TIFFIN, Ohio – The Trevecca Nazarene University STUNT team (15-6), the No. 1 seed at the 2024 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships, lost in the championship finals, 13-9, to the preseason favorite and No. 2 seed Ashland University (15-6).
Two Trojans made the all-tournament team -
Ruthie Young and
Ashton Lowe.
Trevecca, the Pool B Champion and No. 6 ranked team have four games on the schedule remaining next week at the Drury University Invitational and are awaiting word on whether they are one of seven teams to be invited to the 2024 NCAA Division II National Championships April 26-28.
The win by Ashland gives the now two-time defending G-MAC champ Eagles the rubber match between league's top two teams for the season. The top two G-MAC teams split their regular season meetings and shared the 2024 Great Midwest Regular Season title.
Ashland won the first meeting this year, in a game played at Tiffin University, 12-11. The second meeting, at the Trevecca hosted Music City Classic, went the way of the Trojans, 14-12.
NCAA DIVISION II STUNT NATIONALS
There's a lot to be decided before bids to nationals are decided, but not many thought the new start Trojans would be in the discussion to advance to nationals in their first year.
The national tournament invitations are set to be announced on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Trevecca owns wins over several ranked teams this year including No. 7 Ashland (1-2), No. 8 St. Mary's (1-0), No. 9 Texas Woman's Univ. (1-0), No. 10 Tiffin (2-0), and No. 12 Mercyhurst (4-0). They also battled No. 5 Concordia Irvine to one-point (14-13) loss.
The top seven teams make nationals, and the 2024 nationals are hosted by Missouri Baptist University in Creve Coeur, Missouri April 26-28, 2024.
NCAA DII STUNT CHAMPIONSHIPS CENTRAL
2024 G-MAC STUNT Championship Central
Great Midwest Digital Network Live Stream
THURSDAY MARCH 28
P-A = POOL A – Ashland, Hiram, Tiffin, Malone
P-B = POOL B – Trevecca, Ursuline, Mercyhurst, Walsh
GM 1 - No. 2 Ashland Univ. (12-6, 9-1 G-MAC)
over No. 7 Malone Univ. (3-10, 1-9 G-MAC) –
21-0 - (P-A)
GM 2 - No. 3 Hiram (9-4, 7-3 G-MAC)
over No. 6 Tiffin Univ. (5-8, 4-6 G-MAC) –
15-6 - (P-A)
GM 3 - No. 5 Mercyhurst Univ. (7-8, 4-6 G-MAC)
over No. 4 Ursuline College (5-6, 5-5 G-MAC) –
18-1 - (P-B)
GM 4 - No. 1 Trevecca (13-5, 9-1 G-MAC)
over No. 8 Walsh Univ. (4-12, 1-9 G-MAC) –
19-0 - (P-B)
GM 5 – #6 Tiffin (6-8)
over #7 Malone (3-11) -
18-2 - *Malone eliminated (P-A)
GM 6 – #4 Ursuline (5-6)
over #8 Walsh (4-13) -
9-5 - (P-B) *Walsh eliminated
GM 7 – #2 Ashland (13-6)
over #3 Hiram (9-5) -
21-4 - (P-A)
GM 8 – #1 Trevecca (14-5)
over #5 Mercyhurst (7-8) -
20-5 - (P-B)
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
GM 9 – #6 Tiffin (7-8)
over #3 Hiram (9-6) -
14-10 - (P-A) *Hiram eliminated
GM 10 – #5 Mercyhurst (8-8)
over #4 Ursuline (6-7) -
15-0 - (P-B)
GM 11 – Pool A Finals - #2 Ashland (14-6)
over #6 Tiffin (7-9) -
20-3
GM 12 – Pool B Finals - #1 Trevecca (15-5)
over #5 Mercyhurst (8-9) -
19-2
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
2024 GREAT MIDWEST STUNT CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
GM 15 – #2 Ashland (15-6)
over #1 Trevecca (15-6) -
13-9
| TREVECCA VS GREAT MIDWEST IN 2024 |
| RANK |
|
RECORD |
vs TREVECCA |
| 7 |
Ashland Univ. |
15-6, 9-1 |
1-2 / L 11-12 / W 14-12 / L 13-9 |
|
Hiram College |
9-6, 7-3 |
1-0 / W 16-12 |
| 10 |
Tiffin Univ. |
7-9, 4-6 |
2-0 / W 22-0 / W 22-0 |
| 12 |
Mercyhurst Univ. |
8-9, 4-6 |
4-0 / W 24-3 / W 22-3 / 20-5 / 19-2 |
| 13 |
Ursuline College |
6-7, 5-5 |
1-0 / W 23-1 |
| 15 |
Walsh Univ. |
4-13, 1-9 |
2-0 / W 22-0, W 19-0 |
| 16 |
Malone Univ. |
3-11, 1-9 |
1-0 / 20-0 |
|
|
|
12-2 vs G-MAC Teams in 2024 |
THE START OF SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY
The
Kelly Quigley led Trojans won their first seven games of the year. It wasn't until their eighth game, against defending G-MAC champion and No. 6 Ashland University, the team tasted its first loss as a program. It was a one-point, 12-11, loss against the preseason favorite Eagles. A game hosted by Tiffin University and the Heminger Center, site of the 2024 G-MAC Championships.
REGULAR SEASON GREAT MIDWEST CO-CHAMPIONS
That loss first loss proved to be the only loss TNU experienced in conference play. The Trojans finished in a tie with Ashland for the regular season title as both teams finished 9-1 and split their season series. When Trevecca avenged its lone conference loss to Ashland, a 14-12 win at the Music City Classic, the Trojans moved up to No. 6 in the national STUNT poll.
The Trojans and Eagles tied for the regular season Black Division and Hiram University won the Blue Division.
