No. 4 Acrobatics and Tumbling Battles Baylor in NCATA Semifinals

Friday, April 26

Waco, Texas / Ferrell Center

8:00 PM (ET) / 7:00 PM (CT)

Quinnipiac University

269.485

278.075

Baylor

Photo by: Steve Slate

No. 4 Acrobatics and Tumbling Battles Baylor in NCATA Semifinals

4/26/2019 11:14:00 PM | Acrobatics & Tumbling

Bobcats Fall to Bears, 278.075-269.485, to Conclude 2019 Season

By: QU Athletic Communications

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WACO, Texas – The No. 4 Quinnipiac acrobatics and tumbling team stayed within striking distance of the No. 1 Baylor Bears Friday night in the NCATA Semifinals but fell to the Bears, 278.075-269.485 to conclude the 2019 season.

Quinnipiac won two heats over Baylor, picking up a 9.425 in the 5-element heat of the Acro event before Cassidy Osher (Old Bridge, New Jersey) had a dominant performance in the open pass of the tumbling heat with a 9.700 to 8.925 win against Baylor's pass.

The Bobcats were neck and neck with the Bears through the first five events, and remained within two points within the first four events. At halftime, the Bobcats were within 1.575 points of the Bears thanks to Quinnipiac's strong showing in the Acro Event with a 28.275 and Pyramid event with a 28.875.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 269.485, Baylor 278.075

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (5-3) | Baylor (11-0)

LOCATION
Ferrell Center | Waco, Texas

NOTES

Osher's 9.700 in the open tumbling pass was her personal best in that heat on the season and tied her personal best in any tumbling heat this season
The Bobcats continued their strong performance in the toss heat of the compulsory event as they recorded a 9.850 and finished the 2019 season with an average score of 9.89 in the heat
Quinnipiac's pyramid heat continued to be one of its strongest with a 9.725 in the inversion heat before adding a 9.525 in the synchronized heat and 9.625 in the open heat.
Melanie Mancini (Waterbury, Connecticut) and the open toss group recorded a 9.800 to finish the season with an average of 9.806.
With an 8.725 in the trio pass of tumbling, the Bobcats recorded their second-highest score in the heat of the season after an 8.750 at King on March 14.
The Bobcats' five-meet winning streak came to an end with the loss, the second-longest winning streak in program history.

EVENTS
Compulsory (Quinnipiac 36.900, Baylor 37.750)

Acro: Quinnipiac 8.900, Baylor 9.350
Pyramid: Quinnipiac 9.675, Baylor 9.825
Toss: Quinnipiac 9.850, Baylor 9.875
Tumbling: Quinnipiac 8.475, Baylor 8.700

Acro (Quinnipiac 28.275, Baylor 28.600)

Heat 1 (5 Element): Quinnipiac 9.425, Baylor 9.350
Heat 2 (6 Element): Quinnipiac 9.325, Baylor 9.700
Heat 3 (7 Element): Quinnipiac 9.525, Baylor 9.550

Pyramid (Quinnipiac 28.875, Baylor 29.275)

Heat 1 (Inversion): Quinnipiac 9.725, Baylor, 9.875
Heat 2 (Synchronized): Quinnipiac 9.525, Baylor 9.650
Heat 3 (Open): Quinnipiac 9.625, Baylor 9.750

Toss (Quinnipiac 28.850, Baylor 29.225)

Heat 1 (450 Salto): Quinnipiac 9.550, Baylor 9.725
Heat 2 (Synchronized): Quinnipiac 9.500, Baylor 9.625
Heat 3 (Open): Quinnipiac 9.800, Baylor 9.875

Tumbling (Quinnipiac 54.875, Baylor 56.275)

Duo Pass: Quinnipiac 9.200, Baylor 9.650
Triple Pass: Quinnipiac 8.725, Baylor 9.525
Quad Pass: Quinnipiac 8.250, Baylor 8.625
Aerial Pass: Quinnipiac 9.475, Baylor 9.700
6-Element Pass: Quinnipiac 9.525, Baylor 9.850
Open Pass: Quinnipiac 9.700, Baylor 8.925

Team (Quinnipiac 91.710, Baylor 96.950)

UP NEXT
The Bobcats will send several teams to the NCATA Individual Event Finals Saturday afternoon with competition beginning at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT at the Ferrell Center on Baylor's campus.