Trio of Top 10 Teams Face Off At MKA Sunday

Sunday, March 11

Eugene, Ore.

2:00 PM

University of Oregon

Quinnipiac - Tri Meet

Tickets

03/10/18 | Acrobatics & Tumbling

Meet Notes: Gannon & Quinnipiac

EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 2 Oregon acrobatics and tumbling team has a full slate this Sunday, hosting both No. 4 Quinnipiac and No. 6 Gannon in UO's only tri-meet of the year at 2 p.m. PT. The Ducks will also honor some of acro's finest during UO's annual alumni meet.

The Ducks are 8-0 all-time in tri-meets, including one quad meet in 2012. UO has also never lost to Gannon or Quinnipiac in program history, holding a combined 13-0 series record against the two opponents.
HOW TO FOLLOW
The meet will be live streamed at GoDucks.com. For score updates throughout the meet follow @OregonAcroTumb.

THE SIX EVENTS
Compulsory – The Ducks recorded their first perfect 10 of the season during their previous meet against Baylor, starting off the competition on the right foot with a 10 in the compulsory pyramid heat. The 10, recorded by UO's 15-person pyramid team of Kendall Green, Ali Garwood, Sabrina Peyton, Kaylee Nicklos, Alexis Cross, Annelyse Robinson, Taylor Galvin, Casi Jackson, Tia Thomas, Hannah Blair, Caroline Matos, Samantha Little, MaKenna Jarman, Addie Lacewell and Yeelena Faustino, marks UO's first perfect score in the compulsory pyramid heat since facing Azusa Pacific on April 4, 2016.

Acro – Oregon's loss to the three-time defending NCATA champions Baylor marked the first loss of the season for the Ducks. In a repeat of the last three NCATA championships, the Ducks and Bears showed why they are two of the NCATA's premier programs battling to a 284.725-280.830 final result. Baylor won five of the six heats with the two squads recording duplicate 29.35 scores in the toss event. UO lost to Baylor by only 0.25 points or less in four of the six heats.

Pyramid – The Pyramid event marked UO's second 10 of the meet against Baylor, thanks to a tremendous performance from upperclassmen Annelyse Robinson, Kaylee Nicklos, Sabrina Peyton, Casi Jackson and Caroline Matos in the open heat. The second 10 marked the first time Oregon recorded two 10s in one meet since that since facing APU two years ago.

Toss - UO recorded its highest toss score of the year so far against Baylor, finishing the event tied with the nation's No. 1 team with a score of 29.35. The Ducks' 29.35 was just 0.05 points shy of tying the fifth highest score ever recorded by Oregon.

Tumbling – Despite not scoring as high as they did during their meet against Hawai'i Pacific, the Ducks set season highs in four of six heats during the tumbling event at Baylor. The biggest improvement has come in the quad pass heat. Since recording a 6.50 in the season opener, UO has improved 2.50 points scoring a 9.00 at Baylor.

Team – Not including the tri-meet format, this Sunday will be an extra special occasion for UO as the Ducks hold their annual alumni and Women in Flight meet. UO will honor women in sports while welcoming back 13 alumni, including some of the founding members of the Oregon acrobatics and tumbling team.

THE 2018 SCHEDULE
The acro team will host three home meets this season, including a tri-meet with Quinnipiac and Gannon on March 11. In addition to the tri-meet, the Ducks will participate in home-and-home series with Hawai'i Pacific, Coach Won's former school, as well as three-time defending national champions Baylor. This year's NCATA National Championships will take place from April 26-28 in Erie, Pa.

POLL POSITION
For the third straight season, the Ducks are ranked second in the NCATA Coaches Poll. The Ducks were six points shy of three-time reigning NCATA national champion Baylor, which was ranked first. Oregon received six first-place votes, with the Bears receving the remaining 11. All but one of UO's opponents this season are ranked in the top 10 with Quinnipiac fourth, Hawai'i Pacific fifth and Gannon sixth.

SCOUTING REPORT
The Golden Knights of Gannon University will be the only undefeated squad during Sunday's meet, with a 3-0 record so far this year. GU has recorded wins over No. 9 King and, most recently, No. 10 Converse. NCATA All-American Hayley Nejman leads a squad of 21 returners and seven freshman, including the inaugural NCATA freshman of the week Danielle Samuel.

Quinnipiac enters this weekend's meet 2-1 overall, with their only loss on the year in its season opener against No. 1 Baylor. A semifinalist in last year's NCATA national championships, the Bobcats walked away with two individual event national titles in the synchronized and open toss heats.

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
If the past is any indication, the Ducks will have a big edge in their three home meets this season. In the seven years since joining the NCATA, the Ducks are 28-2 all-time when competing at Matthew Knight Arena. This includes being the overall winner in five home tri-meets as well as hosting the 2011 NCATA National Championships. Oregon's only two losses at home have both come against Baylor in 2015 and 2016. The Ducks snapped their two-meet home losing streak against the Bears last season, winning the first of three matchups with the Bears.

STORIED HISTORY
Since the NCATA's inception in 2011, the Ducks have won four of seven NCATA National Championships. The Ducks have reached the national championship finals all seven years, recording second-place finishes the past three seasons in a row. In that seven-year span, UO has a 65-11 meet record, including a total of 40 individual event titles and 17 All-Americans.

#CREATE IT
This season marks a new attitude for the Oregon Acrobatics and Tumbling team under its motto 'Create It.' The idea behind the expression is that in order to have success, you must create it for yourself. The team's actions, attitudes and dedication, both on and off the mat, will be the building blocks to acheiving the Ducks' goal of bringing the NCATA National Championship back to Eugene.

LOOKING AHEAD
Following Sunday's Tri-meet, head coach Keenyn Won takes the Ducks to her old stomping grounds, traveling to Hawai'i Pacific Monday, Mar. 26, at 10 p.m. PT.