Championship Rematch Set For Final Home Meet

EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 4 Oregon acrobatics and tumbling team closes out the regular season at home Sunday in a rematch with No. 1 Baylor starting at 5 p.m. The Bears have gotten the best of the Ducks in nine of the last 10 meetings including a 284.725-280.830 victory in Waco earlier this season.

The Ducks' last victory over Baylor came at Matthew Knight Arena in 2017 when UO won five of the six events to upset the top-ranked Bears.

HOW TO FOLLOW
The meet will air live on the Pac-12 Network. For score updates throughout the meet follow @OregonAcroTumb.

THE SIX EVENTS
Compulsory – Oregon and Baylor have a long shared history against one another, having squared off in the NCATA National Championships the past three seasons. The Ducks hold a slim 12-9 series advantage over the Bears with UO winning the first 11 meetings between the two squads. Baylor's current head coach, Felecia Mulkey, started the acrobatics and tumbling program at Oregon, leading the Ducks to four consecutive NCATA championships during her five year tenure, including coaching current UO head coach Keenyn Won while she was a student-athlete.

Acro – Oregon is coming off one of their biggest wins of the season at Hawai'i Pacific. The Ducks scored two perfect 10s at HPU while setting or tying 10 season-high heat scores. UO's total meet score of 284.660 also marked a season-high score for the Ducks. So far this season, UO has scored a 280 or better three times, with a record of 2-1 in those meets.

Pyramid – Two Ducks received NCATA weekly awards following UO's win at Hawai'i Pacific. Senior Taylor Galvin and freshman Calyx Hampton received NCATA player and freshman of the week honors. The weekly award is Galvin's third of her career and second this season following her performance in UO's season opener against CUW.

Toss - UO shined in the toss event at Hawai'i Pacific, leaving only 0.10 points on the mat. The Ducks opened the event with back-to-back 9.85s before the team of Alexis Cross, Taylor Galvin, Kendall Green, Tia Thomas and Calyx Hampton capped off the event with Oregon's first 10 of the meet.

Tumbling – The Ducks set season-high scores in four separate tumbling heats during their last meet at HPU, recording a 9.10 or better in each heat. Senior Taylor Galvin closed out the event with a perfect 10 in her open tumbling pass. Galvin has averaged a score of 9.66 throughout the first five meets of the season, recording a 9.90 and 10 in her last two passes.

Team – Oregon will honor its 10 seniors during Sunday's meet against Baylor. Alexis Cross, Reagan Trussell, Taylor Galvin, Sabrina Peyton, Annelyse Robinson, Kendall Green, Maddy Hite, Cheyenne Holliday, Kaylee Nicklos and Ali Garwood will all be performing in their final meet at MKA. The Ducks will also honor Lauren Jones who would have been a senior this year, as well as strength and conditioning coach Geoff Ginther who is in his final season with the 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
The Ducks are ranked fourth in the latest NCATA National Championship Team Rankings. The rankings, released on March 27, show where the teams stand in terms of postseason seeding heading into the final week of competition. Uo has faced four of the top 10 teams this season, with their two losses coming against No. 1 Baylor and No. 3 Quinnipiac. Final rankings and NCATA tournament seeding will be released Thursday, April 12.

SCOUTING REPORT
This will be the second time this year the Ducks and Bears will square off, completing their home-and-home series. Baylor won the first meet this season in Waco in a highly competitive meet where four events were decided by 0.20 points or less. Since that meeting, Baylor has won their last three meets to remain perfect on the year with a 7-0 record. The Bears continue to progress as the season winds down, recording a season-high 286.035 in their most recent meet against No. 2 Azusa Pacific.

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 achieving the Ducks' goal of bringing the NCATA National Championship back to Eugene.