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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – </span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">March
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No. 1 Baylor A&T Slips Past No. 4 Quinnipiac for the Win<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears win 284.460-280.685 over Bobcats</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, </span><a href="mailto:Madelon_Allen@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Madelon_Allen@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <b> </b><br>
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HAMDEN, Conn. </span></b><span style="background:white">– No. 1 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling kept their streak alive with the 284.460-280.685 win over No. 4 Quinnipiac on Saturday at the People’s United Arena in Connecticut.<br>
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The Bears improved to 5-0 on the season with the 3.775-point decision over the Bobcats.<br>
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BU overtook QU in every event but pyramid, with the Bobcats ahead at 29.60-29.45.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Starting off the meet in the compulsory event, Baylor scored over a 9.5 in all heats but one, finishing a tight .30 points ahead of its opponent.<br>
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In the acro event, the Bears had three 9.85 scores for the heats for an event score of 29.55, bringing the running total to 68.15. Quinnipiac scored a 28.20 in the event, including a 9.9/10 in the five-element heat, to have a running total of 66.50 through
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For pyramid, BU had two 9.80 scores to start and finished with a 9.85 in the open heat. Baylor finished the event at 29.45, with the Lions at 29.60. At the half, Baylor led 97.60 – 96.10, up by 1.5 points. It was the second meet in a row where the Bears had
a 97.60 score at the break.<br>
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BU had three 9.70 scores in the toss event to have a total of 29.10 points, compared to Quinnipiac’s 28.25 from a 9.3 in the 450 Salto, 9.70 in the synchronized and 9.25 in the open. The running total improved to 126.70 for Baylor and 124.35 for the Bobcats.<br>
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In tumbling, the Bears showed out in their six heats, only scoring below a 9.0 in one heat at 8.9. The open pass was once again the highlight of the event, with BU's Bri Harris competing and scoring a 9.825 out of 10. Baylor finished at 56.60 for the event
while QU scored a 58.55. Going into the final event of the night, the Bears led by a slim 2.875 points, 183.300 – 180.425.<br>
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BU had a score of 101.160 out of 108.460 possible points in the team event to end the meet, bringing the total to 284.460. The Bobcats had a 100.26 score out of a 105.92 start value to update their point total to 280.685 for the meet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">QUOTABLE – Head Coach Felecia Mulkey<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">“I am proud of our toss event. We made some adjustments, and we saw it in the scores. We still have some work to do in other areas but I proud of
the team for battling for the win.”<b><br>
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</b>Baylor will take to the road again for a Friday night meet against Mary Hardin-Baylor on March 25, with start time set for 6 p.m. in Belton, Texas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, A&T)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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