Sunday, April 8
Eugene, Ore.
5:00 PM
University of Oregon
284.285
vs
286.750
Baylor
Jones Honored With Senior Class Following Near Upset By Acro
04/08/18 | Acrobatics & Tumbling
The Oregon acrobatics and tumbling squad couldn't quite hold a late lead Sunday against Baylor, after which the senior class was honored along with Lauren Jones, their classmate who passed away in 2015.
EUGENE, Ore. – A perfect 10 in the pyramid event helped the Oregon acrobatics and tumbling team rally into a lead over top-ranked Baylor on Sunday evening, but two falls in the team event cost the Ducks a chance at the upset in a 286.750-284.285 loss before 917 fans in Matthew Knight Arena.
Oregon outscored Baylor in the pyramid, toss and tumbling events, building a lead that wasn't quite big enough to absorb the falls in the final event.
"You can take that one of two ways," UO coach Keenyn Won said. "Be defeated, or know you were that close. We lost because we didn't execute, so that will be our goal going into the national championships at the end of this month, is execute everything we put on the floor so we can truly see where those scores fall."
The near upset came on Senior Day, with 10 Ducks and also former teammate Lauren Jones honored during a ceremony following the completion of the team event. Jones passed away during her freshman year in 2015, and was remembered along with the rest of her class.
"This was so awesome; it was so amazing," said Jones' mother, Dorian Sanders, who was on hand with her family for the ceremony. "All I can say is, God is good. My baby was here. She always wanted to be at Oregon, and even the girls said, 'She's still with us.' And that touched my heart. She's always with me, so I knew she was here, but for them to say it, that was so amazing. It was just awesome they thought to include us."
How It Happened: The fourth-ranked Ducks (4-3) trailed 38.85-38.70 following the compulsory event, and Baylor (8-0) extended its lead to 68.65-68.15 following the acro event.
Momentum shifted in the pyramid event. The Ducks outscored the Bears in all three heats, including Oregon's fifth perfect 10 of the season in the open heat (below). That put the Ducks into the lead in the team score, 97.95-97.85.
Oregon won two of the three toss heats, and tied the third, to lead 127.65-127.40 with two events left. Baylor had a pair of 9.9 scores among the six heats of the tumbling event, but the Ducks padded their lead a little more, 184.125-183.75 entering the team event.
"Tonight I feel like we really did execute on events one through five, and that's something we've really been working on — to focus on the entire meet," Won said.
Baylor's start value in the team event was a full point higher, putting pressure on the Ducks to finish strong. They ended up posting a season-high score of 100.16 points in the team event, but two falls cost them three points, and thus the meet.
"Today wasn't perfect, but it definitely was a big stepping stone for us," senior Taylor Galvin said. "We had a great meet up to the team event. We learned a lot from today. I think it boosted our confidence, and going into practices for nationals, we're just going to grind out what needs to be done."
Galvin was one of the 10 seniors honored in the post-competition ceremony, along with her former teammate and chemistry lab partner, Jones.
"She was just a fun spirit," Galvin said. "Full of love, and life. She loved God, and she was just so kind-hearted. She was a genuine person."
Up Next: The Ducks have a couple of weeks to clean up their execution in the team event before the NCATA National Championship meet, to be held April 26-28 in Erie, Pa.
Oregon outscored Baylor in the pyramid, toss and tumbling events, building a lead that wasn't quite big enough to absorb the falls in the final event.
"You can take that one of two ways," UO coach Keenyn Won said. "Be defeated, or know you were that close. We lost because we didn't execute, so that will be our goal going into the national championships at the end of this month, is execute everything we put on the floor so we can truly see where those scores fall."
The near upset came on Senior Day, with 10 Ducks and also former teammate Lauren Jones honored during a ceremony following the completion of the team event. Jones passed away during her freshman year in 2015, and was remembered along with the rest of her class.
"This was so awesome; it was so amazing," said Jones' mother, Dorian Sanders, who was on hand with her family for the ceremony. "All I can say is, God is good. My baby was here. She always wanted to be at Oregon, and even the girls said, 'She's still with us.' And that touched my heart. She's always with me, so I knew she was here, but for them to say it, that was so amazing. It was just awesome they thought to include us."
How It Happened: The fourth-ranked Ducks (4-3) trailed 38.85-38.70 following the compulsory event, and Baylor (8-0) extended its lead to 68.65-68.15 following the acro event.
Momentum shifted in the pyramid event. The Ducks outscored the Bears in all three heats, including Oregon's fifth perfect 10 of the season in the open heat (below). That put the Ducks into the lead in the team score, 97.95-97.85.
Oregon won two of the three toss heats, and tied the third, to lead 127.65-127.40 with two events left. Baylor had a pair of 9.9 scores among the six heats of the tumbling event, but the Ducks padded their lead a little more, 184.125-183.75 entering the team event.
"Tonight I feel like we really did execute on events one through five, and that's something we've really been working on — to focus on the entire meet," Won said.
Baylor's start value in the team event was a full point higher, putting pressure on the Ducks to finish strong. They ended up posting a season-high score of 100.16 points in the team event, but two falls cost them three points, and thus the meet.
"Today wasn't perfect, but it definitely was a big stepping stone for us," senior Taylor Galvin said. "We had a great meet up to the team event. We learned a lot from today. I think it boosted our confidence, and going into practices for nationals, we're just going to grind out what needs to be done."
Galvin was one of the 10 seniors honored in the post-competition ceremony, along with her former teammate and chemistry lab partner, Jones.
"She was just a fun spirit," Galvin said. "Full of love, and life. She loved God, and she was just so kind-hearted. She was a genuine person."
Up Next: The Ducks have a couple of weeks to clean up their execution in the team event before the NCATA National Championship meet, to be held April 26-28 in Erie, Pa.
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