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<h1 align="right" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ATHLETIC
COMMUNICATIONS – February 23, 2020</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NO. 1 BEARS DEFEAT NO. 2 OREGON IN HOME DEBUT
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<b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Bears scored a season-high 281.350 vs. rival Oregon.
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rachel Caton, (254) 652-2061,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">WACO, TX</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> – The No. 1-ranked Bears improved to 3-0
on the season after defeating #2 Oregon, 281.350–275.475 on Sunday afternoon in the Ferrell Center. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<span style="background:white">The Bears scored a total of 281.350 on the day, led by season-high scores in tumbling (57.550) and team (99.80).</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">The Bears started strong, following the compulsory event, scoring 37.80 to the Duck's 37.45.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">After the acro event, Oregon took the lead, scoring 9.80 in the fifth element, 9.65 in the sixth element, 9.85 in the seventh element for a total of 29.30.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">In pyramid, the Ducks kept their lead by outscoring the Bears, 29.60-29.40.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Heading into the half, the Ducks stayed on top with a score of 96.15 - 95.85.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">In toss, the Bears scored 28.15 out of a possible 29.80 while the Ducks extended their lead, 124.65-124.00.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Baylor took the lead back after the tumbling event, scoring season-high scores in four of the six heats. The Bears scored 9.700 in duo pass, 9.100 in trio pass, 9.200 in the quad pass, and 9.825 in aerial pass. Overall, the Bears
scored 57.550 to take the 181.550 to 180.475 lead heading into the team event.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">The Bears put up a season-high score of 99.80 in the team event, securing the 281.350 to 275.475 win over Oregon.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Head coach<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/staff.aspx?staff=319"><span style="color:#092017">Felecia Mulkey</span></a></span></dfn><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="background:white">is
now 56-1 all-time as the Bears' head coach and </span><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">STAT OF THE DAY </span></strong><br>
<span style="background:white">4 – The Bears had season-high scores in four of the six heats in the tumbling event. </span><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">QUOTE OF THE DAY</span></strong><br>
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On Feelings Throughout Meet...</span></b></em><br>
<span style="background:white"> "It was a flashback for me to my first couple of years here. We relied heavily on the second half in our tumbling and passes. Cleanliness in our tumbling in the first couple of years was a strong suit. We are a young team now,
so the next time you see us, we will be better in the first half. We took some risks today and threw some stuff in the toss event. I never count Oregon out. They are a good team and even better this year, so it was a really fun meet. We knew if we could land
and keep it on the mat, we would be good to go. We knew we had a really good shot at winning."</span><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NEXT UP </span></strong><br>
<span style="background:white">The Bears are back in action on Tuesday, Mar. 3 at 6 p.m. CT back in the Ferrell Center vs. Gannon University.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734">Rachel Caton</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Sports Information Director</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-3784 | C: 254-652-2061</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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