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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 24, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">No. 1 Baylor A&T
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Faces No. 8 Fairmont State in Quarterfinals of the NCATA Championship</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Bears ready to face
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background:white;mso-highlight:white">the Falcons to start postseason
<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168, </span><a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">FAIRMONT, W.Va.<span style="color:black"> –
</span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">No. 1 Baylor acrobatics and tumbling</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> will face No. 8 Fairmont State in the quarterfinals of the 2024 NCATA Championship.<span style="color:black"> The meet will
start at 6 p.m. CT</span> on Thursday at the Feaster Center. <span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">The Bears (</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">8<span style="color:black">-0) face the</span> Falcons (7-2) for the second season in a row in the quarterfinal round, the sixth time overall in
postseason play. <span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">BU </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">is coming off another undefeated regular season with their most recent win against Oregon on April 5. The Bears have been strong in pyramid and acro all
season, earning the highest score of the meet with a 9.95 in heat 1 of Pyramid, the Inversion heat, against the Ducks.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Fairmont State<span style="color:black"> is coached by
</span>Danielle Cutri, who was a four-time NCATA All-American for the Falcons in her time as an athlete<span style="color:black">.
</span>The Falcons are entering postseason play after a 266.770-270.465 loss against Frostburg State University.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">This is the 13th matchup between Baylor and Fairmont State, with Baylor winning the last six matchups between the two teams. The Bears lead the all-time series 10-2 and have a 4-1 record at Joe Retton Arena.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BU won its first national title as a program in 2015 at Fairmont State, defeating Oregon for the trophy with Felecia Mulkey in her first
year in Waco.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Tickets are on sale
</span><a href="https://fightingfalcons.com/sports/2022/8/26/hometownticketing.aspx"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> and all meets will be streamed on
the Watch ESPN App. Advanced single-session tickets are priced at $10. All seating is general admission. All-session passes covering all four days of the championship are also available, priced at $38. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate on a cash-only
basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">The meet will be streamed on ESPN+. A full recap and final scores will be posted to BaylorBears.com/acro after the conclusion of the meet. The winner of the quarterfinal matchup will face the winner of No.
4 Oregon versus No. 5 Mary Hardin-Baylor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt">- BaylorBears.com -<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">VB, A&T, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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