No. 6 GymDogs Score 197.325 Friday in Athens

TEAM SCORES

    No. 6 Georgia: 197.325

    No. 4 Florida: 197.575

Georgia’s Season Record: 9-3, 2-3 SEC

GymDogs Event Scores:

Vault: 49.375 | Bars: 49.475 | Beam: 49.025 | Floor: 49.450

 

ATHENS, Ga. – The sixth-ranked Georgia gymnastics team scored a 197.325 in front of a crowd of 10,069 at Stegeman Coliseum Friday evening, falling to the fourth-ranked Florida Gators (197.575).

 

FAST FACTS

• Seniors Csenge Bácskay and Ja’ Free Scott each tallied career-high scores on vault to open the meet. Bácskay’s season vault debut resulted in a career-best 9.925 and the event crown, while Scott tallied a 9.900.
• The Bulldogs tied a season-best 49.475 on bars. Freshman Autumn Reingold was Georgia’s top scorer on the event with a 9.925, finishing second. Georgia opened the rotation with three-straight scores of 9.900 from Bácskay, Holly Snyder (season high), and Kelise Woolford (tied season high).
• Scott paced the Bulldogs on beam with a 9.900, followed closely by a 9.875 from Woolford, and a 9.850 from Snyder.
• Junior Lily Smith and sophomore Nyla Aquino captured the floor event title, each scoring a 9.925. That score tied a season high for Aquino. It was Smith’s eighth-straight floor title this season. Junior Ady Wahl tied a season-high 9.900 on floor.

 
KEY QUOTES
Co-Head Coach Ryan Roberts
On the unique mindset of the team compared to others… 
“They love what they do and that really shows when they’re on the floor. Not only that, we’ve done a lot of work with team cohesion, unity, and communication. All that creates an environment where they enjoy being together, competing together, and performing.”
 
On Csenge Bácskay’s season vault debut…
“I was super proud of her. Not only was that her first time on vault this season, but the first time she’s competed since she had the UCL tear right before regionals last year. 
I think that’s a big deal to get some confidence for, and it also creates a situation where we have more depth on vault and can rely on a number of people. Vault for me is a big improvement from last year, and a big confidence booster for her.”
 
Nyla Aquino | So.
On her mindset before her upbeat floor routine…
“A lot of the time, I’m really just thinking about having fun, you know, I think being in SEC also is such a different experience because it feels like everybody’s in there doing the routine with you. So I really, a lot of the time, just really focus on taking it all in when we’re in Steg and, just living in the moment, not worrying too much about every little thing all the time because things usually come a lot easier when I’m just going with the flow, going with the motion.”
 
Csenge Bácskay | Sr.
On what inspired her performances…
“I got injured at the end of last season, and I told myself that my only goal was to come back this season even stronger and better, and I feel like I finally got there.”
 
UP NEXT
Georgia Gymnastics are back on the road next Friday, Feb. 27 at Kentucky. The GymDogs and Wildcats will begin at 6 p.m. on SEC Network, live from Historic Memorial Coliseum.

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