Ducks Earn Largest Margin of Victory at Arizona Christian, 275.38-229.41

Saturday, February 15

Glendale, AZ

6:00 PM

University of Oregon

275.38

229.41

Arizona Christian

Ducks Earn Largest Margin of Victory at Arizona Christian, 275.38-229.41

02/15/20 | Acrobatics & Tumbling

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By: Sydnee Walker

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Oregon Ducks defeated the Arizona Christian Firestorm 275.38-229.41 on Saturday night in Arizona. The 45.97-point margin of victory is the largest in Oregon Acrobatics and Tumbling History.

How it happened: After a win last week to start the season, Oregon came out in full force, kicking off the first away meet. The Ducks tallied a total of 37.75 in the compulsory event, while Arizona Christian registered a 27.55.

The Ducks did not miss a beat as they went into their second event, acro. In heat three of the 7-element acro event, sophomore top Kaylene Iriye executed her moves while junior top Sierra Garcia kept the momentum in her portion to finish off the routine. Iriye and Garcia helped fuel the Ducks to earn a score of 9.90 in heat three. The Ducks finished with a 29.45-23.70 victory over the Firestorm in the acro event.

UO went into intermission with a substantial 96.8-77.6 lead over Arizona Christian. The Ducks continued to impress with their skills, scoring a 9.90 in heat three of the pyramid followed by a strong score of 9.80 in heat two.

The Ducks secured a 28.95-23.50 victory over the Firestorm in the toss event.

Coming off of a strong tumbling event last week against Hawaii Pacific, where the Ducks earned a perfect 10.00, the Ducks did not disappoint against ACU in the 6-element and open pass. Senior Payton Coon registered a 9.80 in the 6-element pass and freshman Alyssa Hew racked up a total of 9.85 in the open pass. Hew and Coon's strong tumbling performance helped place the Ducks over the Firestorm 54.30-45.675.

The Ducks defeated the Firestorm 95.33-82.64 in the team event to secure their second consecutive win.

The win marks the largest margin of victory for the Ducks since 2016, when they defeated Adrian College 284.245-274.640 on March 7, 2016.

Quotable: Head Coach Keenyn Won
On Oregon's performance…
"Our team did not have our best meet tonight and although we are happy about the win, we have a lot of work to do going into our next two meets this month. There were quite a few new skills we competed this week and I'm proud of the team for pushing our start values. We are looking forward to getting back to practice and making the adjustments needed."

Up next: The Ducks will compete against top-ranked and returning national champion Baylor University in Waco, Texas on Sunday, Feb. 23rd at 1 p.m. (PT).