Suni Lee had another dominant performance Friday night to lead No. 7 Auburn to the program’s second-ever win at Georgia.
Lee won all four events and earned her fourth straight all-around title. She began her night with a stunning performance on bars before debuting her new vault, which has never been done in NCAA gymnastics. She nailed her half-on front layout, earning a 9.925.
She followed up that performance with an impressive floor routine, scoring a career-high 9.95. she ended her historic night with a stellar performance on beam.
Auburn needed every one of her points, as they had their lowest score since the season opener but still picked up the win thanks to Lee’s superstar performance and Sophia Groth’s clutch all-around debut led Auburn to a 197.175-196.300 win.
It was the first time an Auburn gymnast won all four events since Caitlin Atkinson in 2016.
“I knew I wanted to come to Auburn to make history and give all the other girls an opportunity to be great, too,” said Lee. “It feels really good to do that.”
She scored a 9.925 on bars and closed her night with a 9.975 to score a 39.775 and the all-around title.
Groth also shined for Auburn. The freshman scored a 39.425 in her all-around debut. She tied her career-high with a 9.95 to help seal the win for Auburn.
“I know we’re really good when we’re clicking,” head coach Jeff Graba said. “I want to know how good we’ll be if we get into a struggle. I think it says that our team is better and is growing tonight. You go on the road, you’ve got to grind it out and you’ve got to win some of these. For this young group to do it with some struggles, they better take some confidence from that.”
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