No. 2 Oregon Falls to No. 1 Baylor

Sunday, February 23

Waco, TX

1:00 PM

University of Oregon

275.475

281.350

Baylor

Photo by: Samuel Marshall

02/23/20 | Acrobatics & Tumbling

Meet Results (PDF)

By: Sydnee Walker

Waco, Texas-- In a battle of the Nation's best, the No. 2 Oregon Ducks fell to No.1 defending NCATA National Champion Baylor, 281.350-275.475, on Sunday afternoon at the Farrell Center.

How it happened: The Ducks started the meet in a closely fought battle in the compulsory event. Oregon triumphed over Baylor in the acro heat, 9.55-9.45. Following the acro heat, Oregon and Baylor tied in the pyramid heat with a score of 9.90. Oregon responded by defeating Baylor in the toss, 9.90-9.70. The Bears won the tumbling heat to win the event, 37.80-37.45.

Oregon bounced back to defeat Baylor 29.30-28.45 in the acro event. The 7-element group of Kaylene Iriye, Sierra Garcia, Addie Lacewell, and Payton Coon helped the Ducks defeat the Bears by earning a 9.85, the highest score of the event.

Oregon went into intermission with a 96.15-95.85 lead over Baylor. The Ducks received their best score in heat one of the pyramid event, registering a 9.90; however, the Bears slightly edged out the Ducks in the pyramid event, winning 29.60-29.40.

The Ducks continued to use their momentum in the toss event, defeating the Bears 28.50-28.15. Alexis Weller, Alyssa Hew, Calyx Hampton, Mikaela Moore, and Katie Bachman closed out the event by tallying a 9.70 in the open heat.

The Bears surpassed the Ducks in the tumbling event, 57.550-55.825, bringing the Bears to a 1.075 lead over the Ducks. The highest total of the event came from Oregon sophomore Alyssa Hew, who earned a 9.90 in the open heat.

Baylor closed out the competition winning the team event, 99.80-95.00 to record the match victory.

Quotable: Head Coach Keenyn Won
On today's meet...
"Very proud of our team tonight. We had a few tumbling mistakes but overall I'm really happy with what we put on the floor today. Our first half was strongly executed and we continue to build confidence in those first three events. We had a lot of fun as a team today, and although we didn't get the win, we're excited to get back to practice and continue improving. We're reminding ourselves- one practice at a time one meet at a time. Looking onto the next!"

Up next: The Ducks will compete against No. 4 Azusa Pacific in Azusa, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 27th at 7 p.m. (PT).