WACO, Texas – The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) is looking forward to two single discipline meets in the seventh week of spring competition. These are the final two NCEA meets of this year's regular season competiton. 

3/13 – No. 1 College of Charleston at Centenary University

•              The College of Charleston Cougars are ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history
•              College of Charleston is 6-3 going into the weekend
•              Centenary is coming off a big 7-3 win last week after hosting against Dartmouth
•              Centenary’s Aislinn Bermingham earned double MOP last week

3/13 – No. 4 Sacred Heart against Centenary University

•               Sacred Heart is going into this meet with a 2-2 record for the season
•               This will be the second meet of Centenary’s double-header weekend
•               Last time the Pioneers and Cyclones versed each other, Sacred Heart emerged victorious  
•               This will be the last meet of the regular season before all teams move on to their respective Conference Championships

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.
 
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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