FULLERTON – The Hope International Dance team hosted the Royal Rumble Invitational on Saturday at Darling Pavilion, taking on visiting Carroll College in a pair of duals.

The Royals won both meetings under a modified scoring system for the 2026 season, as the NAIA instituted scores based off a 100-point system.

HIU won the first dual against the Fighting Saints by a score of 90.5-86.5, and improved their score to 93.7 in the second competition. Carroll posted a score of 89.1.