LIVONIA, Mich.-- The Madonna University competitive dance team set a season-high for points as they finished third at the Saints Showdown hosted by Aquinas College. The event featured a mix of virtual and in-person competitions with the Crusaders competing in Livonia at the MU Activities Center.
The Crusaders earned a total score of 56.33 with a raw total of 169. The raw score is the total of three judges’ scores while the total score is the average of those scores. The Crusaders received the fewest deductions in their performance and received the second-highest marks for their team turn and team leap.
The host Saints won the event with a raw total of 226.10 and total score of 71.37 while Concordia University (Mich.) narrowly beat out the Crusaders with a total score of 57.27. Saint Xavier University (Ill.) (37.47) and Lawrence Technological University (37.17) rounded out the event.
