Tight Meet Ends in Bears' Favor in Waco

Sunday, April 2

Waco, Texas

11:00 AM

University of Oregon

286.050

289.745

Baylor

04/02/17 | Acrobatics & Tumbling

By: Erin Kunesh

WACO, Texas – The University of Oregon Acrobatics and Tumbling team fell to the Baylor Bears Sunday afternoon 289.745 – 286.050 at the Ferrell Center.

Both the Ducks and Bears are now 5-1 on the season with their only loss coming at the hands of one another at home.

Oregon took the Compulsory event, four heats, and tied heats twice, while Baylor claimed 13 heats and five events.

In three events – Acro, Pyramid, and Toss – the Bears only edged out the Ducks by a margin of 0.4, 0.15, and 0.10 points, respectively.

How it Happened: To begin, Oregon earned a high 9.90 in the Pyramid heat of the Compulsory event to earn an event total of 38.75 – 38.55.

In the Acro event, Baylor turned in heat scores of 9.85, 9.90 and 9.80 for a total of 29.55, sneaking past the Ducks with a running tally of 68.10 – 67.90.

The Bears notched their third 9.90 of the day during the Synchronized Pyramid heat, giving them a 0.35 lead heading into the half.

The margin of scores in the first three heats never wavered past 0.4 points.

The closeness of the meet would continue as the Ducks tallied a 9.80, 9.40 and 9.70 in the Toss event, only falling to Baylor by 0.10 of a point, 29.00 – 28.90.

With the help of a perfect 10.00 in the Open Tumbling heat, the Bears bested the Ducks in the Tumbling event 58.325 – 57.100, the largest score margin of the day of 1.225 points.

In the Team event, a differential of 2.02 points separated Oregon and Baylor, as the Bears came out the victor, 104.77 – 102.75.

What it Means: Both the Ducks and Bears are now 5-1 on the season with their only loss coming at the hands of one another at home.

Prior to the loss, the Ducks were undefeated overall as well as in the Tumbling and Team events.

Oregon's final score of 286.05 is their second highest of the season. The Ducks' highest tally came with a 288.425 win over Fairmont State (3/7/17) at home. Baylor's 289.745 takes over as the highest a team has scored during the 2016-17 season.

Oregon's Team event score of 102.750 is the second highest this season, the highest also being earned over Fairmont State (3/7/17) with a 104.60.

Quotes: Head coach Chelsea Shaw –

"I'm proud of our girls, they fought until the end of the meet. Unfortunately, it didn't end the way we wanted it to, but our kids are walking away with their chins up. We will go back and continue to work hard to finish our season strong!"

Compulsory Scores
Acro – Oregon: 9.55, Baylor: 9.50
Pyramid – Oregon: 9.90, Baylor: 9.90
Toss – Baylor: 9.80, Oregon: 9.75
Tumbling – Oregon: 9.55, Baylor: 9.35
Event Winner: Oregon: 38.75, Baylor: 38.55

Acro Scores
5-Element – Baylor: 9.85, Oregon: 9.80
6-Element – Baylor: 9.90, Oregon: 9.70
7-Element – Baylor: 9.80, Oregon: 9.65
Event Winner: Baylor: 29.55, Oregon: 29.15

Pyramid Scores
Inverted – Baylor: 9.75, Oregon: 9.75
Synchronized – Baylor: 9.90, Oregon: 9.85
Open – Oregon: 9.85, Baylor: 9.80
Event Winner: Baylor: 97.65, Oregon: 97.30

Toss Scores
460 Salto – Oregon: 9.80, Baylor: 9.80
Synchronized – Baylor: 9.45, Oregon: 9.40
Open – Baylor: 9.75, Oregon: 9.70
Event Winner: Baylor: 29.00, Oregon: 28.90

Tumbling Scores
Duo – Baylor: 9.85, Oregon: 8.85
Trio – Baylor: 9.65, Oregon: 9.50
Quad – Oregon: 9.15, Baylor: 8.95
Aerial – Baylor: 9.925, Oregon: 9.725
6-Element – Oregon: 9.975, Baylor: 9.95
Open – Baylor: 10.00, Oregon: 9.90
Event Winner: Baylor, 58.325, Oregon: 57.100

Team Routine Scores
Oregon: 102.750
Baylor: 104.770

Final Meet Score – 289.745 – 286.050, Baylor

Looking Ahead: The Ducks will host Azusa Pacific in the final regular-season meet at Matthew Knight Arena, Saturday, April 8. The Women in Flight Meet is set to begin at 6:00 p.m. PT.

Follow the Ducks: Follow all of the University of Oregon Acrobatics and Tumbling team action both on and off the mat. Make sure to follow @OregonAcroTumb on Twitter. Also follow the team on Facebook by "liking" Oregon Ducks Acrobatics and Tumbling and following @OregonAcroTumb on Instagram. Go further by adding @oregonacrotumbl on Snapchat for behind-the-scenes looks at practice, team events, and competitions.

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