GymDogs Fall At Michigan

Thursday, January 6

Ann Arbor, Mich.

7:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

194.500

197.750

Michigan

January 06, 2022 | Gymnastics

ANN ARBOR, Mich. --- Senior Megan Roberts took home a share of the vault title as the University of Georgia gymnastics team fell on the road to reigning national champion Michigan by a 197.750- 194.500 tally on Thursday night in the season opener.

"Every first meet is a starting point," head coach Courtney Kupets Carter said. "This year's start had bigger errors than we were expecting, which makes it difficult to build momentum. I did like their ability to keep focusing on one routine at a time.  We will work this week in the gym to improve for Kentucky."

Senior Emily Schild paced the GymDogs on bars, posting a 9.850 in the fourth position of the lineup. As a team, Georgia scored a 48.425 while Michigan tallied a 49.425 on vault to take an early lead.

Georgia put a 49.100 on the scoreboard on vault, and it was Roberts with the top score from the anchor sport with a 9.900. Junior Haley de Jong and senior Abbey Ward added scores of 9.825. Another strong rotation from Michigan allowed the Wolverines to build on their lead, though, taking a 98.900- 97.525 lead into the halfway point of the meet.

Junior Soraya Hawthorne took home the top score for the GymDogs on floor with a 9.850 in her first performance of the year as Georgia totaled a 48.600 in the event.

De Jong was the high-scorer for the visiting squad on beam, scoring a 9.850 in the event.  Georgia finished with a 48.375 on the final apparatus of the meet.

Georgia will return to action with a conference road meet next Friday, January 14, at Kentucky at 7 p.m. The meet will be showcased on Friday Night Heights on the SEC Network.  Georgia's home opener is set for Monday, January 17 at 2:30 p.m. in Stegeman Coliseum.

FINAL RESULTS
GEORGIA: 194.500 (VT- 49.100, UB- 48.425, BB- 48.375, FX- 48.600)
MICHIGAN: 197.750 (VT- 49.425, UB- 49.475, BB- 49.300, FX- 49.550)

VAULT- 49.100
Haley de Jong: 9.825
Amanda Cashman: 8.750
Mikayla Magee: 9.775
Abbey Ward: 9.825
Rachael Lukacs: 9.775
Megan Roberts: 9.900

BARS- 48.425
Amanda Cashman: 9.725
Abbey Ward: 9.225
Katie Finnegan: 9.800
Emily Schild: 9.850
Haley de Jong: 8.925
Megan Roberts: 9.825

BEAM- 48.375
Mikayla Magee: 9.750
Katie Finnegan: 9.225
Soraya Hawthorne: 9.800
Haley de Jong: 9.850
Rachel Baumann: 9.750
Emily Schild: 9.200

FLOOR- 48.600
Alyssa Perez-Lugones: 9.575
Mikayla Magee: 9.700
Haley de Jong: 9.375
Megan Roberts: 9.775
Rachael Lukacs: 9.700
Soraya Hawthorne: 9.850