NCEA Notebook: Spring Slate Week Five

WACO, Texas – The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) is set for six meets in the fifth week of spring competition.

The Dual Discipline Meet of The Week is Fresno State at OSU and the Single Discipline Meet of The Week is Sweet Briar at Sewanee.

02/26 - No. 8 Fresno State at No. 7 TCU / Live Scoring

Fresno State hits the road for a pair of Big12 Meets
TCU leads the series 24-12
Last time the two met, Fresno State defeated TCU 10-8 at home
TCU looks to bounce back after two road losses against OSU and Baylor
Fresno State looks for their third win of the Spring season
Fresno State is searching for its first road win at TCU since Feb. 21, 2020
Fresno State swept the MOPs in its last meet, vs Minnesota Crookston

02/27 - MEET OF THE WEEK: No. 8 Fresno State at No. 6 OSU / Live Scoring

Fresno State faces their second road meet of the weekend
OSU leads the series with a 19-4 record
OSU defeated Fresno State on the road 10-10 last time they met
Fresno State searches for their first true road win against OSU
OSU looks to add another win to their Spring record after defeating TCU

02/27 - No. 1 Lynchburg at No. 3 College of Charleston

Lynchburg’s Amaya Bellfield most recently earned MOP Flat at last week’s meet against Sweet Briar
Lynchburg fell last week to No. 5 Sweet Briar
Charleston is busy hosting three meets this weekend
The Charleston Cougars went up against both Sacred Heart and Dartmouth in their most recent meets, two weeks ago.

02/27 - No. 1 Lynchburg vs Centenary at College of Charleston

This will be Centenary’s first time out this spring
Last time the Lynchburg Hornets and Centenary Cyclones matched up was in the fall resulting in the Hornets earning a 6-3 win
Centenary is 0-6 going into the meet, hoping to add their first win to the board

02/27 - MEET OF THE WEEK: No. 5 Sweet Briar at Sewanee / Live Stream

First meet of Sewanee’s spring
Sweet Briar is coming off a win against No. 1 Lynchburg
The Vixens’ Naomi Dachis earned MOP Fences last week with a 29.5 point margin over her Lynchburg opponent
The last time these schools met, Sweet Briar emerged with a 8-2 victory

02/28 - No. 1 Auburn at No. 3 Georgia / Live Scoring

Georgia looks to bounce back after their loss to South Carolina
Auburn faces their first road test since their loss to Texas A&M
Auburn defeated Georgia 14-6 last time the two met
Auburn leads the series 25-19
Auburn swept all four MOPS in their last home meet

02/28 - Centenary at College of Charleston

This is the first time that the Cyclones and Cougars have met in NCEA competition
Charleston is 4-3 going into the weekend
This will be the third meet that Charleston is hosting this weekend.

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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