No.7 Michigan gymnastics beats Georgia GymDogs in Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 20 Georgia gymnastics team fell on the road to No. 7 Michigan, 197.075-196.300, at the Crisler Center on Friday night.

 reshmen Holly Snyder and Ady Wahl notched season high scores on floor, a 9.900 and 9.925, respectively. Freshman Lily Smith took home the event titles on bars (9.950) and in the all-around (39.500) and matched her season-high score on floor (9.950). Additionally, five GymDogs shared a seven-way tie for the high-score of the night on beam- a 9.850.

“We had a disappointing start but I’m proud of the way this team shifted its mindset,” Georgia head coach Courtney Kupets Carter said. “It proved they are going to fight and keep going, we just have to do it quicker.”

The GymDogs struggled in the first two rotations, posting a 48.650 and a 48.950 on bars and vault, respectively. Freshman Lily Smith was the high scorer of the night on bars with a 9.950 and freshman Ady Wahl led the team on vault with a 9.875, both from the anchor positions.

Leaving the first half of the meet behind them, the GymDogs posted their highest away score on floor with a 49.450. Again, it was Smith who led the rotation with a 9.950 from the anchor spot. Fellow freshmen Wahl and Holly Snyder notched season high scores of 9.925 and 9.900, respectively, for their routines.

Finishing on beam, Georgia matched its highest away score for the event with a 49.250, counting five 9.850s from freshmen Jaydah Battle, Anya Turner, and Smith, and sophomores Naya Howard and Ja Free Scott. The group split a seven-way tie for the event title with two Michigan gymnasts.

 Georgia heads to Nashville next weekend to compete at the Collegiate Challenge. The GymDogs will face Maryland, Pittsburgh, Iowa, and Talladega on Saturday, March 16 at 12:30 local time. The GymDogs will start on a bye and then compete in Olympic order.

FINAL RESULTS

GEORGIA: 196.300 (VT- 48.950, UB- 48.650, BB- 49.250, FX- 49.450)

MICHIGAN: 197.075 (VT- 49.300, UB- 49.250, BB- 49.050, FX- 49.475)

VAULT- 48.950

Ashlyn LaClair: 9.675

Lily Smith: 9.750

Ja Free Scott: 9.750

Jaydah Battle: 9.750

Katie Finnegan: 9.825

Ady Wahl: 9.875

BARS- 48.650

Naya Howard: 9.175

Katie Finnegan: 9.750

Ady Wahl: 9.800

Holly Snyder: 9.875

Ja Free Scott: 9.275

Lily Smith: 9.950

BEAM- 49.250

Naya Howard: 9.850

Zora Morgan: 9.150

Jaydah Battle: 9.850

Anya Turner: 9.850

Lily Smith: 9.850

Ja Free Scott: 9.850

FLOOR- 49.450

Eryn Williams: 9.825

Sidney Fitzgerald: 9.650

Ashlyn LaClair: 9.850

Ady Wahl: 9.925

Holly Snyder: 9.900

Lily Smith: 9.950

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