The No. 14 Presbyterian College Blue Hose Acrobatics and Tumbling team will play the Lander Bearcats on the road this Thursday, February 23 at 5 p.m.
MEET DAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: No. 14
Presbyterian (0-2) at Lander (2-0)
TIME: Thursday, February 23 at 5 p.m.
LOCATION: Finis Horne Arena (Greenwood, S.C.)
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PRESBYTERIAN NOTABLES
- Presbyterian is ranked No. 14 in the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) Coaches' Poll.
- The Blue Hose under the guidance of first-year head coach Kara Christian returned 18 letterwinners off a 2022 team that was nationally ranked and earned an at-large selection to the Synchronized Pyramid Event Finals. Joining the 18 returning letterwinners are four talented newcomers on Presbyterian's 2023 roster.
- The Blue Hose began the season by scoring 247.660 against No. 6 Limestone on February 10. The Open Pyramid team of Morgan Todd, Shayla Snow, Amirah Boyd, Robyn Beeman, Maya Reyes, and Ashlyn Getway recorded Presbyterian's highest score of the meet with a 9.70.
- Then, Presbyterian scored 243.375 on the road at No. 1 Baylor this past Sunday. PC recorded season-best scores of 9.00 in the Acro, 9.40 in the Pyramid, and 9.50 in the Toss Heats in the Compulsory Event. Presbyterian recorded season-high scores of 9.30 in the 5-Element, 9.00 in the 6-Element, and 9.30 in the 7-Element in the Acro Events.
SCOUTING LANDER
- Lander enters the meets after victories over Mars Hill and No. 11 King at home.
- The Bearcats scored a season-high 258.970 while outscoring King in all but two events in the win on February 13.
ACROBATICS AND TUMBLING MEET
A meet consists of six events: Compulsory, Acro, Pyramid, Toss, Tumbling, and Team Event. Teams compete in a predetermined rotation order throughout each event. Events are immediately scored by officials.