TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 4 Alabama gymnastics team (9-5, 4-4 SEC) came up just short, 197.525-197.425, to No. 6 Georgia (15-3, 5-3 SEC) Friday night in Coleman Coliseum. Highlighted by a 49.600 rotation score on the uneven bars, the Crimson Tide continued its perfect streak of scoring at or above a 197.125 this season.

UA collected multiple individual honors, as three different gymnasts accumulated six event titles, highlighted by three from senior all-arounder Gabby Gladieux (uneven bars, floor exercise, all-around). Chloe LaCoursiere and Azaraya Ra-Akbar shared the bars title, while LaCoursiere also won the beam outright.

“First of all, I just want to thank our fans. I feel like this whole home meet season, the fans have really added energy and excitement, and done a great job making Coleman special to compete in. I just want them to know that they are difference makers, and part of the reason athletes come to Alabama. What stood out to me tonight was the fight. I could see our team rally and fight for every single moment and that was our goal tonight – to give everything we could into each moment, and I think we did that. There were a few moments that didn’t go the way we wanted, or needed them to, but we kept fighting and giving everything we could into the moment. That is a win for me and something we can absolutely build on. If we hadn’t given everything, that is where you get regret, and I don’t feel like we have that tonight.

“There were a couple of stinging moments tonight, but if I know anything about this team, those are the moments that drive us for greatness. Every single person can look in the mirror and think, ‘how do I get one-tenth better.’ While we came up a bit short tonight, we have a lot more in us as a team. I saw how re-energizing tonight was for each person and their excitement to compete, so we can take a sting when it drives us for something more.”

Team Stats

• Alabama closed the regular season scoring at or above a 197.125 in every meet
• The Crimson Tide’s 49.600 tally on the uneven bars marked the third-straight week Alabama has scored 49.600 or higher on the rotation
• Three UA gymnasts earned six individual event titles:
  
• Including Friday night’s score (9.950), LaCoursiere successfully went the entire regular season scoring at or above a 9.925 on the uneven bars
• Jamison Sears captured her 10^th 9.900-or-higher routine of the season, tying her career high of a 9.950
• Three UA gymnasts either tied or set a career high

  • Gladieux – bars, 9.950 – career high; floor, 9.975 – tied career high
  • Ra-Akbar – floor, 9.950 – career high
  • Sears – floor, 9.950 – tied career high

How it Happened

Vault

• Alabama opened the night scoring a 49.075
• Jamison Sears highlighted the event with a season-high 9.900

Uneven Bars

• The Crimson Tide posted a 49.600 on its second rotation of the night, recording its third straight meet scoring 49.600 or higher
• Gabby Gladieux upped her career high to a 9.950
• UA’s anchoring duo of Chloe LaCoursiere and Azaraya Ra-Akbar posted mirroring 9.950 scores to close the event

Balance Beam

• Alabama’s third rotation (49.100) was highlighted by a 9.900 from LaCoursiere

Floor Exercise

• The Tide recorded an electric 49.650 on the final event of the night
• Four UA gymnasts performed 9.900-or-better routines
• Ra-Akbar and Sears scored 9.950s before Gladieux closed her career in Coleman with a career-high-tying 9.975

Up Next

• Alabama will travel to Tulsa, Okla., next Saturday, March 21, for the Southeastern Conference Championship
• Start time will be announced in the coming days, as both sessions will air live on SEC Network