EUGENE, Ore. – No. 1 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling defeated No. 5 Oregon in its first top-5 matchup of the season, taking a 285.305 – 278.910 win over the Ducks in Eugene on Wednesday night.
 
The Bears (4-0) faced No. 5 Oregon (3-1) for the 33^rd time in program history and improved the record in BU's favor to 20-13. 
 
BU outscored Oregon by 4.395 points to take the win.
 
THE RUNDOWN
Baylor overtook Oregon in every event, not dropping a single heat to UO. 
 
Starting off the meet, Baylor's Compulsory scores were all 9.40 and above, the best heat score coming in Toss, earning a 9.95 score. The event score came out to 38.95 for BU, ahead of the Ducks' 38.65 score.
 
Moving into the optional portion of the meet, Baylor had a score of 9.85 in Heat 1, 9.75 in Heat 2 and 9.90 in Heat 3 of Acro to total 29.50 for the event. Oregon had a 9.7, 9.4 and 9.7 for a total of 28.80. Going into the Pyramid event, BU was up 68.45 to 67.45.
 
In the Pyramid event, the Bears' lowest score was a 9.90 for the three heats, earning a 9.95 in heat one and 9.95 in heat three. With the event scoring a 29.80, the running total was updated to 98.80 for Baylor. The Ducks totaled 28.95 for the event and had a score of 96.40 going into the half.
 
In the Toss Event, Baylor had scores of 9.85, 9.85 and 9.90, respectively, to total 29.60 for the event. Oregon scored a 9.80, 9.65 and 9.35, respectively, to total 28.80. Going into the fifth event, Tumbling, the Bears were up 127.85 to 125.20 from the Ducks.
 
In the Tumbling Event, Heat 1 (Duo) with senior Kamryn Kitchens and sophomore Aliyah Kaloostian scored a 9.50 to tie UO. In the Trio Heat (Heat 2), Kristen McCain, Alyiah Thomas and Emi Nelson scored a 9.35. The Quad Pass (Heat 3) had Katie Shiffer, Gianna Cameron, Savanna Cecil and Emily Tobin score a 9.35. Each of the three individual passes scored a 9.925 with Kitchens in the Aerial Pass (Heat 4), McCain in the 6 Element pass (Heat 5) and Cecil in the Open pass (Heat 6). The Bears' total came to 57.975 for the event while the Ducks scored a 57.450. Going into the nights final event, BU was up 185.825 – 182.650 on Oregon.
 
In the Team event, Baylor earned a score of 97.48 while Oregon earned a 96.26, bringing the meet score to a total of 283.305 to 278.910, BU taking the win.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Baylor extends its win streak to 20 meets in a row, dating back to 2021
• The Bears didn't drop a single heat to the Ducks, tied three
• BU outscored Oregon by 4.395 points overall
• Baylor earned three new season-high scores in all three Toss heats
• The Bears tied their season-high heat scores in eight different heats across four events
• Freshman Kensey Schilhab competed in her first meet of the season in the Compulsory Acro heat as a base
• Bears' lineup changed in multiple heats

 
STAT OF THE MEET

• All three individual tumbling pass heats scored a 9.925

QUOTABLE: Head Coach Felecia Mulkey
"Alyiah (Chibi) Thomas and Ally Joswick stepped into some new positions in tosses today to fill a need for the team. I am proud of both of them and their poise under pressure. Chibi competed in toss event for the first time. It was one of our best toss events so far this year and we still have room to improve. The team scored well in tumbling today, but we have a lot of work to do there as well. Can't wait to get back and get back at it. It is fun to compete at Matthew Knight Arena but we can't wait to get back to the Ferrell Center in front of the best fan base in the country!"
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will have another break before facing Frostburg State at home in the Ferrell Center on Wednesday, March 22. Start time for the meet is set for 6 p.m.
 
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