No. 1 Baylor A&T Downs No. 5 Oregon in Eugene

Wed Mar 8 23:33:00 CST 2023

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Mar. 8, 2023

No. 1 Baylor A&T Downs No. 5 Oregon in Eugene
Bears earned their 20th-straight win on Wednesday night

For more information contact: Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168, madelon_allen at baylor.edu<mailto:madelon_allen at baylor.edu>

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 33rd 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

STAT OF THE MEET

  *   All three individual tumbling pass heats scored a 9.925

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.

To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.

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Madelon Allen | Associate Director of Athletics Communications
VB, A&T, BaylorBears.com
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-252-7168

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