STUNT Travels to West Coast for Week Two

This Week in Rattlers STUNT
Hope International Tournament, Fullerton, Calif.    
2/6    vs. #9 Trevecca Nazarene    3 p.m.
        at NAIA #1 Hope International    7 p.m.
2/7    vs. #3 Concordia Irvine    10 a.m.
        vs. D1 #1 Cal Baptist    1 p.m.
 

Quick Hits

•    Week two is filled with a talented field at the Hope International Tournament, as the Rattlers will face a pair of top-ranked teams in NAIA and Division I, as well as two other top-10 Division II teams.

•    The Rattlers are coming off a 2-2 week at the Bluegrass Classic, where they defeated one Division I team (Northern Kentucky) and one DII team (Purdue Northwest).

•    The 21 points scored against Northern Kentucky ties for the second-most scored in a game in St. Mary's history, knotting the 21 scored against Texas A&M-Kingsville. The 20 points in the win over Purdue Northwest also ties for fourth on the list with a 20-5 victory over Texas Woman's on March 23, 2024 at the LSC Championship.

•    The Rattlers begin the season ranked No. 10 in the STUNT Preseason polls. Lone Star rival DBU is ranked fourth, while Texas Woman's is 11th, Texas A&M-Kingsville is 18th, and St. Edward's is 21st.

•    St. Mary's has faced three of the four teams in the tournament in previous seasons, but it looking for its first win against Cal Baptist, Concordia Irvine, Hope International and Trevecca Nazarene.

•    Flyers Karelen Bastida and Taliiah Wilson, along with base/tumbler Sanaa Johnson were all named to the Lone Star Conference Players to Watch List.

•    A total of 19 Rattlers were named to the Lone Star Commissioner's Honor Roll after the conclusion of the fall semester and both Sanaa Johnson and Courtney McClellan posted perfect 4.00 GPA's. Karelen Bastida, Alecka Brown, Kailey Carder, Morgan Cassias, Jillian Fontaine, Sydnye Forde-Richins, TIffany Gomez, Audrey Gregory, M'Lynn Griego, Victoria Gutierrez, Jocelyn Mendez, Yanelle Nicholson, Reagan Rigsby, Maddie Salinas, Riley Smith, Isabel Soto and Taliiah Wilson also recorded at least a 3.30 GPA.

•    The Rattlers have eight returning Lone Star All-Conference performers.  Alecka Brown, Talisa Gomez, M'Lynn Griego, Izabella Grinnell, Sanaa Johnson, and Yanelle Nicholson. Courtney McClellan and Jocelyn Mendez were both honored on the All-Conference Second Team.

•    St. Mary's went 2-1 during its home portion of the 2025 schedule, defeating Lone Star newcomers St. Edward's and Texas A&M-Kingsville before falling to #5 DBU. 

•    St. Mary's also has five returners who were named to the 2025 Lone Star All-Academic team in Sanaa Johnson, Courtney McClellan, Yanelle Nicholson, Sydnye Forde-Richins and Riley Smith.

•    STUNT was accepted as an NCAA Sport and will begin with a 2027 Championship.