Olivia Dunn and the Lady Tigers aren’t done yet.
LSU’s gymnastics team had a dominant performance in the semifinals Thursday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, scoring a commanding score of 198.1125, the program’s second-highest score at the NCAA Championships. They advanced to Saturday’s NCAA Championship finals.
Dunn did not compete, but a video shows him warming up with his teammates.
LSU’s Haley Bryant led the way. Overall score 39.7125.
“Final 4 decided,” Dunn, 21, exclaimed on her Instagram Story on Thursday, adding purple heart and ring emojis.
LSU will face California, Utah and Florida in the championship match.
“Obviously we’re excited to be back in the finals for the second year in a row. It never gets old to progress this far and I’m proud of this team’s performance all year,” said Tigers head coach. Jay Clark said. According to the program’s website.
“They took the lessons learned and necessary characteristics from last year and used them again this year to achieve consistent success.”
LSU finished fourth at the NCAA Championships last spring.
Ahead of Thursday’s semi-final event, Dunn, who boasts a whopping 13 million followers across Instagram and TikTok, posted a selfie while waiting for the match to begin.
“Go time,” she captioned the photo on her Instagram Story.
Earlier this week, Dunn reunited with her childhood hero, former Olympic gymnast Aily Raisman, who serves as a commentator for ESPN’s postseason gymnastics coverage.
“Guys…I touched Aly Risman again!” the New Jersey native exclaimed on his Instagram Story.
She previously met six-time Olympic medalist and three-time gold medalist Raisman in 2012, the same year the now-retired gymnast competed at the London Games.
It’s been a spring of celebration for Dunn, whose Lady Tigers won their fifth conference title at last month’s SEC Championship.
“100% chance of purple reign” was shared on Instagram, causing a sensation on social media.
Perhaps Dunn will cap off his senior year at LSU with a national championship win.
The NCAA Championship Finals will be broadcast on ABC on Saturday at 4pm ET.
