QU Acrobatics & Tumbling To Compete In NCATA National Championship Tournament On Apr. 27-29

Thursday, April 27

Azusa, Calif. / Richard and Vivian Felix Center

1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST

Quinnipiac University

Alderson Broaddus

QU Acrobatics & Tumbling To Compete In NCATA National Championship Tournament On Apr. 27-29

4/25/2017 2:35:00 PM | Acrobatics & Tumbling

By: QU Sports Information

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ACROBATICS & TUMBLING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
NCATA QUARTERFINALS
No. 3 QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS (5-2) vs.
No. 6 ALDERSON BROADDUS BATTLERS (5-2)
Date: Thursday, Apr. 27, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM PST/1:00 PM EST
Location: Felix Event Center | Azusa, California

The Quinnipiac University acrobatics & tumbling team will travel to Azusa, California to compete in the 2017 National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) National Championships hosted by Asuza Pacific University on Apr. 27-29, 2017. The No. 3 seeded Bobcats open competition with a NCATA Quarterfinals match against No. 6 Alderson Broaddus on Thursday, Apr. 27 at 10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time/1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Win and Advance
Should Quinnipiac defeat Alderson Broaddus, the Bobcats would advance to the NCATA Semifinals on Friday, Apr. 28. The NCATA Individual Event Finals will be held on Saturday, Apr. 29 at 10 a.m. PST/1 p.m. EST.

Follow The Bobcats
Live video is available for all the action, courtesy of Azusa Pacific University. In addition, Bobcat fans should also follow the official Twitter account of Quinnipiac acrobatics & tumbling, @Quinnipiac_AT.

Multimedia Links:

Live Video: Azusa Pacific University
Twitter: @Quinnipiac_AT

NCATA Tournament Schedule
Thursday, Apr. 24 – NCATA Quarterfinals

No. 3 Quinnipiac vs. No. 6 Alderson Broaddus, 10 AM PST/1 PM EST
No. 2 Baylor vs. No. 7 Gannon, 12 PM PST/3 PM EST
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 King, 2 PM PST/5 PM EST
No. 4 Hawaii Pacific vs. No. 5 Azusa Pacific, 4 PM PST/6 PM EST

Friday, Apr. 28 – NCATA Semifinals

Semifinal #1 – 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Semifinal #2 – 7:30 PM PST/10:30 PM EST

Saturday, Apr. 29 – NCATA Individual Event Finals

Events – 10:00 AM PST/1 PM EST
NCATA National Championship Final – 7 PM PST/10 PM EST

2016-17 Season Review
Quinnipiac cemented its status as the sixth-seed in the NCATA Championships after a finishing the regular season on a five-match win streak. The Bobcats shrugged off early-season losses to Baylor and Oregon before wrattling off wins against Alderson Broaddus, King Univ., Glenville State, Fairmont State and Gannon University.

Bobcats' Weekly Honors
Jenna Adams, Abby Ziser and Allee Tallman all earned weekly honors, with Adams winning ECAC Athlete of the Week on Feb. 20, Ziser earning NCATA Athlete of the Week honors on Mar. 22 and Tallman being named ECAC Athlete of the Week on Mar. 27.

Bobcats vs Alderson Broaddus

Quinnipiac acrobatics & tumbling shook-off a first-half deficit to come-from-behind and defeat Alderson Broaddus, 280.620 – 277.010 on Mar. 16, 2017 for its first win of the season.
The Battlers took the first three events of the meet to head into halftime with a 96.30-94.90 lead.
Coming out of the break, Quinnipiac dominated the action as they took both the Toss Event (28.70-28.40) and the Tumbling event (55.750-52.650) while winning eight of the nine heats across the two events. The Tumbling event featured season-high scores in the 6 Element Pass (9.83) and the Open Pass (9.88).
The difference in the meet came in the Team event that Quinnipiac won, 101.27-99.66. Through its first two meets, Quinnipiac had struggled in the Team event, averaging 93.29, through two competitions. The Bobcats' 101.27 was a season-best while the start value differential (7.10) was its lowest of the season.

2016-17 Season Averages
Compulsory – 37.92/40.00 Season Average

Acro Heat Average: 9.41 (Season High: 9.65 vs. Oregon, Feb. 19, 2017)
(Melanie Mancini, Jenna Adams, Camren Diaz, Erin Redding, Abby Ziser, Allee Tallman, Siobhan Robinson, Noelle Brasier, Stephanie Van Albert)
Pyramid Heat Average: 9.80 (Season High: 9.95 vs. Oregon, Feb. 19, 2017)
(Jenna Adams, Siobhan Robinson, Samantha Gormley, Jenna Capristo, Camren Diaz, Noelle Brasier, Allee Tallman, Erin Redding, Kelsey Rule, Brianna Gerndt, Stephanie Van Albert, Paige Meyer, Carly Duval, Alyssa O'Connor, Jocely Saber)
Toss Heat Average: 9.91 (Season High: 10.00 vs. Fairmont, Apr. 1, 2017)
(Melanie Mancini, Allee Tallman, Siobhan Robinson, Noelle Brasier, Nicole Chamberlain; Alyssa O'Connor, Jenna Adams, Samantha Gormley, Camren Diaz, Erin Redding, Grace Manthey)
Tumbling Heat Average: 8.79 (Season High: 9.40 vs. Oregon, Feb. 19, 2017)
(Alyssa O'Connor, Megan Hamel, Allee Tallman, Alexandra Barnes, Grace Manthey, Jenna Adams, Samantha Gormley, Noelle Brasier)

Acro – 22.13/30.00 Season Average

5 Element Average: 9.68 (Season High: 9.86 vs. Glenville State, Mar. 25, 2017)
(Noelle Brasier, Jenna Adams, Melanie Mancini, Camren Diaz)
6 Element Average: 9.76 (Season High: 9.90, three times)
(Kelsey Rule, Siobhan Robinson, Erin Redding, Jocelyn Saber)
7 Element Average: 9.65 (Season High: 9.85 vs. Glenville State, Mar. 25, 2017)
(Abby Ziser, Allee Tallman, Noelle Brasier)

Pyramid – 28.73/30.00 Season Average

Inversion Average: 9.69 (Season High: 9.8 vs. Glenville State, Mar. 25, 2017)
(Allee Tallman, Karen Defilippo, Emily Stoveken, Kaitlyn Kelly, Nicole Chamberlain, Noelle Brasier, Camren Diaz, Stephanie Van Albert, Emily Lowenstein)
Synchronized Average: 9.16 (Season High: 9.90, two times)
(Michelle Defilippo, Kaitlyn Kelly, Erin Redding, Jenna Capristo, Alexandra Barnes, Abby Ziser, Jenna Adams, Allee Tallman, Noelle Brasier, Camren Diaz, Emily Lowenstein)
Open Average: 9.88 (Season High: 9.95 vs. Baylor, Feb. 12, 2017)
(Abby Ziser, Jenna Adams, Allee Tallman, Noelle Brasier, Jenna Capristo, Jocelyn Saber)

Toss – 22.09/30.00 Season Average

2 Element Average: 9.67 (Season High: 9.85, two times)
(Abby Ziser, Chelsea Werner, Brianna Gerndt, Kaitlyn Kelly, Erin Redding)
Synchronized Average: 9.60 (Season High: 9.75 vs. Glenville State, Mar. 25, 2017)
(Alyssa O'Connor, Samantha Gormley, Siobhan Robinson, Stephanie Van Albert, Jordan Sack; Kelsey Rule, Jenna Adams, Allee Tallman, Noelle Brasier, Jenna Capristo)
Open Average: 9.81 (Season High: 9.95, two times)
(Kelsey Rule, Jenna Adams, Allee Tallman, Noelle Brasier, Jenna Capristo)

Tumbling – 55.33/60.00 Season Average

Duo Pass Average: 9.34 (Season High: 9.55 vs. Glenville State, Mar. 25, 2017)
(Kelsey Rule, Jenna Capristo)
Triple Pass Average: 8.70 (Season High: 8.950 vs. King University, Mar. 18, 2017)
(Abby Ziser, Samantha Gormley, Allee Tallman)
Quad Pass Average: 8.52 (Season High: 8.80 vs. Baylor, Feb. 12, 2017)
(Alyssa O'Connor, Melanie Mancini, Brianna Gerndt, Siobhan Robinson)
Aerial Pass Average: 9.43 (Season High: 9.75 vs. Baylor, Feb. 12, 2017)
(Jenna Capristo)
6 Element Pass Average: 9.57 (Season High: 9.83 vs. Alderson Broaddus, Mar. 15, 2017)
(Alyssa O'Connor)
Open Pass Average: 9.75 (Season High: 9.88, two times)
(Kelsey Rule)

Team Event

Average: 97.56 (Season High: 101.27 vs. Alderson Broaddus, Mar. 15, 2017)

2016 NCATA National Championships Recap:
NCATA Quarterfinals: W, Fairmont (273.425-269.975)
NCATA Semifinals: L, Oregon (283.405-274.995)

Individual Championships
Six Element Acro – 9.80 (Abby Ziser, Allee Tallman, Noelle Brasier)
Synchronized Toss – 9.50 (Taylor Johnson, Allee Tallman, Catherine Toma, Noelle Brasier, Jenna Capristo, Kelsey Rule, Kayla McCormack, Jordan Cavallaro, Stephanie Amaral, Alexandra Williams)
Honors
Mary Ann Powers – NCATA Coach of the Year
Allee Tallman – NCATA All-American