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Gymdogs Fall Short At No. 3 LSU
February 06, 2015 | Gymnastics
Highlights and interviews following the Georgia gymnastics meet against the LSU Tigers.
Feb. 6, 2015
BATON ROUGE, La.----Seven season-highs were recorded by Georgia gymnasts, but it wasn't enough to beat third-ranked LSU as the Tigers won 198.075-196.850 Friday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
Georgia (2-4, 2-2 SEC) scored a season-high 49.425 on vault and trailed by .175 at the halfway point, but LSU sealed the win with a 49.625 in each of the last two rotations.
"Vault was much improved, and that was good to see," said UGA coach Danna Durante. "We had a little bit of a rough start on bars, and floor and beam also could've been stronger. A 196.850 will still help us, but we have to be better. We have to get stronger on all four events. We just left a little too much on the floor."
LSU (7-1, 4-0 SEC) opened with a 49.450-49.225 lead after one rotation. Georgia was led on bars in the first rotation by Brittany Rogers and Chelsea Davis, who scored back-to-back 9.875s. Sarah Persinger added a season-high 9.85 as the anchor.
Georgia cut into the lead with its best vaults of the season in the second rotation. Brandie Jay scored a 9.925, while Natalie Vaculik added a career-high 9.9 and Ashlyn Broussard and Brittany Rogers turned in a pair of 9.875s. Four Gymdogs registered season-highs on vault, and at the halfway point LSU led 98.825-98.650.
The Tigers began to pull away in the third rotation with a 49.625 on beam. Mary Beth Box led Georgia with a 9.875 on floor, while GiGi Marino recorded a 9.85 in her second routine of the season. After three rotations, LSU led 148.450-147.725.
LSU cemented the win with another 49.625 on floor in the final rotation. Georgia scored a 49.125 on beam, led by a 9.875 by Broussard.
Georgia will be back in action Saturday, Feb. 14 at North Carolina. This will be Georgia's first trip to Chapel Hill since 1977.
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#3 LSU - 198.075 (VT - 49.450, UB - 49.375, BB - 49.625, FX - 49.625)
#9 Georgia - 196.850 (VT - 49.425, UB - 49.225, BB - 49.125, FX - 49.075)
Vault
Natalie Vaculik - 9.9, GiGi Marino - 9.85, Ashlyn Broussard - 9.875, Brittany Rogers - 9.875, Brandie Jay - 9.925, Beth Roberts 9.85
Bars
Natalie Vaculik - 9.75, Brandie Jay - 9.825, Kiera Brown - 9.8, Brittany Rogers - 9.875, Chelsea Davis - 9.875, Sarah Persinger - 9.85
Beam
Natalie Vaculik - 9.8, Morgan Reynolds - 9.6, Brittany Rogers - 9.85, Ashlyn Broussard - 9.875, Vivi Babalis - 9.775, Mary Beth Box - 9.825
Floor - Kiera Brown - 9.75, GiGi Marino - 9.85, Mary Beth Box - 9.875, Ashlyn Broussard - 9.25, Vivi Babalis - 9.825, Brandie Jay - 9.775
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