Kentucky STUNT Hosts Mid America West Conference Tournament
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky STUNT team will host the Mid America West Conference Tournament, beginning on Friday, inside Historic Memorial Coliseum. Seven teams will compete in the double-elimination event, which will conclude on Saturday.
Kentucky (24-1) earned the top seed for the tournament and will receive a first-round bye. The Cats will play their first game on Friday at 3 p.m. ET. UK will face the winner of the game between the fourth seed, Mercyhurst, and the fifth seed, Missouri State, which takes place at noon ET on Friday.
Action continues Friday afternoon and evening and picks up again on Saturday morning. The championship game is set for 3:30 ET on Saturday. An “if necessary” game would follow if the undefeated team falls in the 3:30 contest.
STUNT is a head-to-head competition between two teams that focuses on the technical and athletic aspects of cheer. It is one of the fastest-growing female sports in the United States.
Here is the full schedule for the Mid America West Conference Tournament:
Game 1 Fri., April 4, Noon Mercyhurst vs. Missouri State
Game 2 Fri., April 4, 1 p.m. UT Martin vs. Central Arkansas
Game 3 Fri., April 4, 2 p.m. Trevecca Nazarene vs. Northern Kentucky
Game 4 Fri., April 4, 3 p.m. Kentucky vs. Mercyhurst/Missouri State
Game 5 Fri., April 4, 4 p.m. Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Game 6 Fri., April 4, 5 p.m. Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Game 7 Fri., April 4, 6 p.m. Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser
Game 9 Fri., April 4, 7 p.m. Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Game 8 Sat., April 5, 11 a.m. Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Game 10 Sat., April 5, 12:30 p.m. Game 8 winner vs. Game 5 loser
Game 11 Sat., April 5, 2 p.m. Game 10 winner vs. Game 9 loser
Game 12 Sat., April 5, 3:30 p.m. Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 winner
Game 13 (if necessary, between the same two teams as Game 12)
(All times are Eastern)
