On the Mat
• Missouri State Acrobatics and Tumbling continues its road stretch Thursday, March 19, traveling to Azusa, Calif., to face No. 10 Azusa Pacific at 8 p.m. Central.
• Thursday's meet marks the program's third competition this season against a nationally ranked opponent and another strong test in the second half of the year.
• Mo State enters the matchup riding a two-meet win streak after victories over No. 15 La Salle and Texas Lutheran.
• In its most recent home meet, the squad earned a statement win over La Salle while posting a program-record team score of 246.830.
• That performance was followed by another strong road showing at Texas Lutheran, where the team secured a 242.230 victory with steady execution across all six events.
• Pyramid has been a major strength during the current streak. The lineup scored a 29.000 against La Salle and improved to a 29.200 at Texas Lutheran, highlighted by a 9.950 in the open heat in both meets.
• Tumbling has also seen improvements, producing a 49.650 against La Salle before improving to a 51.650 at Texas Lutheran with multiple 9.000-plus passes.
• Against La Salle, the team event score of 82.030 sealed the highest total in program history.
• Back-to-back scores above 242.000 reflect the continued progress of the second-year program heading into another ranked road matchup.
• Thursday will mark the first meeting between the two programs, providing another valuable measuring stick against a top-10 opponent.
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