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No. 8 Georgia Upsets No. 2 LSU 197.200–196.850 as Mike Tomlin Watches Daughter Compete

Balanced scoring across all four events carried the GymDogs into next week’s road test at Oklahoma.

Overview

  • Georgia prevailed 197.200–196.850 in Athens for its first home win over a top-five opponent since 2017.
  • Consistency across vault (49.250), bars (49.275), beam (49.200) and floor (49.475) underpinned the result.
  • Lily Smith posted 9.950 on bars and 9.950 on floor, Holly Snyder led beam at 9.925, and freshmen Avery Moll and Nyla Aquino delivered 9.900s on vault.
  • Sophomore Harley Tomlin scored 9.825 on beam and 9.825 on floor as her father, former Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, watched from the stands.
  • Co-head coach Ryan Roberts credited day-by-day execution and momentum, and Georgia next visits defending champion Oklahoma on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network.