NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — The No. 15 Duquesne University acrobatics & tumbling team suffered its first loss of the season Monday night in a nationally ranked showdown at No. 8 Iona, falling 252.975-245.095. The Dukes are now 3-1 in their inaugural season.

FULL RESULTS

Duquesne fell behind by nearly four points at the halfway mark (91.25-87.30) as the Gaels (2-1) won the compulsory (36.70-34.60), acro (26.00-25.75), and pyramid (28.55-26.95) events.

The Dukes picked up their lone first-half heat victory in the five-element acro heat (8.90-8.65) and recorded a season-high 8.20 in the six-element heat.

Duquesne outscored Iona in the open toss, 8.95-8.75, and DU's synchronized pyramid matched a season-high with a 9.35 out of 9.90. However, Iona extended its lead with a narrow win in the toss event and a 1.25-point advantage in the pyramid event.

The Gaels added to their edge with a 54.575-50.825 advantage in tumbling. Duquesne secured an event win in the team event with 81.82 points, but the deficit proved too much to overcome.

UP NEXT
Duquesne returns home for three consecutive meets to close the regular season, beginning Tuesday, March 11, against No. 1 Baylor at 6 p.m. The Dukes will then host LIU on March 16 and Buffalo State on April 6.

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ABOUT ACROBATICS & TUMBLING
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