Survive & Advance.
How sweet it is, to make yet another Sweet 16. These experiences will never be taken for granted.
That’s quite literally all that matters at this point. The scores don’t matter, though YES, we’d love them to be higher at this point, but you know what— consider this a practice run for Sunday’s main event. They made it to the next round, so for all intents and purposes, mission accomplished.
For a while it seemed like Arkansas was going to run away with it a bit, the Tigers came clawing back on a strong back half, and it actually came down to Arkansas’ beam anchor (and World Champs medalist) Joscelyn Roberson to put the Gymbacks atop in the standings. We’ll let ‘em have this one, eh? Talking with a Mizzou parent afterwards, [redacted] said, “I actually wanted Arkansas to win because I feel like the odds are in our favor now… that was their one.
” “You don’t always have to be perfect, as we just showed, to move on to Sunday,” head coach Shannon Welker said post-meet. “So really, I’m more focused on our performance and less on the scores. We know if we can take care of those, we’ll probably get certain scores, but it really is about living up to our expectations and what we’re capable of,” Shannon said.
How did the Tigers qualify for their sixth consecutive Sweet 16? Let’s review. Ticket: punched 🎟️ #MIZ 🐯 pic.
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