A&T Heads to Top-Two Showdown in Texas

Saturday, February 28

Waco, TX

3:00 PM

University of Oregon

Baylor

The Oregon Ducks acrobatics and tumbling team hosted the Quinnipiac Bobcats in their first home meet of the 2026 season on Saturday, Feb. 21 in Matthew Knight Arena.

Photo by: GoDucks.com

02/26/26 | Acrobatics & Tumbling

Meet Notes

Waco, Texas – The No. 2 ranked Oregon acrobatics and tumbling team travels to Waco for a rematch of the 2025 NCATA national championship to take on the No. 1 Baylor Bears.

MEET #3 – No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 1 Baylor
When: Saturday, Feb. 28
Where: Ferrell Center | Waco, Texas
Time: 3 p.m. PT
Watch: ESPN+
Live Scoring: https://baylorbears.com/sports/2022/2/16/sports-acrotumb-live-scoring

Top-Two Showdown in Texas
Oregon's annual matchups with Baylor has become the most storied rivalry in the NCATA. This will be the 42nd meeting between the Ducks and the Bears, with Baylor leading the all-time series 28-13. The pair are the only two universities to be crowned NCATA national champions, as the Ducks claimed each of the first four titles while the Bears have captured the last 10. Oregon is the last team to defeat Baylor, with a 281.635-280.660 victory in Eugene in 2021. The Ducks concluded the 2025 regular season at Baylor, posting their highest meet score under head coach Taylor Susnara.

Last Time Out
No. 2 ranked Oregon hosted No. 3 Quinnipiac for their second meet of the season, resulting in a 270.640-265.425 win for the Ducks. The UO women put up their best score of the year with a perfect 10 in the toss heat of the compulsory event that helped Oregon take an early lead that held throughout the meet with the help of an improved 92.290 team event score.

Keepin' it 10.0
Oregon's perfect score in the compulsory toss against Quinnipiac marked the program's first 10.0 in the toss since 2020, awarded for the side-by-side precision of a pair of UO quintets — Shea Barnes, Kamryn Horiuchi, Charlotte Lippa, Ashlyn Parlett and Emily Rezner; and Selah Bell, Molly Dahlager, Makenna Guidish, Angelica Martin and Blessyn McMorris. The score marked the first 10.0 of the season for the Ducks, who had two perfect outings in the pyramid event last year.

Excellence in Action
Returning for her final year with the program, 2025 NCATA All-American Blessyn McMorris continues act as the backbone for Oregon's success in the pyramid event. McMorris earned Athlete of the Week honors after the Missouri State meet and helped the Ducks to a 9.95 open pyramid score to start the season. Junior base Ashlyn Parlett earned Athlete of the Week honors for the first time in her career after helping the Ducks take down No. 3 ranked Quinnipiac. Parlett competed in 10 heats and the team event last Saturday and contributed six scores of 9.50 or higher, including a 9.85 in the open pyramid heat and a perfect 10 in the compulsory toss.

Freshman Phenoms
A pair of freshmen, Nyla Lassiter and Nya Womack, have earned their spots in Oregon's 2026 lineup. Lassiter earned NCATA Freshman of the Week honorable mention honors after helping the Ducks to their first win of the season at Missouri State. Womack made her tumbling debut in Oregon's win over Quinnipiac, posting a 9.800 in the aerial pass.

New Era for Acrobatics and Tumbling
In January, the NCAA approved acrobatics and tumbling as an NCAA Championship sport for 2027. Oregon joined Azusa Pacific, Baylor, Fairmont State, Maryland and Quinnipiac in the inaugural season of the NCATA. The Ducks won the inaugural NCATA championship in 2011, the first of four consecutive national titles. Oregon has continued to set a precedent of success for student-athletes in the sport, earning 53 individual event titles while making 14 NCATA Championship appearances.

Opening Impact
The Ducks opened the 2025 season in style by beating Missouri State, 267.325-242.880. Oregon was outstanding in the pyramid event, carrying over last year's standard of success which saw the Ducks take home the individual event title in the open pyramid at the 2025 NCATA Championships. The Ducks put up a 9.900 score in the inverted pyramid, while Selah Bell, Charlotte Lippa, Blessyn McMorris and Ashlyn Parlett earned a near-perfect 9.950 score in the open pyramid. Returning to the floor for their second season as a duo, Cassidy Cu and Angelica Martin debuted a new routine in the seven-element acro event. Cu and Martin scored a 9.85 in their opening meet after expanding last season's five-element acro skill.