Georgia Hits the Road to Face Alabama Friday

Friday, February 23

Tuscaloosa, AL

8:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Alabama

February 22, 2024 | Gymnastics

#18 Georgia at #10 Alabama
Friday, February 23 at 8 p.m. ET
Coleman Coliseum | Tuscaloosa, Ala.
MEET NOTES

ATHENS, Ga.  --- The Georgia gymnastics team travels to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to face the Crimson Tide on Friday, February 23 at 7 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum.

SERIES HISTORY
The GymDogs hold a 83-72-2 record against the Tide.

LAST MEETING
Georgia lost to Alabama last season in Athens by two tenths with a score of 197.325.

BEST BARS SCORE SINCE 2019
Georgia's bars score of 49.500 against Florida is the highest mark since the 2019 NCAA Athens Regional.

HISTORIC ALL-AROUND SCORE FOR LILY SMITH
Lily Smith captured her first-ever all-around title in her second meet competing all four events, totaling a 39.600 against the Gators, which is the highest all-around score from a Georgia freshman since Courtney Kupets in 2006.

LILY SMITH SCORES A PERFECT 10 ON BARS
In her third meet as a GymDog, freshman Lily Smith scored a Perfect 10 on bars.

Lily Smith is only the fourth freshman in Georgia gymnastics history to record a Perfect 10 on bars and the tenth to achieve a 10.0 in their rookie season- marking the first since 2001.

Smith's 10.0 is the first from a GymDog since Rachel Baumann on floor in 2022 and the first on bars since Marissa Oakley in 2019.

Freshmen Perfect 10's:
Marline Stephens- floor- 2001
Cory Fritzinger- bars- 2001
Karin Lichey- vault (2x), bars, beam, floor- 1996 *
Kim Arnold- vault (3x)- 1995
Julie Ballard- vault- 1995
Leslie Angeles- floor- 1994
Leah Brown- vault (3x)- 1994
Lori Strong- bars (2x)- 1993
Hope Spivey- floor (2x)- 1991

* Karin Lichey scored a Perfect 40 in 1996 as a freshman

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
Four freshmen competed 10 routines in Georgia's first three meets this season and then two more freshmen made their debuts against Kentucky for a total of six gymnasts competing 14 routines.

Ady Wahl competes in all four events, scoring a 9.925 on vault, and a 9.900 on bars and floor with a high all-around score of 39.375.

Lily Smith notched a Perfect 10 in week three on bars and contributed a 9.950 on beam and a 9.925 on floor.  She has three SEC Freshman of the Week accolades under her belt and ranks tied for fifth and twenty-fifth on bars and floor, respectively. She has competed all-around three times, notching a 9.850 on vault and an all-around score of 39.600.

Anya Turner has scored a high of 9.875.

Jaydah Battle has competed on vault and beam, notching a season-high score of 9.800 on vault and 9.875 on beam.

Holly Snyder and Zora Morgan made their debuts on bars and beam, respectively, against Kentucky.  Snyder has scored a 9.900 on bars and Morgan a 9.875 on beam.