# 2019 LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team

The 2019 LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team represented Louisiana State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I women's gymnastics season as members of the Southeastern Conference in their 44th season of collegiate competition. The Tigers' home meets will take place at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They were led by head coach D-D Breaux in her forty-first season at the helm of the program. The Tigers looked to build on a fourth place finish at the 2018 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2018 season with an overall record of 33-5. In the postseason, the Tigers won the 2018 Southeastern Conference Championships—their third conference title. Subsequently LSU entered the NCAA Regional competition as the No. 2 national seed, winning the Raleigh regional and advancing to Nationals. At the National Championships, the Tigers finished second in the first semi-final and advanced to the Super Six where they eventually finished fourth. Seven members of the 2018 Tigers cohort received All-American honors.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Class | Hometown | Reason for leaving | 2018 events |
| Myia Hambrick | SR | Temple, GA | Graduated | VT/UB/BB/FX |
| Lauren Li | SR | Plano, TX | Graduated | — |
| Erin Macadaeg | SR | Redwood City, CA | Graduated | VT/BB/FX |
| Gracen Standley | FR | Cincinnati, OH | Moved to a crew position | — |

### 2018 recruiting class

| Name | Hometown | Club | Level | Commit date |
| Rebecca D'Antonio | New Orleans, LA | Cypress Pointe | Level 10 | — |
| Bailey Ferrer | Ocoee, FL | Gymnastics USA | Level 10 | March 6, 2015 |

## Schedule
### Postseason

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site |
| March 23 | TBD p.m. | Conference Championships | Smoothie King CenterNew Orleans, LA |
| April 4 – 6 | TBD p.m. | NCAA Regional | Pete Maravich Assembly CenterBaton Rouge, LA |
| April 19 – 20 | TBD p.m. | NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship | Fort Worth Convention CenterFort Worth, TX |
| All times are in Eastern time |||||

## Roster

2018–19 :
| Name | Height | Year | Hometown | Club |
| Reagan Campbell | 5–1 | SO | Coppell, TX | Texas Dreams |
| Julianna Cannamela | 5–1 | SR | Waxhaw, NC | Southeastern |
| Rebecca D'Antonio | 5–0 | FR | New Orleans, LA | Cypress Pointe Gymnastics |
| Bridget Dean | 5–2 | SO | Fort Myers, FL | Orlando Metro |
| Christina Desiderio | 5–0 | SO | Hackettstown, NJ | Parkettes |
| Sami Durante | 5–1 | SO | Athens, GA | Georgia Elite |
| Kennedi Edney | 5–3 | JR | Chino, CA | Precision |
| Sarah Edwards | 4-11 | SO | Ocean Springs, MS | Lanier's Gymnastics |
| Sarah Finnegan | 5–1 | SR | Lee's Summit, MO | GAGE |
| Bailey Ferrer | | FR | Ocoee, FL | Gymnastics USA Longwood |
| Olivia Gunter | 5-2 | SO | Mandeville, LA | North Shore Gymnastics |
| Ruby Harrold | 5-3 | JR | Bristol, England | The Academy |
| McKenna Kelley | 5–1 | R-JR | Houston, TX | Stars Gymnastics |
| Ashlyn Kirby | 5–2 | JR | Claremont, NC | Shooting Stars |
| Lexie Priessman | 5–0 | SR | Cincinnati, OH | Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy/Perfection |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Years | Alma mater |
| D-D Breaux | Head Coach | 41st | LSU |
| Jay Clark | Associate head coach | 6th | Georgia |
| Bob Moore | Assistant Coach | 19th | Samford |
| Ashleigh Gnat | Student Assistant Coach | | LSU |
| Katie Copeland | Director of Operations | 5th | LSU |
| Ashleigh Clare-Kearney | Volunteer Coach | 8th | LSU |