TEAM SCORES
    No. 8 Georgia: 197.200
    No. 2 LSU: 196.850
Georgia’s Season Record: 2-0, 1-0 SEC

GymDogs Event Scores:

Vault: 49.250 | Bars: 49.275 | Beam: 49.200 | Floor: 49.475

ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 8 Georgia GymDogs defeated No. 2 LSU 197.200-196.850 to win their home opener in front of a sold-out crowd on Friday night in Stegeman Coliseum. This marks the first win over LSU since Feb. 13, 2016, and the first top-five-ranked win at home since March 11, 2017 (Utah).

FAST FACTS

• Junior Lily Smith notched a 9.950 on bars to tie for first on the event. Senior Ja’Free Scott came close behind, tying for second on bars with a 9.900. Smith and Scott both secured season highs with their performances.
• Smith also executed a 9.950 on floor to take second in the event, followed closely by freshman CaMarah Williams and sophomore Nyla Aquino, who each recorded a 9.925. Williams and Aquino tied for second. 
• Junior Holly Snyder led the Bulldogs on the beam, tying for first with a score of 9.925. This was only Snyder’s second career routine on the event and her second consecutive 9.925. 
• Freshman Avery Moll and junior Nyla Aquino each posted a 9.900 on vault to tie for second in the event, marking a season high for both athletes. 

KEY QUOTES:
Georgia Co-Head Coach Ryan Roberts
On the momentum after beating two ranked teams…
“We’ve talked about [momentum] right after Ohio State. Keeping the momentum going throughout the week. It’s just the day by day. We’re trying to execute on a daily basis and focus on a process daily, do the right things on a daily basis. It cumulates what we did tonight. LSU is a tough team, and Oklahoma is a tough team, a great team. We’re going to do our normal practice with excellence, and then hopefully come into the competition and do a little bit better than we did today. I think we can give them a run for their money.”
 
Lily Smith, Jr.
On preparing for the rest of the season…
“We’ve been putting in so much hard work, and it’s paying off, and this is only the beginning. I’m really excited to see where this team can go because we have so much more left in the tank.”
 
Holly Snyder, Jr. 
On the undefeated start to the season…
“This is just the beginning. This isn’t even our best yet, and in the gym, we have seen how good we can do, and our best is yet to come. We’ve been working so hard, day in and day out, on landings and all the details. We’re super excited for the season, and we can tell that there’s a change, that this year is going to be a good one…it’s going to be the start of something that builds and builds and brings us back to the top. “

UP NEXT:

Georgia heads to Norman, Oklahoma, next Friday, Jan. 23, for a dual meet against No. 2 Oklahoma. The meet will begin at 7 p.m. ET and will air on SEC Network live from the Lloyd Noble Center. 

For all the latest on the GymDogs, follow the team on Instagram (@UGAgymnastics), Twitter (@UGAGymnastics), and Facebook (Georgia Gymnastics).