Alabama Gymnastics vs LSU 2015

Alabama's Lauren Beers won the all-around Friday at Missouri.

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Part I of the Alabama gymnastic team's long weekend is complete.

The Crimson Tide will fly home Friday night with a comfortable win over Missouri to prepare for Saturday's showdown with Auburn on Sunday in Birmingham.

The 197.350-195.275 win over Missouri came without much drama. The Crimson Tide outscored the hosts on all four rotations starting with a season-high 49.475 on the uneven bars. Kaitlyn Clark's 9.950 on the beam was the best score of the night.

Alabama's Lauren Beers won the all-around with a 39.550 and only one score lower than a 9.90.

"The No. 1 goal tonight was to be united and they delivered," coach Dana Duckworth said. "Parts of tonight were exceptional - including starting off strong with that uneven bar performance, which should give this team the confidence that together we are capable of anything. Delivering a floor performance with four 9.9 or better scores and closing out the meet strong on the balance beam is all part of the building blocks to competitive greatness."

The plan for the Tide is to fly the charter plane back to Tuscaloosa after the meet. They will head to Birmingham on Saturday afternoon to practice on the podium in the BJCC Arena in advance of the 3 p.m. Sunday meet with Auburn.