March 9, 2017 BU-FSU Box Score 
THE RUNDOWN
FAIRMONT, W. Va. -- The top-ranked and defending national champion Baylor acrobatics & tumbling team (3-1) notched its second straight road win with a 285.010-270.595 decision over Fairmont State (1-3) on Wednesday night at Joe Retton Arena.
BU topped FSU in all but one event. In the compulsory heats, the Bears won 38.55-37.85, and took the acro heats 29.55-28.85 by scoring at least a 9.75 in all three heats. FSU bounced back in the pyramid heats for a 29.25-28.95 edge to cut BU's halftime lead to a narrow 97.05-95.95 score.
The Bears came out of the break and won the last three events. In the toss heats, BU took a 28.80-27.15 decision, and then have decisive triumphs in the tumbling and team events. The Bears had four passes score at 9.850 or higher for a 58.65-52.675 win in the tumbling event. Baylor finished the meet with 100.51-94.82 team event victory to seal it.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Baylor is now 24-1 under head coach Felecia Mulkey.
- Baylor set a new season high for overall score for the second straight meet.
- Baylor's 29.55 acro event score tied for the fourth best acro event score in program history.
- Baylor has four 10.0 scores this season.
- Kiara Nowlin notched a perfect 10.0 in the tumbling aerial pass for the third time this season.
- The team of Ceara Gray, Kiara Nowlin, Allie Steele and Kaelyn Cowan notched a 9.95 in the acro seven element heat.
- The team of Kiara Nowlin, Shayla Moore, Miranda Girouard, Allie Alaman and Lauren Sturm posted a 9.90 in compulsory toss heat for the second straight match.
STAT OF THE DAY
- The Bears have scored a 10.0 in an event heat in every meet this season.
TOP QUOTE
"We are excited to get two road wins in two days out here in West Virginia, which is not an easy thing to do. We still have adjustments to make and work to do, but I'm pleased with the progress so far. I want the team to peak at the right time, and we are headed in the right direction." -- Head Coach Felecia Mulkey
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears return home to face Gannon on March 26 at 1 p.m. CT at the Ferrell Center.
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