QU Acrobatics & Tumbling Defeats Alderson Broaddus, 280.235-264.990

Saturday, February 24

Philippi, W. Va. / Rex Pyles Arena

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

280.235

264.990

Alderson Broaddus

QU Acrobatics & Tumbling Defeats Alderson Broaddus, 280.235-264.990

2/24/2018 5:30:00 PM | Acrobatics & Tumbling

By: QU Athletic Communications

PHILIPPI, West Virginia - No. 4 Quinnipiac Acrobatics & Tumbling scored its first victory of the season when it defeated No. 8 Alderson Broaddus, 280.235-264.990 on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Rex Pyles Arena. The Bobcats are now 1-1 in 2018 after the victory and the Battlers fall to 0-2 with the loss.

LOCATION: Rex Pyles Arena | Philippi, West Virginia

SCORE: QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS 280.235 / ALDERSON BROADDUS BATTLERS 264.990

RECORDS: QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS (1-1) / ALDERSON BROADDUS (0-2)

NOTES:

Quinnipiac won a season-high five events and 15 heats.
Camren Diaz (Oxford, Connecticut) was a team-leading 9-1 in the 10 heats she competed in.
Cassidy Osher struck for two victories in the Tumbling Event to help the Bobcats sweep the Tumbling Event, 55.075-50.800.
Abby Ziser (Pompton Plain, New Jersey) obtained four victories in the eight heats she competed in.
Jenna Adams (Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey) scored seven wins in the 10 heats she competed in.
Erin Redding (Farmington, Connecticut) was 6-3 in nine total events against the Battlers.
Melanie Mancini (Waterbury, Connecticut) scored five heat victories for Quinnipiac in the win.
Siobhan Robinson (Palm Harbor, Florida) had seven victories in eight heats.

EVENTS
Compulsory
The Bobcats started strong, winning three of the four heats in the Compulsory Event to give Quinnipiac the 38.20-37.10 lead after the opening event. Quinnipiac's Compulsory Event included a 9.90 in the Toss Heat competed by Alyssa O'Conor, Samantha Gormley, Jenna Adams, Allie Williams and Erin Redding.
Acro
The Bobcats continued their strong start when they won the Acro Event, 29.15-28.50. The Bobcats swept the event with three-straight victories, including a 9.85 in the 5-element Heat won by Carly Duval, Megan Hamel, Alexandria Barnes.
Pyramid
The Bobcats suffered their only event loss of the day when they dropped the pyramid event to the Battlers by the slim margin of 29.25-29.20. The Bobcats did pick up one heat victory in the event, winning the Inversion Pyramid Heat, 9.85-9.70.
Toss
The Bobcats rebounded after halftime to dominate the Toss Event. Quinnipiac dropped the first heat but finished the event strong with two heat victories, solidifying the 29.0-27.4 win the Toss Event.
Tumbling
The Bobcats took home six heat victories as they swept the Tumbling Event, 55.075-50.800. The Bobcats' highest score in the Tumbling Event came in the 6-Element Pass Heat, where Quinnipiac scored a 9.40 thanks to Osher.
Team
Quinnipiac dominated the Team Event, scoring a 99.61-91.94 victory over Alderson Broaddus.