STORM LAKE, IOWA. — After sweeping the Beavers on day one, the Concordia University Chicago (CUC) STUNT team looked to make a five-win streak and a full sweep on the weekend. While taking Buena Vista University (BVU) again in day two, the Cougars got this done, as they won game one 12-3 and game two 13-4.
Game One: 12-3 W
Quarter One - Partner Stunts
The Cougars started off strong in this quarter as they hit their first round perfectly and picked up a 1-0 lead. Heading into the second round, BVU would defer and give CUC the opportunity for a 2-0 lead. The Beavers would attempt a challenge on this win, but would lose and keep the Cougars ahead.
After back-to-back deferrals from BVU, CUC would not be able to pick up the points in round three. This would end the first quarter with the Cougars leading 2-0.
Quarter Two - Pyramids & Tosses
Opening up quarter two, the two competitors both came out to showcase their routines. The first round started with exemplary outings, but BVU would take the first point 2-1. The Cougars would make a quick recovery and take the round two point 3-1.
Head Coach Eleese Farrar would call routine five for round three, but with both teams deferring, this automatically brought them into halftime. The Cougars would head into this break still leading 3-1.
Quarter Three - Jumps & Tumbling
With the jumps and tumbling sequence next, CUC would call their routine and both teams decided to compete in this call. CUC took the opening point to lead 4-1.
For the next round, CUC would come out alone on the mat, but would not win the point. Running into the next round, both competitors came out to try and take the momentum. Both teams would be awarded points, so the score became 5-2 running into the final quarter.
Quarter Four - Team Routine
In the hardest quarter of the match, these two teams looked to combine all of their skills to win up to three points. In round one, BVU would not perform in the partner stunt section, but CUC went out to try and steal some more points. Both teams would join the mat for the pyramids and tosses, as well as the jumps and tumbling sections. CUC would end up winning two points in the opening round, taking a lead of 7-2.
BVU called routine three for round two, with neither team participating in the partner stunt or pyramid and tosses section. This only allowed both teams to be eligible for one point in this round. Doing this worked out in the Cougars favor, as they took another point for a lead of 8-2.
Looking to run away with the win, CUC would be the only team on the mat to open the partner stunt section. CUC would win this point, as well as jumps and tumbling, and a tie for the pyramids and tosses. This brought the score to 10-3 with CUC out in front with a hefty lead.
The Cougars would be taking an opportunity in the partner stunts and jumps and tumbling by being the only team on the mat. However, they would elect to not compete in the pyramid and tosses section. This would help CUC to take away the win by scoring two more points, winning game one with a final score of 12-3.
Game Two: 13-4 W
Quarter One - Partner Stunts
Looking to make a full sweep on the weekend, the Cougars came out to a 1-0 lead in round one of quarter one. Calling routine two, BVU would defer, and CUC would hit a great routine to take another point 2-0.
Routine six was called for round three, but both teams would defer and landed with a CUC 2-0 to finish this quarter.
Quarter Two - Pyramids & Tosses
Performing routine one for the opening round, both teams would have some mistakes, leading to a tie. This would make the score 3-1 CUC coming into round two. The Beavers picked up this point, bringing it to a one-point game 3-2.
There would be a double-forfeit by both teams for rounds three and four, which made the score 3-2 CUC heading into halftime.
Quarter Three - Jumps & Tumbling
The first points of the second half would be scored by BVU, making it a 3-3 tie game. Head Coach Farrar would attempt a challenge on this point, but the Beavers would keep this point.
Routine three was then called, with BVU deferring, letting CUC take the lead 4-3. With both teams going at it for the next round, the Cougars kept the streak going to make it 5-3. The Cougars would do the next round on their own, earning the final points of this quarter 6-3.
Quarter Four - Team Routine
With a healthy lead, CUC would again take a similar approach to game one, opening up in the partner stunts in round one. The Cougars would earn two of the three points, making the score 8-4 as CUC still led.
For the next round, BVU would entirely defer from the routine. CUC would only participate in the jumps and tumbling section, earning another point for a lead of 9-4. The next round would both fully be performed by both squads, making it very difficult for the judges decision. CUC would sweep all three points in this round, taking a huge rally of 12-4.
The Cougars would take the final round to only participate in the partner tosses and jumps and tumbling. They would earn one more point for a final score of 13-4.
The Cougars would take the sweep on the day with final scores of 12-3 and 13-4.
The Cougars have officially finished their regular season schedule with a record of 5-3 overall. Coverage for all of our sports can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
