THE RUNDOWN
Score #1: No. 1 Baylor 287.825, No. 8 Gannon 272.320
Records: Baylor (4-1), Gannon (3-2)
Location: Erie, Pa. - Hammermill Center
The Short Story: Gannon Acrobatics and Tumbling traveled to Waco, Texas on Sunday to take on the defending National Champion Baylor Bears. Gannon was close early but ultimately fell 287.825-272.320.

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GANNON'S TOP HEAT SCORE IN EACH EVENT

Compulsory Event – Heat 3 (Comp Toss)
Team Members: Chelsea Cowan (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep), Andrea Cygan (Butler, Pa./Butler), Elizabeth Martin (Chicago, Ill./Von Steuben), Cassidy Jelen (Huntersville, N.C./Cox Mill), Hayley Nejman (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy), Kelsey LeClair (Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley), Emily Gath (Pepperell, Mass./Groton-Dunstable Regional), Ciara Rand (Goodyear, Ariz./Verrado), Sarah Guarriello (Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf), Nikki Pizzi (Wallingford, Conn./Lyman Hall) and Jessica Page (Eden, N.Y./Eden)
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.95
 
Acro Event - Heat 1 (5 Element)
Team Members: Cowan, Cygan, Mackenzie Kavlick (Erie, Pa./McDowell), Kaitlyn Heath (Marietta, N.Y./Marcellus)
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.80


Acro Event - Heat 2 (6 Element)
Team Members: Cowan, Angelina Grandinetti (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius), Nejman, Kavlick
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.80
 
Pyramid Event - Heat 2 (Synch)
Team Members: Martin, Vecchio, Hughes, Page, Rand, Olivia Tiano (Canyon Country, Calif./Canyon), Heath, LeClair, Michaela Soper (Fallston, Md./Fallston), Nikki Pizzi (Wallingford, Conn./Lyman Hall), Nejman
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.60
 
Toss Event - Heat 3 (Open)
Team Members: Tiano, Jocelyn Scott (DuBois, Pa./DuBois), Kavlick, Brenna Schuler (Corapolis, Pa./Peters Township), Sydney Pouliopoulos (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy), Rand
Points Possible: 9.75
Score: 9.60


Tumbling Event – Aerial Pass  
Team Members: Hughes
Points Possible: 9.80
Score:  9.55
 
Tumbling Event – 6 Element Pass
Team Members: Gina Pergolizzi (Seminole, Fla./Seminole)
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 9.55
 
Team Routine
Team Members: Entire Team
Points Possible: 105.93
Score: 95.22


BEYOND THE SCORESHEET

• Gannon was ranked No. 8 in the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) coaches' poll.
• Baylor was tabbed No. 1 in the NCATA coaches' poll.
• Baylor's only loss came to the hands of Oregon by a 285.025-277.900 final score.
• Gannon was within 2.3 points at halftime, 98.55-96.25.
• Lady Bears won the 2016 NCATA National Championship.
   

UP NEXT

• Gannon Acrobatics & Tumbling returns home for its final home competition against Quinnipiac on April 8.
• The event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Hammermill Center in Erie, Pa.
• The 2017 regular season concludes on April 14 at Hawaii Pacific in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The meet will have a midnight eastern time start.