UOlivet STUNT team posts 1-3 record at SMC Valentine’s Tournament

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Olivet STUNT team began its 2026 season by posting a 1-3 record at the Saint Mary’s College Valentine’s Tournament, held inside the Angela Athletic & Wellness Complex. The Comets defeated St. Norbert College (Wis.), 9-2, but lost 14-5 to Buena Vista University (Iowa), 11-2 to Centenary College (La.) and 11-1 to Maryville College (Tenn.).

VS. BUENA VISTA

• The Comets’ season-opener was against Buena Vista. The teams were tied at 1-1 after the first quarter and the Beavers held a narrow 4-3 advantage at halftime. Buena Vista pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring Olivet 3-1 in the third quarter and 7-0 in the fourth quarter.

VS. CENTENARY

• Centenary and the Comets exchanged the first two points of the opening quarter, with the Ladies scoring the first team point on routine 1 and Olivet responding with a point on routine 2. Centenary went ahead for good with three points in the second quarter. The Comets’ second point was on routine 2 of the third quarter.

VS. ST. NORBERT

• Playing a half game, Olivet scored nine of the possible 12 points. The Green Knights jumped out to a 1-0 lead after earning a point on routine 2 of the first quarter. The Comets surged ahead 5-1 behind points on routines 1 and 2 in the second and third quarters. In the fourth quarter, both teams scored one point on routine 2, while Olivet scored all three points on routine 1.

VS. MARYVILLE

• The Scots and Comets split the first two routines in the first quarter. Maryville tallied its point on routine 1 and Olivet scored its point on routine 1. The Scots netted every possible point for the rest of the game – two in the second quarter, two in the third quarter and six in the fourth quarter.

GAME KEY

• First quarter – partner stunts
• Second quarter – pyramids and tosses
• Third quarter – jumps and tumbling
• Fourth quarter – team performance (combines routines from each of the previous three quarters in continuous play)

UP NEXT

• Olivet hosts Muskingum University (Ohio) and Aquinas College for a triangular next Sunday, February 22, at the Cutler Event Center. The Comets face Muskingum at 11 a.m., followed by Muskingum vs. Aquinas at 12 p.m., and Aquinas vs. Olivet at 1 p.m.