With some shake-ups in the lineup, UCLA easily won the Ann Arbor Regional Semifinals last night with a final score of 197.675, advancing to today’s Regional Finals. Nebraska came in second with a score of 196.800 and will also advance. Following the Olympic order, UCLA began on the vault. Nia Dennis started the Bruins off right with a 9.900. Sekai Wright was second and earned a 9.800. Pauline Tratz followed with a 9.850. Felicia Hano was fourth for UCLA and scored a 9.800. Kyla Ross earned a perfect 10, extending her streak of perfect 10s to nine consecutive meets. Gracie Kramer wrapped up the rotation with a 9.850 and UCLA was out in front early with a score of 49.400. Meanwhile, Illinois scored a 49.075 on the bars, Nebraska earned a 49.100 on the beam and West Virginia received a 49.175 on the floor. UCLA then moved on to the uneven bars, and even with a dropped score due to a fall by Anna Glenn, the Bruins matched their season high total of 49.400. Margzetta Frazier began the rotation with a solid 9.875. Glenn followed and only earned a 9.175 due to her fall. Felicia Hano delivered a 9.800 and Norah Flatley had a 9.825. Madison Kocian and Ross wrapped up the event with strong scores. Kocian added a 9.925 and Ross nearly added another perfect score with a 9.975, earning 10’s from two of the four judges. UCLA totaled a 49.400 for the rotation and had a team score of 98.800. That gave the Bruins a half point lead over Nebraska’s 98.300 while Illinois’ total was 98.100 and West Virginia trailed with a 97.650. On the beam, Katelyn Ohashi made her first regional appearance and also her first showing in the lead-off spot with a 9.950. Brielle Nguyen followed in her usual spot in the rotation and brought home a 9.900. Kocian was up next earning a 9.825 and Norah Flatley followed with a 9.850. Ross earned yet another high score on the day and hit a 9.950. Dennis was swapped in the line-up at the last minute for Grace Glenn and earned a 9.850. With a 49.500, this would be their highest event score for the day and bring the Bruins to a 148.300. Nebraska earned a 49.300 on the vault to bring their team total to 147,600 after three rotations. Illinois picked up a 49.175 on the floor, bringing their team score to 147.275 while West Virginia, with a 48.875 on the bars, was now at 146.525. UCLA’s floor rotation had a lot of changes compared to the regular season. It began with Macy Toronjo leading off for the first time in two seasons. She and Frazier both earned a solid 9.850 while both Pauline Tratz and Gracie Kramer notched a 9.900, good enough to win the event for the day. Nia Dennis earned only a 9.375 and had her score dropped. Felicia Hano rounded out the rotation with a 9.875 and the Bruins would total a 49.375 on the event and a 197.675 overall. Nebraska’s final rotation was on the bars where the Huskers earned a 49.200, giving them a final score of 196.800. Meanwhile, Illinois wrapped up on the vault, earning a 48.900 and a final team score of 196.175, and West Virginia’s 48.900 on the beam gave them a team total of 195.425. Today’s Regional Finals In today’s meet, UCLA will compete against #7 Michigan, #10 Alabama, and #15 Nebraska. Here is an updated bracket of the national regional competitions: Every single seeded team advanced yesterday. So, now, the top 16 teams will compete in the four regional finals today. In the first session of yesterdy’s Ann Arbor Regional Semifinals, Michigan totaled a 197.320, Alabama notched a 197.225. and Nebraska’s final score was a 196.800. While UCLA is still the favorite, it should be noted that Michigan narrowly beat UCLA’s 49.400 on vault yesterday with a 49.425, and Alabama topped UCLA’s 49.375 on floor with a 49.425. While it is obvious that Miss Val made changes in the UCLA lineup to rest starters and be prepared for today’s finals, the competition should not be taken lightly. Today will be a good indicator of how UCLA will perform in the Championships in two weeks and it will be interesting to see what the Bruin lineup looks like today. The top two finishers from today’s meet will move on to the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas on April 19 and 20. This is your NCAA Gymnastics Regional Finals open thread. Go Bruins!<doc-sep>AUSTIN, Texas — Today, FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, and the NCAA and NCAA Digital — managed by Turner Sports — are pleased to announce live and on-demand coverage of two of the 2019 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Regionals on FloGymnastics.com. 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The #2 UCLA Gymnastics team will compete tonight in session two of the Ann Arbor Regional against #15 Nebraska, West Virginia, and Illinois with the top two teams from the session advancing to the Regional Finals tomorrow. The top two teams from tomorrow’s Regional Finals will advance to the NCAA Championships starting on April 19 in Fort Worth, Texas. NCAA gymnastics regionals have seen some changes this year. The regional competitions used to be one day with six teams competing. This year, there are only four regional sites, instead of six, beginning with a dual meet, with the top team advancing to the semifinals comprised of eight teams. From there, the top two teams from each semifinal session will move onto Regional Finals and each Regional Final will send two teams to the NCAA Championships. The NCAA Championship competition will begin with two sessions of four teams each and what used to be referred to as the Super Six will now be a Final Four. The updated bracket for this year is as follows: Today’s Regional Semifinals Session One is already in the books. Alabama and Michigan were the top two teams in Session One. The Crimson Tide had the high team score from the session with 197.225 while the Wolverines scored 196.950. These two teams will face the top two teams from the evening session. UCLA will face three other teams tonight. The Bruins will face Nebraska, West Virginia and Illinois. The #15 Nebraska Cornhuskers opened the season against UCLA at Pauley Pavilion and the Bruins won the meet, 197.250-195.700. The Cornhuskers finished the regular season 12-5 overall, including wins over #22 Ohio State and #24 Penn State and they finished third in the Big Ten Conference Championships. Four Huskers were named to first and second All-Big Ten teams, including senior Sienna Crouse and juniors Taylor Houchin and Sierra Hassel with First Team All-Big Ten honors while freshman Adnerys De Jesus was named to the second team. West Virginia finished their season 19-9 overall and took fourth place in the Big 12 Championship just behind Nebraska. They are ranked 13th in the country on the floor with a score of 49.28 and 20th on the vault with a 49.025. Senior Kirah Koshinski is their star, ranking sixth on the vault with an average of 9.925. She also ranks #23 on the floor exercise with an NQS of 9.915. Finally, Illinois was the winning team in yesterday’s dual meet against Central Michigan. It was a close one, 195.275-195.325. Four members of the Illinois women’s gymnastics team were selected to the 2019 All-Big Ten teams, including redshirt senior Mary Jane Otto earning First Team All-Big Ten honors, while junior Karen Howell and sophomores Kasey Meeks and Kylie Noonan were selected for the Second Team All Big Ten. Looking at the NQS for the three teams UCLA will face, tonight’s session looks to be a bit of a warm up for Saturday’s Regional Finals. With as strong of a season as UCLA had this year, the Bruins should have an exceptional postseason as a final farewell gift to Miss Val. Go Bruins!