Georgia Faces Florida in Top-10 Matchup

Meet Information
No. 10 Georgia (8-5, 2-3 SEC) at No. 2 Florida (8-0, 6-0 SEC)
Friday, February 28 | 7 p.m. | Stegeman Coliseum
Watch: SEC Network
Live Stream: https://gado.gs/4k8
Stats: https://gado.gs/4ka
Notes: https://gado.gs/4kc

ATHENS, Ga. ---The No. 10 University of Georgia gymnastics team is set to face No. 2 Florida on Friday, February 28 at 7 p.m. in Stegeman Coliseum. The top-10 matchup will be live on the SEC Network's Friday Night Heights.

HISTORY AGAINST THE GATORS
The GymDogs hold a 90-60-1 all-time record against the Gators. Last year Georgia beat Florida in Gainesville for the first time since 2008.  The then-No. 7 GymDogs upset then-No. 3 Florida, 197.450-197.375, handing the Gators their first SEC loss of the season.

BAUMANN SISTERS BATTLE IN GEORGIA- FLORIDA RIVALRY
Sophomore Rachel Baumann is set to face her older sister, Florida junior Alyssa Baumann in the seasoned Georgia-Florida rivalry. Last season's meeting was the first time the sisters competed against each other and the GymDogs came out on top with an upset victory over the Gators, 197.450-197.375, handing the Gators their first SEC loss of the 2019 season. It marked the first time the GymDogs beat Florida in Gainesville since 2008.

This year, the Gators are undefeated and have clinched the SEC regular-season title. Both Baumanns compete vault, beam, and floor.

LAST WEEK AT KENTUCKY
Despite scoring higher on only one event, the GymDogs took a win from Kentucky in Lexington and put in a solid performance to earn the team's best road score of the season.  Junior Marissa Oakley earned the top score on bars matching her season-high score of 9.925 and marking her third event title this year. Senior Sabrina Vega took home the beam crown with a 9.925 and earned the best all-around score for the first time of her career.

The GymDogs opened competition on bars, posting a 49.200. In the anchor position, junior Marissa Oakley matched her season-best score of 9.925. Preceding her, sophomore Megan Roberts swung to her best road score (9.850), and freshman Loulie Hattaway tied her career-high 9.825. Senior Sabrina Vega marked a career-high after only competing bars three other times as a GymDog.

Georgia was solid on vault, scoring a season-high score of 49.375. Freshman Soraya Hawthorne (9.900) and Lukacs (9.925) earned season-best scores for the event, while sophomore Abbey Ward and Vega notched their best road scores with a 9.825 and 9.850, respectively. The Wildcats also posted a 49.375 on vault and Georgia trailed by one-tenth after two rotations.

Georgia took the lead after the third rotation, scoring a 49.225 on floor and a 49.250 on beam to finish the meet. On floor, Vega led the squad with a 9.900 in the anchor position and sophomore Alyssa Perez-Lugones earned her best road score with a 9.825.

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Players Mentioned

Rachel Baumann

Loulie Hattaway

Soraya Hawthorne

Marissa Oakley

Alyssa Perez-Lugones

Megan Roberts

Sabrina Vega

Abbey Ward

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