WACO, Texas – The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) saw nine meets in the seventh week of competition among its membership, with two upsets occurring in the action.

The Single Discipline Meet of the Week was No. 3 Sacred Heart at No. 2 Dartmouth, while No. 10 UC Davis and UT Martin being hosted by Delaware State served as a three-way Meet of the Week for Dual Discipline.

11/7 - No. 5 Oklahoma State Handles No. 9 Baylor
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State's fifth-ranked equestrian team came away victorious against Baylor's ninth-ranked program Friday afternoon in Stillwater by a score of 13-6.

The win moved the Cowgirls to 2-1 on the season and 1-1 in Big 12 competition, while the Bears dropped to 1-4 overall and 1-2 in conference play. The victory extended OSU's dominance in the series history to 41-13 all-time, marking the 17th straight win and preserving a flawless 22-0 home record against Baylor.

Blake Rowan in Fences, Emma Filiatreau in Reining and June Roberson in Horsemanship garnered MOP honors on the day, making it the first time this season that multiple Pokes came away with the distinction. It was Filiatreau's sixth MOP, Roberson's fifth and Rowan's first.

The meet began with Fences and Horsemanship.

In Fences, the Cowgirl unit continued their performance last meet vs. SMU, coming away with a 4-1 advantage for the second consecutive meet. The Fences captain, Ellie DuPuis, got the scoring started on the day with a 78.5-69 advantage to earn the second win of her career. Freshman Lauren Gee has continued to impress early on, taking another point on the day with an 84.5-75.5 win. Emma Hechtman earned a point with a career-high mark of 88 on top of Junior to move the sophomore to 2-1 on the season. Rowan had the highest score of the day, getting a remarkable 90.5 on Kent to earn the MOP for the event.

The OSU Horsemanship squad led Baylor's 3-2 on the day, with Roberson, Jalyn McElmurray and Alana Stanton earning points. Roberson's win was the 30th of her career, putting the senior in eighth place in program history for the event and just two wins behind her sister, Jojo. Roberson is coming off a month of October where she was named the Big 12 Rider of the Month in Horsemanship.

Both McElmurray and Stanton collected their second wins on the season after they each got a win last meet against SMU.

At the break, the Cowgirls led the Bears 7-3 with Flat and Reining on deck.

In Flat, the Pokes won 3-1 as Bella Holway tied Baylor's Caroline Robelen with an 84.5 on Clever. The points from the Cowgirls came from Mackenzie Carreras, Sophia Tabasso and Lourdes Low. For Low, it was the junior's first time competing and she scored an 86.5 on Gunny. Tabasso also scored an 86.5, which is a season-high for the freshman.

In a tightly contested Reining battle, the Cowgirls edged Baylor, 3-2. Filiatreau set the tone early with a season-high 72.75 to stay unbeaten at 3-0. Katie Ramsey followed with her second win of the season, while returning All-Big 12 standout Tristan Bagby notched her first victory of the year.

11/7 - No. 1 Georgia Falls at the Hands of No. 7 TCU
BURLESON, Texas – With the meet on the line, TCU junior Lilly Goldstein was clutch, scoring an 88 to claim her point and give the No. 7 TCU equestrian team a marquee victory over top-ranked Georgia, 10-8, on Friday at KSM Bear Creek Farms in Burleson.
 
This was the second meet this season for the Horned Frogs (3-3, 2-1 Big 12) that came down to the final ride. In mid-October, TCU fell to Fresno State on the final ride. This time, the Frogs would not be denied.
 
Earning MOP honors for TCU were Goldstein, Calla Thomas and Lannie-Jo Lisac, while the Bulldogs (4-1, 1-0 SEC) claimed the Fences MOP.
 
The meet was neck and neck the entire day, with TCU and Georgia splitting Reining. The Frogs would be able to earn a narrow 3-2 victory in Fences to have a slight lead entering the break.
 
TCU would claim three more points in Horsemanship, to bring it down to the Flat. The Flat had its dramatics culminating in Goldstein's meet-winning ride to send the Frogs to the winter break on a high.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the first event of the day, the two teams exchanged blows and ended Reining in a 2-2 tie. Georgia was able to earn the first two wins of the event, but Calla Thomas and Lisac fought back with wins to bring it even.
 
Following a pair of re-rides, one for Georgia and one for TCU, Fences was also hotly contested with the Frogs coming out on top 3-2. Winning rides for the Horned Frogs were by Goldstein, Lily Muzzy and Jordyn Scelsa.
 
Horsemanship got the Frogs closer to victory, as TCU earned three points to need just two as they turned to the Flat. Piper Keller, Tatum Keller and Thomas all earned victories for the home team.
 
On the Flat, Georgia took three of the first four points, with only Lex Lipacis earning one for TCU. However, on the last ride, Goldstein's 88 was good enough for a point for the Frogs and that secured the win.
 
FROG FACTS

• TCU is now 8-8 all-time against Georgia. The Frogs have won four straight in the series.
• Friday marked TCU's first victory over the No. 1 ranked team since Sept. 22, 2023 when the Frogs took down No. 1 SMU in Burleson.
• TCU bounced back after losing three straight meets.
• The Frogs have won 25 of their last 26 home meets.
• Rita Clausen and Hanna Dolan made their TCU debut on Friday.
• Jordyn Scelsa's score of 88 in Fences tied her career high.
• Adele Cunningham scored a career high 69 in Reining.

11/7 - No. 1 Lynchburg Overpowers No. 5 Sweet Briar
RUSTBURG, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg equestrian team remains unbeaten in NCEA action with today's 7-3 victory over Sweet Briar for the team's Code Red on Friday afternoon at the Lynchburg Equestrian Facility. 

The nationally top-ranked Hornets improved to five wins on the season with today's triumph. Lynchburg swept the MOP awards as well, with Amaya Bellfield earning the recognition in fences and Abigail Devlin claiming the award in flat. Both riders earned scores of 88.5 in their respective events, Bellfield while riding Zehn and Devlin riding Ollie.

Sweet Briar took the early lead in fences by claiming the first two team points, but Lynchburg struck back by taking the following three to own a 3-2 lead heading into flat. The Hornets secured a commanding 4-1 margin, including the first three team points, and sealed the victory. 

In fences, Mary Katherine Ragsdale impressed with a score of 84.5 riding Motaz, while Rebecca Collier shined by receiving a score of 83 riding Itina. Both earned team points for the squad. Though she was edged by one point, Madeline Rubin had a stellar showing on Archie with a score of 84.

Bellfield followed up her MOP performance in fences with a score of 83 in flat riding Caleb. Devyn Borden was close behind with a score of 82 riding Balou, while Collier and Abby Zemp earned scored of 72 and 71 riding Van Gogh and Eragon, respectively. 

11/7 - No. 10 UC Davis Takes Meets over UT Martin, Delaware State
DOVER, Del. – UC Davis equestrian continued their strong fall campaign on Friday, Nov. 7, picking up two victories on the road to complete a successful doubleheader in Delaware. The Aggies topped Delaware State, 11-8, before closing the day with a 10-4 win over UT Martin.

HOW IT HAPPENED – DELAWARE STATE: 
UC Davis opened the day with momentum in Fences. Sophomore Chloe Fares led off with an 82 aboard Cici, securing the first point of the event and setting the tone for the Aggies. Freshman Cavan Smith followed with an 85 aboard Elton to extend the lead, while sophomore Anna Donovan delivered the standout performance of the event, earning an 87 on Sandaro to secure both the point and MOP honors. Sophomore Carmen Gonzalez added the last point with an 81 on Todd, giving the Aggies an early 4-1 advantage.
 
In Flat, both Donovan on Dude and Gonzalez on Cali earned their second points of the day, posting the same score of 80. Freshman Amanda Paul scored an 87 aboard Style, collecting the highest score of the event as well as MOP honors. Smith capped another strong ride, picking up an 84 on Cooper and beating her opponent by 21 points to help take the event, 4-1.

The Aggies added key points in the Western arena to secure the win. In Horsemanship, sophomore Eliza Plum scored a 66.5 on Cinch while senior Katya Dundas wrapped up the event with a 75 on Ellie Mae, the highest score of the event, locking in two more points for the team. Senior Mya Clader picked up the lone point and highest score in Reining with a 65 aboard Aspen.
 
UC Davis closed out the first meet of the day with an 11-8 victory over the Hornets, marking their first road win of the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – UT MARTIN: 
Smith continued her standout day, posting a 78 aboard Westin to claim the first point in Fences. Fares followed with an impressive ride and the highest score of the event, delivering an 86 on Salty to earn herself MOP honors and contribute to a 2-1 event win.
 
Donovan once again delivered in Flat, posting an 83 aboard Peter. Smith followed with an 86 on Cooper, beating her opponent out by another large margin of 18 points and claiming MOP honors for her ride. Sophomore Zadie Stack added a point with a 76 on Westin, sealing the event 3-1, and extending UC Davis's lead.
 
Plum opened Horsemanship with a compelling ride on Brady, scoring a 75 and earning MOP honors for the event. Sophomore Ada Hirschfeld followed with a ride of 75 aboard Delta, notching another key point. Junior Kylie Jacobson wrapped up the event with a season best 76.5 on Wally, a performance that earned her a spot in the UC Davis individual record book, helping secure a 3-0 sweep in the event.
 
In Reining, Clader continued her hot streak, capturing MOP honors and another point with a 70.5 aboard Delta, marking her sixth winning ride of the season. Senior Nicole Shroyer added another point with a 68.5 riding Baby to round out the 10-4 team victory over the Skyhawks and complete a perfect 2-0 weekend in Delaware.

11/8 - No. 1 Georgia Outlasts No. 4 Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The top-ranked Georgia equestrian team topped fourth-ranked Texas A&M, 10-9, for the second of two meets in the Lone Star state at the Hildebrand Equine Complex.

Fast Facts 

• Georgia started strong in Horsemanship, winning the event 4-1. Freshman Ava Kay Hathaway rode to a season-high score of 76.5 to win her point. Junior Abbey Zawisza also recorded a 76.5, the highest score in the event, to match Hathaway.
• The Bulldogs continued to roll, winning Flat 3-1. Senior Ella Duffy earned the highest score with a 74.5.
• The Mane Dawgs took a 7-2 lead going into halftime.
• Texas A&M answered in Fences, scoring three-straight points to win the event, 4-1. Madison Nadolenco picked up the lone point for the Bulldogs with a 75.
• Going into Reining leading 8-6, Georgia held on. The Aggies won the event 3-2, but the Bulldogs came away victorious to win the meet, 10-9. Cadence Eger and Raegan Shepherd won their respective points.

11/8 - No. 3 Auburn Pushes Past No. 2 South Carolina
AUBURN, Ala. – No. 3 Auburn equestrian took down second-ranked South Carolina in its SEC home opener by a 13-6 score Saturday at the Auburn Equestrian Center in Auburn, Alabama. Auburn claimed four of five points in both Horsemanship and Reining in the victory. Three Tigers earned Most Outstanding Performer honors: Avery Glynn in Fences, Callie Hogg in Horsemanship and Alexia Tordoff in Reining.

“I’m really proud of the performance today,” Auburn head coach Jessica Braswell said after the win. “It was a big win at home against a really good team. The Western discipline came out and rode really well. We were really good on the Flat, too — we’re making big improvements there.

“Callie Hogg had a great ride in Horsemanship — that’s her career high score in Horsemanship. I’m proud of getting three of the Most Outstanding Performers. We get a week off, then we’re back getting ready for our final meet of the fall against Georgia.”

Auburn got off to a strong start, claiming four of five points in Reining. Tordoff earned a 72-69.25 win in her MOP performance, while Sofia Tieche picked up her first collegiate victory in the event by a 71-70.25 score. Hogg edged her opponent 70-69.5, and Michelle Fumagalli won on Rimba 69.75-67.75.

The Tigers went 3-2 on the Flat. Glynn led Auburn with an 88.5 in her win. Sadie Berkhout picked up her third Flat victory of the season by a 77.5-73.5 score, and Caroline Olsen won riding Cory to a 76-72.5 decision.

Auburn took a 7-3 lead into the halfway point of the meet.

The Horsemanship squad followed with another strong showing, going 4-0-1. Hogg earned her first MOP honor of the season with a 77.75-75 win. Tordoff maintained her perfect record in Horsemanship, earning her fifth win of the year at 75-73.5. Brooke Jolstad won 74.75-72.25 riding Shrek, while Sydney Swallom claimed a 74.25-68.25 victory on Chopper.

In Glynn’s MOP Fences ride, she edged South Carolina’s Natalie Jayne 91-90.5 to remain perfect this season at 10-0-0 overall. Freshman Olsen earned her fourth win of the year over Fences with an 87.5-86 result. South Carolina claimed the other three points to take Fences 3-2.

Auburn now holds a 4-1 overall record and has evened its SEC record to 1-1. With the win, the Tigers improved their all-time series lead over South Carolina to 40-21 and have now won each of the last three regular-season meetings against the Gamecocks.

11/8 - UT Martin at Delaware State
DOVER, Del. – Delaware State outrode UT Martin, 12-6, to finish the weekend in the ring.

UT Martin took the Fences event, 3-2, with Averey Pritchard's season-high score of 85 points highlighting the rides.

Delaware State won Reining, Flat and Horsemanship to best the Skyhawks, taking MOPs in all three events. Lily Kosal earned the MOP in Flat with an 81 on Dude to win by 10 points. On the Western side, Madison Wojeck earned the MOP for Horsemanship with a 75, and Claire Andrews earned the accolade in Reining with a 72.5.

MEET OF THE WEEK
11/9 - No. 2 Dartmouth Downs No. 3 Sacred Heart
HANOVER, N.H. – The No. 2 ranked Dartmouth equestrian team capped off its fall season with a 6-3-1 victory over No. 3 Sacred Heart University on Sunday. 

The win pulls the defending national champions to 3-0 on the year.

To start the day, the Big Green secured four of five fences matchups. Cassidy Exner '27 was named the meet's Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) over fences after her 85-84 win. Samantha Takacs '27, Grace Russo '29, and Camilla Jerng '29 also won their contests (81-75, 80-78, 77-76 respectively). For Exner, it was her second fences MOP on the year.

"We had a good week of practice and continued the theme of getting out to an early lead," said head coach Tenley Walsh. "Our horses were great, and every rider contributed to the win." 

In the second half, Jerng picked up her second point of the day (83-82) and Elise Stephens '28 also won her flat matchup, 67-64. Jerng was named the meet's MOP on the flat, the second time she has taken home that honor this season.

"Winning her fences debut and staying undefeated on the flat was an awesome way for Camilla to end the fall," said Walsh. "I'm really proud of her. She's worked hard and earned all of it."

About the NCEA
A non-profit corporation, the NCEA is a governing body to advance the sport of equestrian. The NCEA is responsible for the development and administration of equestrian rules and guidelines. Equestrian is subject to all NCAA policies and procedures in the same manner as other sports. In 1998, Equestrian was identified and adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Committee on Women's Athletics (CWA) as an emerging sport for women at the Division I and II levels. 
 
NCEA competitions are in a head-to-head format, and schools may choose to compete as a single or dual discipline team (Jumping Seat and Western). Each discipline has two events: in Jumping Seat, Fences and Flat, and in Western, Horsemanship and Reining. Teams can have five riders per event, with horses assigned by random draw at the start of the competition. Riders from opposing teams compete on the same horse, and whichever rider receives the higher score earns one point for her team. The level of difficulty is demonstrated by the accuracy of the pattern and how the competitor uses the horse to the best of her ability.
 
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