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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 14, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#242424">No. 1 Baylor A&T to Compete Against No. 14 LIU in Home Opener<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears host Sharks for first time</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168,
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#242424">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="color:#242424">The top-ranked Baylor acrobatics & tumbling team
</span><span style="color:black">is ready to take on No. 14 Long Island on Saturday to open the home slate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The meet will start at 5 p.m. CT at the Ferrell Center, with tickets available
<a href="https://baylorbea.rs/AcroTumbTix">here</a>. A&T-specific posters are available as a part of Baylor Bold Weekend, all eight individual posters coming together to form one overall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Coming into Saturday’s meet, the Bears (1-0) face the Sharks (0-1) for the second time in program history and the first time in Waco, as LIU is in its second season overall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Baylor is 105-23 all-time as a program and 96-2 under 11<sup>th</sup>-year head coach Felecia Mulkey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">BU is coming off a 20-point win over No. 5 Mary Hardin-Baylor on February 8, where it dropped just two heats to the Crusaders. The Bears began the meet with a 16.29-point leg up on the Cru in start value and finished
with an overall score of 276.240 over UMHB’s 255.335. Baylor left 22.55 points out on the floor, where the Crusaders left 27.17.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">LIU comes to Waco after falling to Iona at home, 258.625 to 239.090 against the Gaels. A former Oregon Duck leads the Sharks in Shelby Armstrong, and assistant coach Nicolette Tianga competed at Quinnipiac.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The meet with the Sharks will be livestreamed
<a href="https://youtube.com/live/4EakNqSqNAc?feature=share">here</a> on Baylor’s YouTube account. Fans can follow along with the
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/2022/2/16/sports-acrotumb-live-scoring.aspx">
live scoring sheet</a> or follow the team X account for updates as well. A final scoresheet and recap will be posted to </span>BaylorBears.com <span style="color:black">after the conclusion of the meet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, X, TikTok and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><i><span style="color:#242424">- BaylorBears.com -<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">A&T, EQ, VB, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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