought the girls that were there did a phenomenal job. This is a floor team that we believe eight people can do our floor lineup for us at a high level."
Auburn falls to 3-3 and 1-3 in the SEC. The Tigers return to action Feb. 20 at Missouri at 8 p.m. CT.
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