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No. 10 Alabama Surpasses a 198 Team Score, Defeats No. 18 Georgia in 20th Annual Power of Pink Meet
2/23/2024 11:15:00 PM | Gymnastics
The Crimson Tide’s 198.075 team score is the tied for the third-highest mark in program history
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 10 Alabama gymnastics program defeated the No. 18 Georgia Bulldogs (1-6, 0-6 SEC) behind a 198.075-196.975 score – a mark that's tied for the third-highest team total in program history. Behind an energetic crowd of 12,586 in attendance, the Crimson Tide matched or set two season-high rotation scores (uneven bars - 49.600) and (floor exercise - 49.750) for the second consecutive meet. UA's 49.750 mark on floor also became a new program record.
Alabama (9-2-1, 3-2-1 SEC) got off to an early lead in its opening rotation and led the entirety of the meet. For the third time this season, and the second time in five days, the Tide rolled to a season-high-tying 49.600 on the uneven bars, highlighted by back-to-back 9.950 scores from Shania Adams and Luisa Blanco. Before Adams' night was done, the Columbus, Ohio, native recorded yet another 9.950 on the balance beam before UA steamrolled through the floor exercise, as every Alabama gymnast posted a 9.900-or-higher score, for the first time this season, to claim the program-record 49.750 score. Entering Friday night, the season-high 49.750 mark on floor was tied for the second-highest score in the nation on the event.
The Crimson Tide swept the event titles as Blanco captured the all-around (39.675) title, and a share of the title on the uneven bars (9.950), Adams secured a share of the title on bars (9.950) before also claiming the balance beam title (9.950) and Gabby Gladieux won both the vault (9.925) and the floor exercise titles (9.975).
For the second consecutive meet, Gladieux bettered her career-high all-around score (39.650) as a total of eight gymnasts recorded a 9.900-or-higher score on the night.
Head Coach Ashley Johnston Said
"Wow, what a night that was. I think that's back-to-back years now that the [Power of Pink] meet definitely goes down as one of my top memories since being at Alabama. There's something special about looking out, seeing all that pink in the crowd, and being able to compete for something bigger than just gymnastics. It was special the way the team came together and kept building off each other to create such amazing energy. The fans were invested, and we could feel their support the entire night. Overall, I'm just proud. I'm proud of how we built, carried and multiplied momentum from each other's performances."
Inside the Score Sheet
- The 198.075 mark is tied for the third-highest team score in program history
- Eight gymnasts scored a 9.900-or-higher score across the four events, with four gymnasts capturing multiple 9.900s-or-higher
- Every gymnast posted at least a 9.900 on the floor exercise for the first time this season, as Alabama steamrolled to a 49.750 marking – a program record, and a score that was tied as the second-highest event mark across the country
- Alabama swept the event titles as three gymnasts each captured two-a-piece (Shania Adams, Luisa Blanco, Gabby Gladieux)
- In only her third appearance in the all-around, Gladieux bettered her score for the second consecutive meet behind a 39.650 performance
- 12,586 fans were in attendance for the 20th annual Power of Pink meet
Up Next
- Alabama will travel to Baton Rouge, La., to compete against the No. 2 LSU Tigers in Maravich Center on March 1 at 5 p.m. CT
- The meet will be aired live on ESPN2
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