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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 25, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">No. 1 A&T Defeats No. 8 Fairmont State in Quarterfinal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Bears move on to semifinals after downing host<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168, </span><a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FAIRMONT, W.Va.<span style="color:black"> – </span></b><span style="color:black">No. 1 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling defeated No. 8 Fairmont State on Thursday at Joe Retton Arena, 271.170</span> to 256.070<span style="color:black">, in
the Quarterfinals of the 2024 NCATA National Championship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bears (</span>9<span style="color:black">-0) beat the</span> Falcons (7-3)<span style="color:black"> by
</span>15.1 <span style="color:black">points for the win, not dropping a single heat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bears increase their winning streak to 35 meets, dating back to March 27, 2021.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Starting off the meet, Baylor had a Compulsory score of
</span>38.50<span style="color:black">. A score of </span>9.675<span style="color:black"> was garnered in Acro,
</span>9.80<span style="color:black"> in Pyramid, </span>9.925 <span style="color:black">
in Toss and a 9.10 in Tumbling. The Bears’ toss score was a season-high. Headed into the second event, BU was up
</span>1.875 points <span style="color:black">to Fairmont State’s </span>36.625 <span style="color:black">
score. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Moving into the optional portion of the meet, Baylor had a score of
</span>9.90 <span style="color:black">in Heat 1 (5-Element), </span>9.65 <span style="color:black">
in Heat 2 (6-Element) and </span>9.925 <span style="color:black">in Heat 3 (7-Element) of Acro to total
</span>29.475 <span style="color:black">for the event. The </span>Falcons<span style="color:black"> had scores of 9.45</span>, 9.225 and 9.650
<span style="color:black">respectively, for a total of 28.325. Going into the Pyramid event, BU was up
</span>67.975 <span style="color:black">to </span>Fairmont’s 64.950<span style="color:black">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In the Pyramid event, the Bears earned a
</span>9.75 <span style="color:black">in Heat 1, the inversion heat. In heat two, BU earned a</span> 9.70<span style="color:black">, the synchronized heat. In heat three, the open heat, the Bears scored
</span>9.85<span style="color:black">. With the event scoring a </span>29.30<span style="color:black">, the running total was updated to
</span>97.275 <span style="color:black">for Baylor. </span>Fairmont State<span style="color:black"> totaled
</span>29.050 for<span style="color:black"> the event and had a score of </span>94.00<span style="color:black"> going into halftime, the Bears</span> up by 3.275 points.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In the Toss Event, Baylor had scores of
</span>9.825, 9.500 and 9.600<span style="color:black">, respectively, to total </span>
28.925<span style="color:black"> for the event. The </span>Falcons<span style="color:black"> scored an</span> 8.60, 8.725 and 9.55<span style="color:black">, respectively, to total
</span>26.875<span style="color:black">. Going into the fifth event, Tumbling, the Bears were
</span>up 126.200 to Fairmont’s 120.875<span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In the Tumbling Event, Heat 1 (Duo) with
</span>Emily Bott<span style="color:black"> (</span>FR<span style="color:black">) and
</span>Kristen McCain<span style="color:black"> (</span>SR<span style="color:black">) scored a
</span>9.225<span style="color:black">. In the Trio Heat (Heat 2), </span>Payton Washington (FR), Aliyah Kaloostian (JR) and Alyiah Thomas (SO)
<span style="color:black">scored an</span> 9.125, compared to Fairmont State’s 8.250<span style="color:black">. The Quad Pass (Heat 3) had
</span>Ally Joswick (SR), Gabby Kaminski (FR), Rakel Jeffries (JR)<span style="color:black"> and Dailyn Hopkins (FR) score an
</span>8.70. <span style="color:black">The Aerial pass from </span>Savanna Cecil (FR)<span style="color:black"> earned a 9.75,
</span>Bott<span style="color:black"> in the 6 Element pass (Heat 5) had a </span>
9.625 score<span style="color:black">, and </span>Washington<span style="color:black"> in the Open pass (Heat 6) earned an 9.825
</span>while FSU<span style="color:black">. The Bears’ total came to </span>56.25<span style="color:black"> for the event, while the
</span>Falcons<span style="color:black"> scored a </span>52.525<span style="color:black">. Going into the
</span>night's<span style="color:black"> final event, BU was up </span>182.450<span style="color:black"> to
</span>173.400<span style="color:black"> from </span>Fairmont State<span style="color:black">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In the Team event, Baylor earned a score of
</span>88.72<span style="color:black"> while </span>the Falcons<span style="color:black"> earned a
</span>82.60<span style="color:black">, bringing the meet score to a total 271.170</span> to 256.070<span style="color:black">, BU taking the
</span>win<span style="color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;layout-grid-mode:char">
Baylor extends its win streak to <span style="color:windowtext">36</span> meets in a row, dating back to 2021.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;layout-grid-mode:char">
BU outscored <span style="color:windowtext">Fairmont State by 15.1 points.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;layout-grid-mode:char">The Bears earned 18 scores of 9.0 or higher.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;layout-grid-mode:char">Baylor did not drop a single heat to the Falcons.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;layout-grid-mode:char">Meet was highlighted by 9.925 score in Acro Heat 3 and Compulsory Toss.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="color:black">NEXT UP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Bears face No. 4 Oregon in the Semifinals on Friday at 6:00 p.m. CT and will be streamed on ESPN+.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.baylorbears"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- BaylorBears</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">.com -</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">__________________________________</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:6.5pt;color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">VB, A&T, BaylorBears.com</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">C: 254-252-7168</span></p>
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