STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The top-seeded LSU Gymnastics team will begin their NCAA postseason journey in the second round of the Penn State Regional on Thursday, April 3 at 6 p.m. CT in Rec Hall.
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This year’s postseason selection for the Tigers marked the first time in program history that LSU earned the No. 1 seed, as well as the program’s 40th straight regional berth.
“Mindset is a permanent intention for us. Our goals this week are the same as they’ve been all year. We need to stay where we have been and advance,” said Head Coach Jay Clark.
No. 1 LSU will face No. 16 Arkansas, No. 17 Michigan and Maryland on Thursday. The Tigers will start on floor and rotate in Olympic order to vault and bars before finishing on beam. Arkansas will start on vault, Michigan on bars and Maryland on beam.
Maryland earned the fourth spot in the evening session of second round competition on Thursday after defeating West Virginia by a final score of 196.250-195.325 in Wednesday’s play-in meet.
No. 8 Michigan State, No. 9 Kentucky, Ohio State and Penn State will compete in the first session on Thursday. The top two teams from each session of second round competition on Thursday will advance to the regional final on Saturday, April 5, which is set for 4 p.m. CT.
Both sessions of competition in Happy Valley will be streamed on ESPN+ with Alex Perlman and Kennedy Baker on the call.
The top two finishers in Saturday’s regional final will receive an automatic berth to the national championships in Fort Worth from April 17-19 in Dickies Arena. At the national championships, semifinal team, all-around competition and individual event specialist finals will be conducted in two sessions. The top two teams from each semifinal will advance to championship final competition.
Both Semifinals on Thursday, April 17 will air on ESPN2, and the National Championship on Saturday, April 19 will be broadcast live at 3 p.m. CT on ABC.
**LSU Press Release**
