Georgia Travels to Face Michigan Friday

Friday, March 8

Ann Arbor, MI

7:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Michigan

March 07, 2024 | Gymnastics

#20 Georgia at #7 Michigan
Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m.
Crisler Center | Ann Arbor, Mich.
MEET NOTES

ATHENS, Ga.  --- The Georgia gymnastics team travels to face No. 7 Michigan on Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.

SERIES HISTORY
The GymDogs hold a 42-13 record against the Wolverines.

LAST MEETING
Georgia and Michigan last met in 2023.  The teams competed at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia with the Wolverines taking home a win.

HIGHEST TEAM SCORE SINCE 2019
The GymDogs posted a 197.550 in a win against Auburn last week, marking the team's highest all-around score since the 2019 NCAA Athens Regional.

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 9.950 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 thirteenth and twenty-second on bars and floor, respectively in the first week of NQS scores. She has competed all-around four times, notching a 9.850 on vault and an all-around score of 39.600.

Anya Turner has scored a high of 9.925 on beam.

Jaydah Battle has competed on vault and beam, notching a season-high score of 9.800 on vault and 9.925 on beam.

Holly Snyder and Zora Morgan made their debuts on bars and beam, respectively, against Kentucky.  Snyder has scored a 9.925 on bars and Morgan a 9.875 on beam.