No. 1 Baylor A&T Set for No. 4 Quinnipiac

[Allen, Madelon]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Mar. 24, 2023

No. 1 Baylor A&T Set for No. 4 Quinnipiac
Bears compete for second time this week on Saturday

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


WACO, Texas – Top-ranked Baylor acrobatics & tumbling is ready to host No. 4 Quinnipiac on Saturday night in the Ferrell Center. Start time is set for 5 p.m. CT and the meet will be streamed on ESPN+.



It will be the annual Alumni Meet as well as the Cub Club’s Event of the Month.



The Bears (5-0) continue a three-meet homestand when they face the Bobcats (3-0). The teams last met in Oregon for the 2022 NCATA Championships, with BU taking the win in the Semifinals, 273.600 to 269.160. Baylor leads the all-time series at 12-1, with a 6-0 record against QU in Waco.



BU comes into the meet on a 21-meet winning streak dating back to the 2021 season. Four of the five opponents they have faced so far have been ranked: No. 15 West Liberty, No. 14 Presbyterian, No. 5 Oregon and an undefeated No. 12 Frostburg State, all wins for the Bears.



Baylor downed the Bobcats of FSU on Wednesday, 283.210-273.510. In the meet, BU had its Compulsory Toss heat and the Inversion Pyramid Heat each earn 10.0 scores, the first meet of the season with two for the Bears.



BU boasts the highest final scores in the NCATA this season with its 284.200-point win over Trine on Feb. 11 and the 283.210 win over Frostburg on Mar. 22. No other school has hit the 280.00-point threshold so far this season, while the Bears have hit it three times.



The Bears own four of the seven possible Specialist of the Week awards from the NCATA, with Jordan Gruendler earning the accolade most recently on Mar. 15 along with Kamryn Kitchens as the Athlete of the Week. It was Kitchens’ second Athlete of the Week accolade, earning the first on Feb. 15. Baylor has earned the award in each week it has competed this season.



The Bobcats of Quinnipiac head to Waco undefeated at 3-0. They took wins over Kutztown and Augustana, both in Hamden, Conn., before their victory over Presbyterian on the road. This will be their second road meet of the season.



The meet will be streamed on ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/dd6bc359-c9e6-4451-b96b-d2dca5a92d07#bucketId=22508> with the ‘Voice of the Bears’ John Morris providing play-by-play and alumna Ashley Echelberger as the color analyst. Fans can follow along using the live scoring link here<https://baylorbears.com/sports/2022/2/16/sports-acrotumb-live-scoring.aspx>.



A full recap and final results can be found on BaylorBears.com after the conclusion of the meet.



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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