No. 1 Baylor acrobatics and tumbling held off No. 4 Gannon by a score of 278.715-275.555 on Saturday evening at the Ferrell Center as part of the Bears’ Senior Night.

The Bears’ hopes of a Big 12 Tournament title were crushed by the Cyclones, who outshot them 50% to 21% from beyond the arc.

It took more than eight minutes for No. 3 seed Baylor men’s basketball to hit its first postseason field goal, and following 20 minutes of play, the Bears had only made six, which was their lowest total in a half all season.

From a high school gymnast to a powerful base for Baylor’s acrobatics and tumbling team, senior Bayley Humphrey is close to finishing her storied career in the green and gold.

The Bears won the doubles point and cruised through singles play to secure their sixth straight victory.

The Bears, who finished 14th in the final regular season AP Top 25 Poll, were one of six Big 12 teams to be ranked in the final installment, which was more than any other conference. Now, they’re hoping to use that fierce level of competition in the Big 12 Tournament to further prepare them for March Madness.

Baylor (5-11, 0-3 Big 12) was firing on all cylinders as it tallied a season-high in runs and hits with 17 apiece. For the second time this year, all nine starters notched at least one hit and five Bears recorded multi-hit games. The bats were led by senior catcher Harrison Caley, who swatted a career-high in hits, going 4-for-4 — including two home runs. Caley became the first Baylor batter since 2019 to chalk up seven RBIs.

Junior first baseman Shaylon Govan finished 5-for-6 in the box across Tuesday’s doubleheader, bringing her season batting average to .500.