Global Courant 2023-04-16 08:33:33
LSU sports are in the middle of a hot streak. Angel Reese and the Lady Tigers recently won a league title and the team made it to the championship round.
Earlier this week, gymnast Olivia Dunne and her teammates advanced to the NCAA Gymnastics Championships. The women’s gymnastics team clinched the No. 1 spot at the NCAA Semifinal I on Thursday.
But LSU’s season came to an end on Saturday, with the Tigers finishing fourth. “Climbed to the finish. There is so much to be proud of and so much to look forward to,” wrote the official LSU Gymnastics Twitter account.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS REPORT ON FOXNEWS.COM
LSU Tigers gymnast Olivia Dunne during a game between the LSU Tigers and the West Virginia Mountaineers on March 10, 2023 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
On Thursday, Dunne took to her popular social media platforms to celebrate and shared a prediction on how the team would fare in the championship round.
“RING SZN BABYYY,” Dunne wrote in an Instagram Story post over an LSU Tigers image that read, “Final four on the floor.”
OLIVIA DUNNE FROM LSU WANTS TO WORK FOR ‘EQUALITY FOR WOMEN IN ALL SPORTS’
Videos also showed the 20-year-old junior celebrating with her teammates.
Dunne also posted one TikTok video that showed her dancing. “Me after not landing on my head in front of 13,000 people,” she captioned the video.
LSU’s Olivia Dunne cheers on her teammate during a gymnastics game against Auburn at the Neville Arena on February 10, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama. (Stew Milne/Getty Images)
Dunne, one of the most followed collegiate athletes on social media, has turned her social media into a money making machine. Her online presence has earned her an estimated seven figures.
LSU finished the Semifinals with a team score of 197.475 to advance to Saturday’s Championship.
LSU struggled with injuries throughout the season, but remained resilient in the face of adversity. Unfortunately, LSU seemed to run out of magic in the finals. The sixth-ranked Tigers finished fourth with a final score of 197.5250.
Gymnast Haleigh Bryant set the best all-around score on Saturday with a 39.7250.
“Grateful to be a part of something so special! This will be a year I will remember for the rest of my life! Thank you @LSUgym for making my dreams come true!! See you next year for one last season!” Bryant wrote after LSU’s season ended on Saturday.
No. 6 LSU was the only team outside of the top four to qualify for the Final Four.
Reigning champion and best Oklahoma winner won the national championship with a team score of 198.3875. The win marked the Sooner’s fifth title in the past six years.
LSU’s Olivia Dunne prior to an encounter against Auburn at the Neville Arena on February 10, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama. (Stew Milne/Getty Images)
LSU encountered some difficulties trying to leave Louisiana to compete for Nationals in Texas. According to WBRZ2, the team’s aircraft was stuck on the taxiway indefinitely.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
All-American Aleah Finnegan led the Tigers with a beam score of 9.9250, while Bryant scored a team-high 9.9375 on floor.
Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
