Ducks Win Third Straight Title

The No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks defeated the No. 2 seed Quinnipiac Bobcats Saturday afternoon 277.885-273.655 in Hamden, Conn., to win the NCATA National Championship for the third year in a row.

Oregon swept the Compulsory round, totaling 38.45 points to QU’s 36.8 thanks in part to a perfect 10.0 in Heat 2 and a 9.95 in Heat 3. The Ducks won the first two heats of the Acro round with scores of 9.95 and 9.55 before Quinnipiac answered back by winning Heat 3. Overall, UO just edged QU 27.76-27.52 in the round.

The Pyramid round was another extremely close one as the teams tied at 29.65 after tying the first heat and splitting the next two. Oregon recorded another perfect 10 in Heat 2. Going into halftime, Oregon led 95.86-93.97.

UO came out of halftime on fire as it swept the Toss and Tumbling rounds, topping Quinnipiac 29.35-27.80 and 57.88-55.83, respectively. The Ducks recorded scores of 9.95 or higher in the final three Tumbling heats.

Up by 5.49 before the Team Routine, Oregon looked to put the meet away in the final event. While Quinnipiac won the Team Routine 96.06-94.80, the Ducks were able to score enough points to seal the win and their third straight National Championship.

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