Tonight, Stegeman Coliseum hosts a top-10 showdown in one of college gymnastics’ most storied rivalries, as Georgia welcomes Florida for its “Go Country” night. The first 250 students and children under 12 will receive a GymDogs cowboy hat, adding to what is expected to be a lively, sold-out atmosphere. Georgia leads the all-time series 90-68-1, but has not defeated Florida at home since 2016, and Florida has won the last nine meetings. With deep history and postseason implications, this matchup promises plenty of drama.
Florida enters looking to rebound after a tough home loss to Oklahoma. The defeat snapped Florida’s home winning streak, which dated to Jan. 26, 2024, and marked the program’s first consecutive losses since 2006. Despite counting mistakes on vault, Florida remained strong elsewhere, posting multiple 9.9-plus scores across the remaining events. The Gators also recorded the nation’s highest bars score of the season with a 49.650, led by Riley McCusker, Kayla DiCello, and Skye Blakely. Additional key routines from Selena Harris-Miranda, Danie Ferris, and Anya Pilgrim will be critical as Florida looks to return to form.
Georgia, meanwhile, is coming off an impressive road performance at the Metroplex Challenge, where it posted a season-best away score of 197.650. The team also recorded a season high on bars with a 49.475, with Csenge Bácskay and Lily Smith sharing the event title with matching 9.950s. Additional season highs and 9.9-plus routines from Nyla Aquino, Kelise Woolford, Ady Wahl, and CaMarah Williams highlight Georgia’s growing momentum as it looks to snap Florida’s winning streak in the rivalry.
The meet will be streamed on the SEC Network at 6 p.m. ET. Scores can be found on Virtius.
Rotation 1: Georgia VT, Florida UB
Scott (UGA): Stuck Yurchenko full to start the meet off strong. 9.90
Frazier (UF): Solid Shaposh to Pak. Pretty swing throughout. Sticks the double layout dismount.
Moll (UGA): Yurchenko 1.5, has a little too much sauce and takes a large step forward.
Pilgram (UF): Nice Shaposh to Tkatchev, I love this unique combo so much. Full-twisting double back, another stick for the Gators.
Wahl (UGA): Yurchenko 1.5, almost gets the stick.
Blakely (UF): Goes over on her first handstand and has to turn out of it. Recovers well and does a beautiful Jaeger. Front tuck half dismount for the stick.
Aquino (UGA): Tsuk half, stuck. The sticks tonight are contagious!
DiCello (UF): Beautiful piked Jaeger right into a Pak. Solid Van Leeuwan back to high bar. Full-twisting double back, stuck cold.
Williams (UGA): Yurchenko 1.5, almost gets the stick but anticipates the landing a bit and steps back.
Harris-Miranda (UF): Huge Tkatchev to open. Solid bail. Super aggressive in her swing. Drills her double layout into the mat for the stick.
Backsay (UGA): Sticks her Yurchenko 1.5, my favorite way to make a season debut!
Draser (UF): A last-minute lineup change for the Gators. Solid Shaposh to Pak. Almost sticks the dismount but takes just a small hop.
AFTER ONE: Florida 49.425, Georgia 49.375
With so many sticks in the first rotation, it seems like both teams have worked out any landing kinks they might have. It’s a close one after one, let’s see what the rest of the meet holds!
Rotation 2: Florida VT, Georgia UB
Draser (UF): Yurchenko 1.5, just misses the stick with the tiniest of hops ever.
Bacskay (UGA): Solid Shaposh to Pak, just a small knee bend on the flight to the low bar. Blind full to double back, sticks it cold.
Pilgrim (UF): Solid Yurchenko 1.5, from my angle it looked like a stick, but I’m not sure.
Snyder (UGA): Huge piked Jaeger to bail. Love how quick she is on the bar. Full-twisting double back, takes a small hop.
DiCello (UF): Yurchenko 1.5, small hop in place but so pretty in the air.
Woolford (UGA): Super floaty Pak with a pretty swing out of it. Solid Van Leeuwan. Stalder to double back, sticks it cold.
Blakely (UF): Clean Yurchenko full, hops backwards just a little.
Scott (UGA): Loses sight of the bar on her Pak and grabs it crooked. I truly do not know how she saved that, queen behavior honestly. Finishes strong with a stuck dismount.
Ferris (UF): Solid Yurchenko 1.5, small hop.
Reingold (UGA): Gets stuck in the first handstand but keeps it going. Beautiful release combo. Pretty swing throughout. Sticks the dismount cold.
Harris-Miranda (UF): A stuck Yurchenko 1.5 to close out vault for the night.
Smith (UGA): Pretty swing between each release. Solid blind full into her double back, sticks it.
AFTER TWO: Georgia 98.850, Florida 98.850
WE ARE TIED AFTER TWO!!!!
Rotation 3: Georgia BB, Florida FX
Turner (UGA): Beautiful full turn. Comes off the beam after her triple series. Nice extension in her leaps. Ro back 1.5, small hop forward.
Disadore (UF): Beautiful double layout to open, gets the stick. Switch side to Popa, so clean in her lines. Nicely controlled second pass, easy lunge out of it. Goes right in to a calypso jump to finish it out.
Snyder (UGA): Bhs loso, solid. Pretty full turn. Sissone to split half, misses 180 in the Sissone just a little. Ro back 1.5, small hop forward.
Ferris (UF): Huge double layout, love the control into her lunge. Switch side to Popa, nice rise and extension. Ro back 1.5 to front full, sticks it and dances right out.
Woolford (UGA): Beautiful lines in her flight series. Love the extension she gets on her leaps. Sticks the dismount cold.
Frazier (UF): Huge height in her double layout. Switch ring to split full, pretty lines. Front through to double back, great rise and control.
Scott (UGA): Solid triple series, just a small balance check. Nice front aerial. Switch leap split jump, pretty lines. There’s the iconic moonwalk, this sold-out crowd is electric after it. Takes a small hop forward after her dismount, but solid overall.
Blakely (UF): HUGE double Arabian to open. Switch leap full to split half, 10/10 no notes from me, it was perfect. Pretty front twisting pass, a little off to the side on the landing and steps to the side.
Williams (UGA): Bhs to a two-footed layout, gets a bit of a rebound and almost comes off the beam. After a good save, she does a pretty straddle jump combo. Solid full turn. Almost gets the stick on the front gainer pike.
Harris-Miranda (UF): Nice and high full-in, underrotates is a bit and lands with her chest forward. She’s such a fun gymnast to watch. Rudi combination to close out her routine, great control on her landing.
Smith (UGA): Goes for her flight series and lands with her chest a smidge too far down, does the front aerial again. Beautiful into the back tuck. Pretty full turn. Such precision in her lines and extension in her leaps. Bhs side gainer full, stuck.
Clark (UF): She has so much power in her double layout that she almost goes out of bounds, but keeps it in. Front through to double back, great height and landing. Huge rise in her leaps, she’s so floaty on the floor.
AFTER THREE: Florida 148.150, Georgia 147.875
Rotation 4: Florida BB, Georgia FX
Draser (UF): Pretty bhs loso. Switch leap to switch half, slight hesitation in between the leaps. Love the inclusion of the Gator chomp. Almost sticks the dismount.
E. Williams (UGA): I was asked a question at the beginning, so I missed her first past oopsy. Punch front layout to front full, nicely controlled. Double back to finish, lands with her chest a little low.
Arana (UF): Pretty front aerial. Switch leap to switch half, missed the full extension in her switch half. Side gainer full, stuck.
Wahl (UGA): Huge full-in to open. Front through to double back, great control on the landing. Love her 1.5 turn. Switch half to split full, great rise and extension. Everything about this routine was *chef’s kiss*
Blakely (UF): Stunning wolf turn to start. Her chest was a little too low to finish her series so she does the front aerial to bhs again. Pretty lines in her leaps. Side gainer full, small step.
Tomlin (UGA): HUGE double arabian to stag jump, has so much power she bounces forward out of this. Love the rise she gets in her leaps. Front through to double back, slides her front foot back a fair amount, but gets great power into this pass.
Frazier (UF): Nice full turn. Front aerial to back loso, wobbles a little going into the front aerial, but great control at the end. Pretty leaps and jumps. Ro back 1.5, almost gets the stick.
Aquino (UGA): HUGE double layout, perfectly controlled landing. Another huge pass with a great landing! Tour jete half to split full, great extension. The spunk and energy in this routine was through the roof!
DiCello (UF):
C. Williams (UGA): Love the power the GymDogs are getting in their opening passes! Great height on her Shushunova combo. Front through to double back, solid.
Harris-Miranda (UF): Great control on her series. Switch leap to straddle 1/4, love the rise she gets. Sticks the dismount cold to close out beam for the night!
Smith (UGA): Beautiful front double full to front tuck. Her classic beam choreo on the floor is so pretty. Straddle half to wolf full, pretty lines and great height. A stunning final pass to end the night. Her teammates were chanting “TEN TEN TEN” before she was even done with her routine.
FINAL: Florida 197.575, Georgia 197.325
VT: Csenge Backsay (UGA) 9.925
UB: Kayla DiCello (UF) 9.95
BB: Selena Harris-Miranda (UF) 9.95
FX: Nyla Aquino & Lily Smith (UGA) 9.925
AA: Selena Harris-Miranda (UF) 39.500
READ THIS NEXT: NCAA Gymnastics Power Rankings: Perfect 10s
Live blog by Jessica Brock
