Author: Jessika Harkay

Story by Jessika Harkay | Sports Writer, Video by Elisabeth Tharp | Broadcast Sports Director One step closer to their fifth back-to-back NCATA National Championship, No. 1 seed Baylor acrobatics and tumbling brought home their 29th consecutive win after defeating No. 8 seed Gannon University 279.20-253.39 in the tournament quarterfinals. The Bears began the tournament in the lead with a compulsory score of 38.15, outscoring Gannon by over two points. Baylor’s lowest score came in the compulsory tumbling heat at 8.95, but despite that hiccup, the team averaged a 9.63 score, including a 9.9 in the pyramid open and an…

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By Jessika Harkay | Sports Writer For the second time in her 19-year career at Baylor, Lady Bears head coach Kim Mulkey has been named AP Coach of the Year.Mulkey has brought her team to 16-straight NCAA tournaments and holds an overall record of 48-15 all-time in the tournament. Mulkey first received the award in 2012, which also marks the last time Baylor was at the Final Four and won the NCAA National Championship.The award doesn’t come as a surprise to coaches who have faced the NCAA East Regional Champions. University of South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, who lost…

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By Jessika Harkay | Sports WriterIf you were speaking to a high school senior and had to describe Baylor, you could say something along the lines of “a university dedicated to community and using the Christian mission to develop and challenge intellectual individuals.” In that talk of describing our school, one way or another, famous Baylor traditions that enrich our university would come up, too: Christmas on 5th, Dia del Oso and — let’s not forget about the freshmen requirement — chapel. Everyone knows before enrolling that the school requires at least two semesters of sitting in Waco Hall, twice…

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