Hello, gymnastics fans all around! It’s Jessica here, coming to you live from Littlejohn Coliseum. I kept my promise and made it off my couch for this live blog!
Folks, y’all are in for a treat tonight! It’s a big day in women’s college gymnastics as we finally get to see ACC gymnastics competition come to light. The Clemson Tigers open ACC conference play as they host the Pittsburgh Panthers for Youth Day.
Clemson started the season off strong after a great showing against William & Mary last Friday. The Tigers had some great performances, most notably their lights-out bar rotation. Multiple stuck landings and redshirt freshman Lilly Lippeat’s 9.900 on bars earned them a 49.225, which ranked them No. 15 nationally. Along with Lippeat, other standouts of the meet include Rebecca Wells, Brie Clark, and Lauren Rutherford, who all earned individual event titles at the conclusion of the meet. The Tigers ended the night with a 196.325, the highest opening score from a new program in NCAA gymnastics history.
The Panthers are coming off a tough home loss to Kent State. While the Panthers were a little rocky on vault and beam, they looked pretty solid on bars and floor. Freshman Emily Todd competed in the all-around and, other than an uncharacteristic fall on…
