BAYLOR A&T: No. 1 A&T Opens NCATA Championships Against No. 8 Gannon

[Caton, Rachel]

                BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 24, 2019

No. 1 A&T OPENS NCATA CHAMPIONSHIPS AGAINST NO. 8 GANNON
The Bears host Gannon in the quarterfinals of the NCATA Championships at the Ferrell Center.
For more information contact: Rachel Caton, 254-652-2061, Rachel_Caton at baylor.edu<mailto:Rachel_Caton at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – The No. 1 ranked Baylor acrobatics and tumbling team will host No. 8 Gannon in the quarterfinals of the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association National Championship Tournament Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Ferrell Center.

The meet will be streamed live at https://baylorbears.com/watch/?Live=1233&type=Live

Baylor (9-0) has won 27 consecutive meets and carries a 15-4 postseason record into Thursday’s contest. The Bears and the Lady Knights will be meeting for the fourth time in program history. Baylor holds a 3-0 series lead historically over Gannon.

Gannon (5-1) comes to Waco for the third time in program history. The Lady Knights have previously matched up with the Bears twice in the NCATA Championships, with Baylor coming out on top both times.

Baylor head coach Felicia Mulkey holds a 50-1 entering Thursday’s matchup. She has led the Bears to seven consecutive meet totals above 280.000 points, a score that only one other school has reached in the 2019 season.

With a meet win on Thursday, Baylor would advance to a semifinal meet on Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. and await the winner between No. 4 Quinnipiac and No. 5 Fairmont State.

The NCATA National Championship Tournament final will take place on Saturday, April 27 at 6 p.m. Additionally, individual event finals are scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. The Bears can qualify for the individual event finals with their scores from Thursday night’s meet against Gannon.
For tickets, visit: http://www.baylorbears.com/tickets/. For updates on the program, follow @BaylorAcroTumb on Twitter and Instagram and @BaylorAcrobaticsandTumbling on Facebook.


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Rachel Caton | Associate Sports Information Director
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-3784
C: 254-652-2061

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