Baylor
Oregon
No. 1 A&T Wins at No. 4 Oregon
4/8/2018 12:00:00 AM | Acrobatics & Tumbling
THE RUNDOWN
EUGENE, OregonÃÆ'Æ'à € 'ÃÆ'â ‚¬ ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢' ¬" The top-ranked and three-time defending national champion Baylor acrobatics & tumbling team (8-0) completed its perfect regular season by taking down the fourth-ranked Oregon Ducks (4-3), 286.750-284.285, on Sunday evening at Matthew Knight Arena.
The Bears and Ducks went back and forth in the first half. The Bears took the compulsory event, 38.85-38.70, and the acro event, but the Ducks came back and won the pyramid event, allowing Oregon to hold the 97.95-97.85 halftime lead.
Oregon started the second half out strong, winning the toss event, 29.70-29.55, and tumbling event, 56.475-56.350. The Bears found themselves down by 0.375 going into the final event. The Bears won the team event, 103.00-100.16, securing the 286.750-284.285 victory.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Baylor is now 38-1 under fourth-year head coach Felecia Mulkey.
- Baylor has now won its last 16 meets dating back to last season.
- Baylor is 12-1 on the road under Mulkey and has won seven straight.
- The Bears won three of six events: compulsory, acro, and team.
- The Bears set their season high in all three heats of the toss event.
- The Bears team event score of 103.00 was their highest of the season.
STAT OF THE DAY
- The Bears finished the regular season undefeated for the third time in program history and in the last four years.
TOP QUOTE
"This was a hard-fought win for us and I'm very proud of how the girls stuck with it. It wasn't our cleanest match but we kept executing. I was very happy with our toss event. We raised the start value of our team event in practice prior to this meet and it paid off and we were able to get back in front at the end with a good team performance. This was a great way to end the regular season and now we have a couple weeks to get ready for nationals. We can still be better, we will make adjustments to a few areas and raise start values and perfect our execution. That's the goal for practice over the next couple weeks." ÃÆ'Æ'à € 'ÃÆ'â ‚¬ ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢' ¬" Baylor head coach Felecia Mulkey
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will compete in the quarterfinal meet of the NCATA National Championships. The meet will take place on Thursday, April 26 in Erie, Pennsylvania. For updates on the program follow @BaylorAcroTumb on Twitter and Instagram and @BaylorAcrobaticsandTumbling on Facebook.
