IRVINE, Calif. - The Vanguard Lions (0-2) started the 2020 campaign with a pair of outings against conference opponents Riverside City College and Concordia University - Irvine. The Blue and Gold went 2-2 against those clubs last year, ending the year with a pair of victories over close rivals CUI.
Riverside City 14, Vanguard 4
The Tigers jumped out of the gate and held a 4-0 edge after the first quarter of play. The Lions scored their first points of the contest in the second frame, but trade 7-1 entering the intermission. RCC increased their margin of victory in the third quarter by earning three of the four possible points. After the final team routines, the Tiger won by 10 points 1st quarter.
"This was a rough start to the season as we made alot of silly mistakes which caused for RCC to earn a large victory," Head Coach Leslie Allen stated. "The bright side is that we learned alot about ourselves and the areas we need to improve on."
Concordia 16, Vanguard 11
Unlike thier previous matchup earlier in the day, the Lions came ready to fight against the Eagles. Vanguard scored all four available points in the first quarter and led 4-3 after the opening period. In the second quarter, Concordia made their move as they took a 6-5 edge into halftime. 1st quarter. Then, after the third quarter, CUI was on top 9-7. But Vanguard was still within striking distance as their are nine total points available inthe fourth quarter. However, in this contest the Eagles increased their margin by five to take the contest.
Coach Allen went on to say, "We need to improve in our pyramids and basket tosses to capture as many points as possible in the routines. This was a much stronger showing, but we need to continue to improve each time we hit the mat."
A STUNT match has four quarters. The first three periods all feature four routines with the final fourth quarter containing only three routines. Quarter 1 is partner stunts, Quarter 2 is pyramids, Quarter 3 is jumps and tumbling, and Quarter 4 is team routine where the previous three quarters are combined. Routines in the first three frames average around 30 seconds each whereas the fourth quarter routines are over 90 seconds each. There are seven levels of routines a team can perform ranging from beginner (1) to advanced (7), with each step becoming slightly more challenging.
Next Matches: Sunday, February 9th against Arizona State University at 10:00 a.m. and UC Davis at 1:15 p.m.
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