This Week in Rattlers STUNT
St. Edward's Tournament, Austin
3/6 *vs. #3 DBU 4 p.m.
*at #21 St. Edward's 6 p.m.
3/7 *vs. #3 DBU 1 p.m.
vs. #8 Ashland 7 p.m.
St. Mary's Rattlers
Record 6-6, 4-0 LSC
Ranking #12 DII
Head Coach Jordan VanTimmeren
StMU Record 34-31 (4th Year)
Career Record Same
DBU Patriots
Record 7-3, 4-0 LSC
Ranking #3 DII
Head Coach Callie Taylor
StMU All-Time Record Vs 0-8
St. Edward's Hilltoppers
Record 4-13, 0-6 LSC
Ranking #21 DII
Head Coach Sean Garland
StMU All-Time Record Vs 3-0
Ashland Eagles
Record 10-4
Ranking #8 DII
Head Coach Denise Farnsworth
StMU All-Time Record Vs 0-0
Quick Hits
• St. Mary's heads north to Austin for two matches on Friday and Saturday at the St. Edward's Tournament. The Rattlers will square off against No. 3 DBU each day, while they rematch against host St. Edward's on Friday and close the tournament against Ashland in a non-conference game.
• The Rattlers are currently tied for first in the Lone Star Conference at 4-0 with DBU. Texas Woman's is third at 4-4, Texas A&M-Kingsville is fourth at 2-4 and the Hilltoppers are searching for their first win at 0-6.
• St. Mary's swept the Lone Star Conference Athletes of the Week on March 3, as senior Sydnye Forde-Richardson was named Tumbler of the Week and senior Sanaa Johnson earned Stunter of the Week honors.
• The Rattlers worked hard all week to pull out No. 7 in the first quarter for Senior Day. St. Mary's was able to successfully score a point against both St. Edward's and Texas Woman's in front of their home fans.
• As the Rattlers continue to rewrite the record book with the change in scoring format, the newest milestone was the 27 points scored against both Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas Woman's on Sunday. It is a new record, breaking the record of 24 scored in last year's sweep over the Javelinas. At the Royal Rumble, the Rattlers and Concordia Irvine established a new record for combined points in a game with 55, shattering the old record of 33 from 2024 against Missouri Baptist (17-16).
• St. Mary's moved up two spots to No. 12 in the Division II STUNT rankings, as of March 4. The Rattlers leaped over TWU, which is now 13. Purdue Northwest, which the Rattlers defeated in week one, moved ahead of StMU into 11th.
• St. Mary's is searching for its first-ever win over DBU (0-8), and will be facing Ashland for the first time. The Rattlers are 3-0 against host, St. Edward's.
• 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.
