Friday, March 14
Athens. Ga.
7:00 p.m. ET
University of Georgia
197.975
vs
198.475
Oklahoma
No. 9 GymDogs Post Sixth-Highest Regular Season Score in Program History, Fall to No. 1 Oklahoma
March 14, 2025 | Gymnastics
TEAM SCORES
No. 9 Georgia: 197.975
No. 1 Oklahoma: 198.475
Georgia's Season Record: 5-7
GymDogs Event Scores:
Vault: 49.350 | Bars: 49.575 | Beam: 49.375 | Floor: 49.675
ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 9 Georgia GymDogs earned a new season-high score in their regular season finale, ultimately falling to No. 1 Oklahoma 198.475-197.975 on Friday night at Stegeman Coliseum. 8,525 fans cheered on the team and celebrated Georgia's senior, Gr. Anaya Smith.
FAST FACTS
KEY QUOTES
Georgia Co-Head Coach, Ryan Roberts
On giving Oklahoma a close meet...
"That was amazing. We came in. Obviously, our two dominant hits last week were vault and bars. When we came in, we did our season high on vault, definitely our season high on bars. We did what we were looking to do. Carrying that momentum through every event, it's going to be super important. I heard them say, they're building, they're listening to everything that we're trying to tell them, they're taking everything in. This kind of a score after this is going to catalyze more and just prove to them that they have the ability to compete with anybody. I think it was a huge step for us as team."
Depth of underclassmen...
"We are only losing one senior on vault from this year to next year, which is a nice thing. It's a young team, and for them to be able to compete like they have consistently. That's a pretty big deal because we're just going to be adding more depth, and we're adding more high caliber recruits, so this is just the floor, and we're going to keep raising the floor. And what we're doing is working, and we all just trust in the process, and we hit our routines. It's pretty cool to be able to kind of finish that on the last whole meet of the year."
Freshman, Nyla Aquino
On peaking at the right time. . .
"It feels great because we've been putting in the work. Preseason we started competing. It was hard, but we did it every day. We give it our all every single day, and it's just really exciting to see that showing off and peaking at the right time."
Sophomore, Lily Smith
On carrying the momentum from tonight's meet into SECs. . .
"Every time we're back in that gym, we're thinking about every single thing that's in that summary, we're thinking about every single thing that our coaches are telling us, and we're making sure that that's exactly what we think about when we go out there. Whether it's 1% better or 10% better, everything makes a difference. Every single point, every single half tenth, every single quarter tenth, that makes a difference, and that's what we did today."
UP NEXT:
Georgia Gymnastics will travel to Birmingham, Ala. next Saturday, March 22 for the SEC Championship at Legacy Arena. The GymDogs secured their spot in the tournament with tonight's performance.
For all the latest on the GymDogs, follow the team on Instagram (@UGAgymnastics), Twitter (@UGAGymnastics), and Facebook (Georgia Gymnastics).
No. 9 Georgia: 197.975
No. 1 Oklahoma: 198.475
Georgia's Season Record: 5-7
GymDogs Event Scores:
Vault: 49.350 | Bars: 49.575 | Beam: 49.375 | Floor: 49.675
ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 9 Georgia GymDogs earned a new season-high score in their regular season finale, ultimately falling to No. 1 Oklahoma 198.475-197.975 on Friday night at Stegeman Coliseum. 8,525 fans cheered on the team and celebrated Georgia's senior, Gr. Anaya Smith.
FAST FACTS
- Friday's meet marked the first time that the GymDogs have hosted Oklahoma in Athens since 2018.
- Georgia posted the sixth-highest regular-season score in program history and earned season highs on all four events.
- Fr. Nyla Aquino lead the Bulldogs on vault, contributing a career high 9.950, the highest vault score by a Georgia gymnast this season. Gr. Anaya Smith tied her career-high score on vault with a 9.900 for her final vault in Stegeman. The team matched their season-high score in the event.
- The GymDogs crushed their season high on bars, posting a 49.575. Jr. Csenge Bácskay led off the event, securing a career-high 9.900. Jr. Ja' Free Scott posted a 9.950, tying her career high, followed by So. Lily Smith as anchor, recording a season-high 9.975. Smith's score is the highest given to any GymDogs' bars routine this season.
- On the beam rotation, Jr. Kara Eaker tied her season high with a 9.925. Jr. Naya Howard and Jr. Ja'Free Scott each added scores of 9.900, which tied Howard's career high.
- The GymDogs beat their season-high floor score by 0.175, posting a 49.675 in the event. Jr. Nicole King took to the floor for the first time since the Florida meet and performed a career-high 9.900. Fr. Nyla Aquino secured a new career-high score of 9.975, the highest floor score of the meet. Jr. Csenge Bácskay and So. Ady Wahl each captured a 9.925, a new season high for Bácskay and career-high tie for Wahl.
KEY QUOTES
Georgia Co-Head Coach, Ryan Roberts
On giving Oklahoma a close meet...
"That was amazing. We came in. Obviously, our two dominant hits last week were vault and bars. When we came in, we did our season high on vault, definitely our season high on bars. We did what we were looking to do. Carrying that momentum through every event, it's going to be super important. I heard them say, they're building, they're listening to everything that we're trying to tell them, they're taking everything in. This kind of a score after this is going to catalyze more and just prove to them that they have the ability to compete with anybody. I think it was a huge step for us as team."
Depth of underclassmen...
"We are only losing one senior on vault from this year to next year, which is a nice thing. It's a young team, and for them to be able to compete like they have consistently. That's a pretty big deal because we're just going to be adding more depth, and we're adding more high caliber recruits, so this is just the floor, and we're going to keep raising the floor. And what we're doing is working, and we all just trust in the process, and we hit our routines. It's pretty cool to be able to kind of finish that on the last whole meet of the year."
Freshman, Nyla Aquino
On peaking at the right time. . .
"It feels great because we've been putting in the work. Preseason we started competing. It was hard, but we did it every day. We give it our all every single day, and it's just really exciting to see that showing off and peaking at the right time."
Sophomore, Lily Smith
On carrying the momentum from tonight's meet into SECs. . .
"Every time we're back in that gym, we're thinking about every single thing that's in that summary, we're thinking about every single thing that our coaches are telling us, and we're making sure that that's exactly what we think about when we go out there. Whether it's 1% better or 10% better, everything makes a difference. Every single point, every single half tenth, every single quarter tenth, that makes a difference, and that's what we did today."
UP NEXT:
Georgia Gymnastics will travel to Birmingham, Ala. next Saturday, March 22 for the SEC Championship at Legacy Arena. The GymDogs secured their spot in the tournament with tonight's performance.
For all the latest on the GymDogs, follow the team on Instagram (@UGAgymnastics), Twitter (@UGAGymnastics), and Facebook (Georgia Gymnastics).
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