THE RUNDOWN
The DBU STUNT program was back in action on Thursday, hosting 14 teams at home for the biggest tournament in the 2023 STUNT season. The Patriots claimed wins voer both Oklahoma City University and St. Mary's, winning 19-8 and 21-6.

FINAL SCORE (DBU- 19 and OCU- 8)
Quarter 1 - Partner Stunts Score: 4-0 The Patriots came out very strong in the first Quarter winning all 4 available points. They shut out the Stars, not allowing them to win any points, despite an injury in the last round.

Quarter 2 - Pyramids and Tosses Score: 6-3 Starting Quarter 2, DBU continued to adjust routines to make it work. It was an obvious challenge the Patriots had to push through and still came out on top.

Quarter 3 - Jumps and Tumbling Score: 10-4 This was a comeback Quarter for the Patriots. They came back from halftime confident and ready to finish this game strong. They received all 4 possible points, giving them the energy needed to finish well.

Quarter 4 - Combination Routine Final Score: 19-8 DBU solidified the win, receiving 9 out of 12 possible points. This was a mentally challenging game to open the season and the Patriots prevailed.

"It was a great opening game for the season," said Captain Charli Uber. "There were a few corrections we had to make throughout the game, but the team adapted well and finished very strong."

FINAL SCORE (DBU- 20 and St. Mary's- 6)
Quarter 1 - Partner Stunts Score: 3-2 DBU came out looking very strong and confident, giving up only one point to the Rattlers.

Quarter 2 - Pyramids and Tosses Score: 5-3 This was not the strongest Quarter for DBU. There were small mistakes that cost them a few points in this Quarter.

Quarter 3 - Jumps and Tumbling Score: 9-4 This was a very strong Quarter following halftime. The Patriots looked more focused and determined to win their second game of the night.

Quarter 4 - Combination Routine Final Score: 21-6 Quarter 4 was a perfect way to end the beginning of the season. The Patriots performed routine 7 in Quarter 4 for the first time in program history, receiving all 3 points for that round. This gave the Patriots the motivation to end the game with great energy. They shut out the Rattlers and received all 12 possible points in the Quarter.

"We picked up the energy from our first game and were able to persevere and come out on top." said veteran Krista Kizer. "It was a great opening night for the season and I look forward to the rest of the weekend."

UP NEXT
Tomorrow, DBU will compete against Texas Women's University at 12:30 PM in the Burg Center.