King Falls to Top Seed Oregon in NCATA Quarterfinals

King Falls to Top Seed Oregon in NCATA Quarterfinals

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(Article and image courtesy of King Athletics: Original Post)

AZUSA, Calif. – Competing at the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) National Championships for the second time, the King University acrobatics and tumbling team squared off against top seeded University of Oregon. The eight seeded Tornado fell to the Ducks 278.800-257.260.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No. 1 Oregon 278.800, No. 8 King 257.260
LOCATION: Felix Event Center; Azusa, Calif.
RECORDS: King 2-5; Oregon 7-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Tornado go off to a slow start, posting a compulsory score of 34.95 while Oregon scored 38.35 to take the lead.
  • In the acro event, Oregon extended their lead with a score of 29.20 while the Tornado posted a score of 28.55.
  • Going into halftime, Oregon extended their lead to 96.80-92.40 as the scored 29.25 points in the pyramid event as King scored 28.90 points.
  • In the toss event, King scored 25.70 to Oregon's 28.90 as the Ducks continued to extend their lead.
  • The Ducks again outscored King 56.050-49.950 in the tumbling event.
  • King closed the meet with a score of 89.21 in the team event while Oregon scored 97.05 to take the meet 278.800-257.260 and advance.

UP NEXT

  • For the first time in school history, King qualified two events for the NCATA Event Finals. King's pyramid heat 1 and heat three will compete in the event finals on Saturday.
ABOUT ECAC ACROBATICS & TUMBLING
Established prior to the 2017 season, the ECAC Acrobatics & Tumbling League is the nation's first collegiate acrobatics and tumbling league. The ECAC Acrobatics & Tumbling League consists of Quinnipiac University, Gannon University, Alderson Broaddus University and King University.

ABOUT THE ECAC
In the 77 years since its inception, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has emerged as the nation's largest Conference. The ECAC has grown considerably from its charter membership of 58, boasting hundreds of member schools in Divisions I, II and III, ranging in location from Maine to Georgia, and westerly to Missouri. For more information, visit www.ecacsports.com.

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