Louise Hradsky

Marti is horrified when she discovers her mom, Wanda, in the audience at qualifiers and banishes her from the stadium. Also at qualifiers is Charlotte (guest star Emma Lahana - Power Rangers DinoThunder), Savannah's sister and captain of the Hellcats' rival team from Memphis Christian College, who falls and suffers a serious injury. Savannah is torn between going with her sister to the hospital and staying to compete. After Savannah tells Marti her parents stopped talking to her when she decided to transfer from Memphis Christian to the secular Lancer University, Marti re-thinks her stance on having Wanda attend qualifiers in support of her daughter. Meanwhile, Lewis blasts Alice for putting all of their scholarships at risk, and Dan takes an interest in Savannah.

Savannah is nervous about her first date with Dan, so Marti, Lewis and the rest of the Hellcats team accompany her on the date ... which ends in disaster. Meanwhile, Marti tries to impress her law professor, Julian (recurring guest star Gale Harold), in the hopes of joining his legal team, but he doubts she can balance both her studies and cheerleading. Desperate to get her spot back, Alice turns to pills to kill the pain so she can get medically approved to re-join the team. Vanessa decides to come clean with Derrick (recurring guest star D.B. Woodside - 24, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) about her affair with Red (recurring guest star Jeff Hephner - The O.C., The 19th Wife).

Savannah talks the team into letting Dan direct their bid video against Alice's wishes, but when things don't go as planned, Savannah may have to forfeit her role as captain. Meanwhile, Marti decides to investigate further into Julian's (recurring guest star Gale Harold) case, and Red (recurring guest star Jeff Hephner) tells Derrick (recurring guest star D.B. Woodside) he plans to win Vanessa back, prompting a fight between the two men.

The girls' volleyball team challenges the Hellcats to a flag football game. Lewis coaches the Hellcats and Red (recurring guest star Jeff Hephner) is impressed by his plays. Marti pretends to be sick so she can skip the game and attend a conference with Julian (recurring guest star Gale Harold). Alice wants to cheat to win but Savannah refuses, once again putting the two girls at odds.

In the season finale, an epidemic of strep throat hits Lancer University which results in the Hellcats heading to Nationals a few members short and leaving the team dangerously close to being disqualified. After the shocking discovery that they are related, Marti and Deidre (recurring guest star AJ MICHALKA) hit some major road bumps in their relationship. The episode also features 78violet's (Aly Michalka and AJ Michalka's band) song "Belong Here."

A compromising picture of Alice is sent around school, humiliating her. Lewis feels bad for Alice and agrees to help her find the culprit. The two discover Damian, a football player, is the culprit and she vows revenge and plans to out him after she finds out he is gay. Red and Vanessa hear of her plan and set out to stop her before she does something she will regret. Meanwhile, Julian discovers Marti and Morgan are investigating Travis’s case behind his back and cuts them lose from the team. Dan continues to be conflicted about his feelings for Marti so he makes a harsh decision about Savannah. Derrick decides to ask Vanessa to marry him and enlists the Hellcats to help choreograph a dance number for the proposal.