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    Home»Sports»Acrobatics & Tumbling

    No. 1 Baylor acro & tumbling takes down No. 2 Oregon in gigantic battle

    Gio GenneroBy Gio GenneroApril 2, 2023 Acrobatics & Tumbling No Comments3 Mins Read
    Multiple Bears celebrate an event during No. 1 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling's Senior Night contest against No. 2 University of Oregon Saturday in the Ferrell Center. Grace Everett | Photographer
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    By Gio Gennero | Sports Writer

    No. 1 Baylor acrobatics and tumbling took down No. 2 University of Oregon by a slim margin of less than four points, 278.520-274.990 Saturday in the Ferrell Center. The Bears also recognized seven athletes as part of their Senior Night.

    “They’ve [Oregon] improved since we last saw them, that’s why we do this,” head coach Felecia Mulkey said. “Let’s enjoy the competition, let’s enjoy being pushed and let’s rise to the occasion. [Our team was] glad to win but they were also like, ‘Let’s get back to work.’”

    Head coach Felecia Mulkey intently watches her Bears compete during No. 1 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling's Senior Night contest against No. 2 University of Oregon, on Saturday, in the Ferrell Center.
Grace Everett | Photographer
    Head coach Felecia Mulkey intently watches her Bears compete during No. 1 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling's Senior Night contest against No. 2 University of Oregon Saturday in the Ferrell Center. Grace Everett | Photographer

    Baylor (6-0) narrowly took the Compulsory event, edging out the Ducks (3-2) by .4 points, 38.4-38. The green and gold came to compete, as it posted over nine points in all but one of the combined eight heats. This was the first time all season the Bears have dropped multiple heats in the same event, as they dropped two.

    In the Acro event, Baylor cleaned things up as they swept every heat after posting all 9.9s or higher. Its lead grew to 68.15-66.5 after the first two events.

    Grace Everett | Photographer
    Junior base Bayley Humphreys (45) holds up a Bear with her hands as part of the team's "Tower of Terror," during No. 1 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling's Senior Night contest against No. 2 University of Oregon Saturday in the Ferrell Center. Grace Everett | Photographer

    The Bears continued to gain momentum in the third event, the Pyramid. Similar to their last meet, the seven-time defending national champions performed well in this event, recording another perfect 10. They also scored a 9.95 in the inverted, a 9.85 in the synchronized and the 10 in the open. This brought their lead to 97.950-95.900.

    Coming out of the halftime break, Baylor squeezed by Oregon in the Toss event, 28.9-28.55, which widened its small lead to 126.850-124.450.

    In the fifth event, Tumbling, the Bears won all but a single heat where a Bear unfortunately stumbled before completing their heat. As a result, they lost their first event of the season by a score of 56.300-55.750. The green and gold still held on to a 182.600-180.750 going into the final event.

    Six different Bears all stand on their hands as part of an event during No. 1 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling's Senior Night contest against No. 2 University of Oregon, on Saturday, in the Ferrell Center.
Grace Everett | Photographer
    Six different Bears all stand on their hands as part of an event during No. 1 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling's Senior Night contest against No. 2 University of Oregon Saturday in the Ferrell Center. Grace Everett | Photographer

    In the team event, Baylor won 95.92-94.24 to seal its second regular season victory over the Ducks.

    Up next, the Bears travel to Hawaii to face off against Hawaii Pacific University at 5 p.m. Sunday in Honolulu.

    Baylor Acrobatics and Tumbling Felecia Mulkey Ferrell Center Hawaii Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu NCATA national champion Oregon Ducks Senior Night
    Gio Gennero

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