No. 9 GymDogs Edge No. 10 Kentucky on Sunday

Sunday, March 2

Athens, Ga.

6:00 p.m. ET

University of Georgia

197.200

197.150

Kentucky

March 02, 2025 | Gymnastics

Georgia vs Kentucky March 2 2025

TEAM SCORES
No. 9 Georgia: 197.200
No. 10 Kentucky: 197.150
Georgia's Season Record: 5-5 (3-3 SEC)

GymDogs Event Scores:
Vault: 49.100 | Bars: 49.175 | Beam: 49.475 | Floor: 49.450

ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 9 Georgia GymDogs defeated the 10^th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats 197.200 to 197.150 on Sunday at Stegeman Coliseum in front of a crowd of 8,725.

FAST FACTS

Georgia remains undefeated at home, now recording four straight wins in Stegeman. This marks the first time since 2017 that the GymDogs have gone 4-0 at home.
Holly Snyder earned a 9.925 on bars, sharing the event title. Her mark set a new season high and tied her career-best on the event.
Georgia turned in a 49.475 on beam, the second-highest team beam score this season (second to last week's 49.550 at Missouri).
Lily Smith paced the GymDogs on beam, tying a career-high 9.950 en route to capturing the event title. Ja' Free Scott also tied her career-best on the event with a 9.900, finishing tied for third.
Nyla Aquino and L. Smith secured scores of 9.925 on the floor, finishing in a three-way tie for second in the event. Smith clinched the team win for the GymDogs with her floor performance.
The GymDogs' 49.450 on floor tied a season-best in the event for the team.

KEY QUOTES
Georgia Co-Head Coach Cécile Canqueteau-Landi
Opening statement...
"Another win at Steg. It was a close one, but a win is a win, so we'll take it. I was told it's the first time since 2017 that they win four, so super proud of the team. It was a rough start in the first two events, but they pulled it together in the last two, so an exciting day at the end."

On Lily Smith's floor routine to clinch the win...
"It's the second meet that she closed it for us and gave us the edge to win, and Lily's a leader. She's a champion, and she shows it every time. She knew what she had to do, and she did it, and the whole team was behind her, so excited for her to gain even more confidence in that position for her."

Lily Smith
On her consistency this season...
"I've been really focusing in the gym. As long as I'm hitting those routines in practice and putting in the work, it's going to show in the meet. I'm trying not to put pressure on myself and just telling myself to go out there and do you. That's all I can do. I'm just trying to be confident when I go out there and do what I know I can do so that I can be my best and clinch the win for us."

On the momentum of the team after clinching the win...
"It builds momentum a lot because it boosts our confidence so much. We knew this was going to be a hard meet, so clinching the win, even though it was close, we still got it. We just have to keep this mindset going into next week, when we go to LSU, and just keep pushing and working hard every day. If we do, it will show in the meets."

UP NEXT:
Georgia Gymnastics will travel to Baton Rouge, La. to take on the LSU Tigers in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Friday, March 7 at 8:00 p.m., ET, streaming on SECN+.

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