The OU women’s gymnastics team knocked off No. 4 Florida in a battle between Top-10 teams as the Sooners kicked off the season at home with a win Friday and avenged a recent string of losses to the Gators.

No. 9 Oklahoma (1-0) headed into its season-opening meet with Florida (0-1) as the underdog, having lost to the Gators three times in the past two seasons and trailing in the all-time series by a 12-2 margin.

But in the end, OU emerged with a 196.250-195.275 win in front of more than 1,300 fans at Lloyd Noble Center.

Seniors Jacqueline Flanery (uneven bars and floor exercise) and Hollie Vise (uneven bars and balance beam) each took home two individual event honors to start the season. Redshirt freshman Natasha Kelley earned an individual event title on the uneven bars in her first collegiate competition.

Kelley was forced to redshirt the 2008 season after tearing her Achilles tendon during a fall practice. A prized recruit coming out of high school, Kelley suffered another setback after an ACL tear (100%) in November, but elected to hold off on surgery in order to compete.

The decision paid off as the Sooners avenged defeats in the qualifying sessions of the past two NCAA Championships and a 196.500-195.075 loss in Gainesville, Fla., last year.

OU improves its home record to 23-2 and its overall record to 42-6 during the regular season under head coach K.J. Kindler.

Oklahoma looks to topple its second-straight, ranked SEC opponent when the Sooners go on the road to take on No. 14 Auburn (0-1) on Friday. The Tigers are looking to rebound after a loss to No. 3 Alabama in the season opener for both teams.

Click here to read The Daily's previous story about redshirt freshman Natasha Kelley