QU Acrobatics & Tumbling To Compete In NCATA National Championship Tournament On Apr. 26-28

ERIE, Pennsylvania — The No. 3 Quinnipiac acrobatics & tumbling team is headed to Erie, Pennsylvania for the 2018 NCATA National Championships. Quinnipiac will face No. 6 Fairmont State on Thursday at 12 p.m. in the quarterfinals of the NCATA Tournament at Gannon University.

NCATA Tournament Schedule
Thursday, April 26 — NCATA Quarterfinals

No. 3 Quinnipiac vs. No. 6 Fairmont State, 12 PM
No. 2 Azusa Pacific vs. No. 7 Hawaii Pacific , 2 PM
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 8 Converse, 5 PM
No. 4 Oregon vs. No. 5 Gannon, 7 PM

Friday, April 27 — NCATA Semifinals

Semifinal #1 – 5 PM
Semifinal #2 – 7 PM

Saturday, Apr. 28 — NCATA Individual Event Finals

NCATA National Championship Final – 4 PM

NCATA Quarterfinals | Thursday, April 26 | 12 PM
Hammermill Center, Gannon University | Erie, Pennsylvania
No. 3 QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS (5-2) vs. No. 6 FAIRMONT STATE (6-1)
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Last Meet (QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS, 278.015 — GANNON GOLDEN KNIGHTS, 276.335)

Quinnipiac obtained four event wins against Gannon.
The Bobcats also obtained nine heat victories throughout the afternoon.
Quinnipiac's most successful part of the night was when the Bobcats struck for three straight heat victories in the Toss Event, winning the event by 1.35 total points.
Sophomore Camren Diaz (Oxford, Conn.) and senior Jenna Adams (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) were both a part of all three 10.00 scores for the Bobcats in the first half.
Quinnipiac also stormed out of the gates in the second half, sweeping the Toss Event, where junior Erin Redding (Farmington, Conn.) picked up victories in all three heats.

Bobcat Storylines

The Quinnipiac acrobatics & tumbling team ranked third in the first NCATA in-season ranking for team championship qualification, the league office announced on March 27, and was given the No. 3 seed in the NCATA Tournament.
Quinnipiac, which was ranked fourth in the preseason poll, is 4-2 and trails only Baylor University and Azusa Pacific University in the ranking.
The Bobcats are led by senior captains Jenna Adams, Samantha Gormley, Alyssa O'Connor and Abby Ziser

NCATA Storylines From 2017

Quinnipiac is looking to return to the NCATA semifinals for the third straight year and the fifth time in program history.
Quinnipiac is coming off a six-win 2017 season; the Bobcats fell in the NCATA semifinals to eventual NCATA national champion Baylor (279.325-273.945).
The Bobcats advanced to the NCATA semifinals after a thrilling win against Alderson Broaddus that saw the Bobcats shake off a halftime deficit to win eight of the last nine heats and the team event. Quinnipiac defeated Alderson Broaddus 270.645-264.755.
Quinnipiac won two NCATA individual national championships last year.
Head coach Mary Ann Powers was named the ECAC Acrobatics & Tumbling League Co-Coach of the Year in 2017.

Leading the Way

Abby Ziser was named the ECAC Acrobatics & Tumbling Athlete of the Week on March 12 after propelling the Bobcats to their first-ever win over Oregon.
Ziser, who is one of the Bobcats' four captains for 2018, appeared in eight total heats for Quinnipiac. She started strong in the Compulsory Event, scoring a 9.85 in the Pyramid Heat and an 8.75 in the Tumbling Heat. She continued the Bobcats' strong start, striking for a 9.85 in Heat 2 and a 9.70 in Heat 3 of the Pyramid Event.
Ziser continued her strong afternoon for Quinnipiac with a 9.65 in the first heat of the Toss Event and an 8.7 in the Quad Heat of the Tumbling Event.
The reigning ECAC Rookie of the Year, Melanie Mancini, was named the NCATA Specialist of the Week after a strong showing against King University on March 4.
Mancini dazzled for Quinnipiac, scoring wins in all five heats in which she was featured against King University, starting with a 9.80 victory in Heat 3 of the Acrobatics Event and continuing the momentum in the Pyramid Event with a 9.70 in the Synchronized Pyramid Heat.
Mancini stayed hot throughout the second half of action, scoring a 9.75 in the Synchronized Toss Heat and a 9.80 in the Open Toss Heat. Mancini finished the day strong with a 9.55 victory in the Tumbling Duo Heat paired with freshman Cassidy Osher.
Jenna Adams was named the ECAC Acrobatics & Tumbling Athlete of the Week on Feb. 19 after starting the season strong against Baylor. A senior captain, Adams appeared in 11 heats for the Bobcats, propelling them to five victories and a strong start. The Bobcats struck for a perfect 10.0 in the Pyramid Heat, a meet high.
Adams continued to lead the way throughout the Compulsory Event, appearing in all the heats for Quinnipiac as the Bobcats were tied at 38.0 after the first event. Adams then helped the Bobcats by appearing in two heats in the Toss Event, leading to the Bobcats' 29.15-28.40 victory in the event. Adams also contributed to the Bobcats' 97.53 score in the team event.
Camren Diaz continued the Bobcats' special year, being named the ECAC Athlete of the Week, the league office announced on Monday, April 9.
Diaz appeared in 10 heats for the Bobcats while striking for three perfect 10.0 scores on the day. Diaz struck for strong scores in the Compulsory Event, including a perfect 10.0 in the Toss Heat of the Compulsory Event. She continued her strong showing with another 10.0 in the seven-element heat in the Acro Event before striking for another 10.0 in the first heat of the Pyramid Event. Then she scored a 9.75 in the Open Heat.
Diaz finished her strong afternoon with 9.75 and 9.90 scores in the Toss Event, helping the team to a score of 97.69.

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