WACO, Texas – The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) is raring to go in the fifth week of competition. Below is a preview of the action to come in the weekend of October 24-26 with seven meets ahead.
The Meet of the Week are No. 4 Texas A&M hosting No. 3 Auburn on Friday, with Single Discipline's Sacred Heart hosting Centenary on Saturday.
10/24 – #3 Auburn at #4 Texas A&M / Live Scoring
- Auburn enters the weekend with a record of 1-0, having defeated then-No. 8 Baylor last and hosting Berry in a single-discipline bout
- The pair are going into their 40th overall meet against each other, AU with a 31-8 meet advantage and having won the last three meets over the Aggies
- For Auburn, Avery Glynn (FN), Caroline Olsen (FL), Sydney Swallom (HMS) and Alexia Tordoff (RN) have each earned an MOP
- Texas A&M's Logan Thomas (FN), Kendall Dirksen (HMS) and Kaylynn Heitman (HMS) have all earned MOPs so far this season
10/24 – #2 South Carolina at #1 Georgia / Live Scoring
- Both Georgia and South Carolina come into the meet at 2-0
- USC defeated No. 4 Texas A&M last time out, the second top-5 win for the Gamecocks on the season
- This will be the Bulldogs first SEC meet of the season
- It will be the 62nd meet between the two programs, with UGA leading the series 43-18
- Georgia is coming off a victory over Delaware State where Tessa Downey (FN), Abbey Zawisza (HMS) and Raegan Shepherd (RNG) all earned MOP
- Last time they faced off, USC returners Grace Rabb (Flat) and Carly Jenkins (Horsemanship) earned MOPs. Returning from UGA is the Fences MOP from that meet, Tessa Downey
10/24 – #2 South Carolina vs. #9 UC Davis (at #1 Georgia) / Live Scoring
- It will be South Carolina's second meet of the day
- UC Davis comes into the meet at 2-1; the Aggies recently faced No. 4 Texas A&M and South Dakota State
- This will be the fourth meeting all-time between the two, with USC leading 2-1
- The last time they met, USC took the Fences and Horsemanship MOPs with Natalie Jayne and Carly Jenkins while the Aggies had Lauren Kolbe in Flat
10/25 – #3 Auburn at #7 SMU / Live Scoring
- SMU recently faced then-No. 7 Oklahoma State and fell, and heads into the meet at 0-2
- The Tigers are 12-5 against SMU going into the 18th overall meeting
- Last season the pair each won a meet against each other at their home facilities
- SMU's Violet Shelter (HMS), Augusta Iwasaki (FN) and Ava Blyth (HMS) have each earned an MOP so far this season, with Madison Rafacz (RNG) earning two
10/25 – Centenary at Sacred Heart
- This will be SHU's first NCEA meet of the season
- Centenary enters the meet at 0-3
- The Cyclones' Aislinn Bermingham (Fences and Flat), Sophie Kassel (FL), Sutton Suelthaus (FN), Kayley Besbris (FN) and Eva Froio (FN) have earned points so far this season
10/25 – #9 UC Davis at #1 Georgia / Live Scoring
- It will be the third overall meeting between UC Davis and Georgia
- It's the Aggies' first time competing at Georgia
- Last time they met was November 2024 with UCD returner Lauren Kolbe earning the Flat MOP while returners Tessa Brown (FN) and Raegan Shepherd (RNG) also were named MOPs
10/26 – Centenary at Dartmouth
- Dartmouth will have its first meet against Centenary, coming off their NCEA Single Discipline Championship in April
- It is the first program meeting for the two
- The Big Green return Ariat All-Americans Cassidy Exner, Samantha Takacs and Elise Stephens
About the NCEA
The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing collegiate equestrian, an emerging NCAA sport for women. In partnership with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), the NCEA provides opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level while achieving excellence in academics and athletics.
To stay up to date all year long on all things NCEA Equestrian, follow the organization on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @NCEA_Equestrian and @ncea_eq.
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