She had very good consistency.In San Jose, Hernandez was the top finisher both nights on beam, an apparatus that took down both Gabby Douglas and

With one performance left on the biggest night of her career, Laurie Hernandez paused, placed her right hand over her belly and closed her eyes. She inhaled. Paused. Exhaled. She felt her belly expand and contract. She became aware of her breath. And slowly, the anxiety and adrenaline melted away. Then she raised that same arm toward the judges and turned to face the beam.I was really calm before beam, Hernandez said. I was able to calm myself down and go out there and enjoy the moment. Its a technique Hernandez learned from sports psychology coach Robert Andrews, who heads Houstons Institute of Sports Performance and also works with three-time world champion Simone Biles. Watch Hernandez closely before she presents to the judges at each rotation and there she is: hand over belly, gaze softened yet focused, her shoulders rising and falling with each inhalation.And I pray, she said.Her pre-performance ritual is working. Over two days of competition, Hernandez -- the freshest face on this powerhouse team -- was a rock. She was as consistent as any woman in the competition, her confidence and composure decades beyond her 16 years. As Hernandez moved from rotation to rotation, she energized the crowd like a portable charging station. Her floor routine is so electric it should be measured in wattage.When we choreographed her routine, we tried to focus on her personality and let her be herself, said Maggie Haney, Hernandezs longtime coach at MG Elite in Morganville, New Jersey. Besides being a showcase for Hernandezs outsized personality and dance ability, her floor routine, which she debuted at national championships in June, also pays homage to her 10-year career in gymnastics.You can see dance choreography from her floor routines when she was 9, 10, 11, all through the years, Haney said. But with added sass, because she is naturally so sassy.That sass is what has made Hernandez, the first Latina gymnast since Annia Hatch in 2004 to represent the U.S. in womens gymnastics, a thunder-stealing crowd favorite. But it is her maturity and consistency that landed her in second place overall and a spot on the U.S. team.When she stuck her double pike dismount after performing what she called the best beam routine of her life, the crowd broke into the same raucous, foot-stomping singsong it had earlier in the night, when Hernandez prepared to perform on floor.Lau-rie! Lau-rie! Lau-rie!The chorus grew only louder when Hernandezs score of 15.70, the best of the weekend on beam, flashed overhead.After beam, I couldnt hear anything, Hernandez said. I was still in focus. I cant hear anything when Im focused. But before floor, I heard them chanting my name.Six months ago, casual gymnastics fans didnt know the her name. By Sunday, Laurie Hernandez?was a star. From the outside, Hernandezs rise seems meteoric, an overnight sensation amid a boldfaced team of Olympic and world champions. But to those close to her, this moment has been inevitable.She has been in our program for so long. She grew up in our system, said U.S. national team coordinator Martha Karolyi, who remembers first seeing Hernandez at a national developmental camp when Hernandez was about 9. Its not like she just popped up here.Hernandez began appearing on Olympic watch lists last year after winning the 2015 junior national championship. She turned senior at the beginning of 2016 and celebrated her 16th birthday on June 9, but her relative lack of elite international experience makes what she has done over the past six months even more incredible. From March until June, she took a trio of bronze medals in the all-around at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, Pac Rim Championships and the national championships.She proved herself over these two days and throughout the year, Karolyi said. She had no falls in any competitions that she presented this year. She had very good consistency.In San Jose, Hernandez was the top finisher both nights on beam, an apparatus that took down both Gabby Douglas and Biles during two nights of competition, and finished third on floor, fourth on vault and second in the all-around. In the Olympics three-up, no-drop team competition format, Hernandez could compete as many as three events and has a legitimate shot at being one of only two U.S. women who will contest the individual all-around.Thats what we want, said Haney, That would be the best thing ever.A few months ago, Hernandez wasnt even part of that conversation. Today, crowds are chanting her name. Air Max Australia . 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One game after a miserable showing in Oklahoma City, Gay tied a career high with 41 points and the Sacramento Kings cruised to a 114-97 victory at the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Mississippi quarterback Chad Kelly made it a point during preseason camp to mention that the teams young receivers were poised to make a big impact this season.He wasted no time getting them involved in the offense.Two freshmen -- Van Jefferson and D.K. Metcalf -- caught touchdown passes in the Rebels season-opening 45-34 loss to Florida State. Another freshman, A.J. Brown, caught two passes for 48 yards.No. 19 Ole Miss (0-1) hopes to see more of the same when it hosts FCS-level Wofford (1-0) on Saturday in a non-conference game.Kelly said he was impressed by the poise the freshmen showed against Florida State.First live action, hopefully they got in a little groove and got a good feeling about the game, Kelly said. They understand the plays and the speed of the game already. If they keep working, theyre going to be all right.Jefferson, Metcalf and Brown bring depth to an already loaded group of Ole Miss receivers. Veterans Damoreea Stringfellow and Quincy Adeboyejo are listed as the starters, while senior tight end Evan Engram caught a career-high nine passes for 121 yards and a touchdown against Florida State.Kelly threw for 313 yards and four touchdowns against the Seminoles, but the senior also threw three interceptions and lost a fumble. If he can cut down on the errors, the Rebels appear poised to have plenty of success in the passing game.I definitely could have made some better decisions (against Florida State), Kelly said.---Here are a few things to watch when Ole Miss hosts Wofford:THE RENOVATED VAUGHT: Ole Miss will be playing its first game in renovated Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Among the major changes: The north end zone was bowled in and the seating capacity has been increased to 64,038. TTheres also a new natural grass playing surface, three LED video displays, new lights and a new sound system.dddddddddddd.PATTERSONS DEBUT? If Ole Miss jumps out to a big lead against Wofford, expect freshman quarterback Shea Patterson to receive his first career action. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Patterson was widely viewed as one of the nations top quarterback recruits in 2015 and is the favorite to earn the job once Kelly -- a senior -- finishes his eligibility.YOUNG CORNERS MUST STEP UP: Ole Miss lost arguably its best cornerback -- junior Kendarius Webster -- to a season-ending knee injury against Florida State. Seniors Carlos Davis and Tony Bridges are still around, but after that the Rebels will be very young. Redshirt freshman Jalen Julius and true freshman Jaylon Jones are probably the next two options.FACING THE FCS: Ole Miss has won 11 of 12 games against teams from the Football Championship Subdivision since 2005, with the lone loss against Jacksonville State under former coach Houston Nutt in 2010. Freeze has a 4-0 mark against FCS teams. Wofford has a 1-18 record against teams in the FBS, with the lone win coming against Louisiana-Monroe in 2000.RUN WOFFORD RUN: Wofford runs the triple-option offense, which is heavy on running plays. The Terriers ran for 346 yards and threw for 42 yards in their 21-7 season-opening win over Tennessee Tech. Wofford had a 5-6 record last season, but was still fourth in the FCS with 300 yards rushing per game.---Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbrandtAP .---AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org . ' ' '