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NCEA Notebook: Spring Week 6 Preview

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

3/6 Berry College at No. 5 Sweet Briar

  • No. 5 Sweet Briar is undefeated in the spring semester, coming off a win against Sewanee
  • The Vixens’ freshman Hallie Nelson earned MOP honors on the Flat last weekend
  • Sweet Briar is 5-3 overall this season while Berry is 1-2
  • The marks Berry’s first NCEA meet of the semester

3/6 Baylor vs. UT Martin at Fresno State | Live Scoring

  • The two play for the first time since 2024
  • Baylor enters the meet 1-4 in spring play and 2-7 overall
  • UTM is 4-6 on the season
  • Baylor leads the series play 9-1
  • The last time the two met UTM defeated Baylor 

3/6 Delaware State vs. South Dakota State at South Carolina | Live Scoring

  • The Jackrabbits come into the meet at 4-6 while the Hornets are 2-6
  • South Dakota has a 4-3 record against ECAC opponents this season 
  • Last time the two met, South Dakota swept fences and defeated DSU 11-8 

3/6 South Dakota State at South Carolina | Live Scoring

  • South Carolina is currently 8-4 overall
  • Both teams face a two-meet slate 
  • South Carolina looks for another win following their dominating performance against then-No. 1 UGA
  • This will be the two teams 13th time meeting
  • South Carolina leads the series 11-1
  • South Carolina defeated South Dakota 15-3 last time they played

3/6 UT Martin at Fresno State | Live Scoring 

  • UT Martin faces a three meet slate in their trek to California 
  • Fresno looks for two wins on the weekend
  • FS is sitting at 5-4 overall

MEET OF THE WEEK
3/7 Berry College at Lynchburg 

  • This will be Berry’s second meet of the weekend
  • Lynchburg is coming off a busy weekend in Charleston, facing both Centenary and College of Charleston
  • Lynchburg is 7-2 overall this season
  • Lynchburg’s Abby Zemp and Madeline Rubin were just named ODAC Riders of the Week in Flat and Fences, respectively

3/7 Baylor at Fresno State | Live Scoring

  • Fresno State is looking for another win after defeating OSU on the road 
  • Baylor looks for their second win of the season 
  • Fresno’s Abby Goddard was named MOP against OSU 
  • Baylor’s Lauren Jorgensen was named MOP in both Flat and Fences against TCU 
  • Both teams face a two meet slate 
  • Fresno looks to close out their home slate with two wins

3/7 Delaware State at South Carolina | Live Scoring

  • South Carolina looks to continue stay in the win column after topping UGA 
  • This is the 19th time the two have met 
  • South Carolina leads the series 16-2
  • Last time the two met, South Carolina topped Delaware 14-4
  • Each team faces 2 meets on the weekend 

MEET OF THE WEEK
3/7 OSU at SMU | Live Scoring

  • Oklahoma State is currently 6-2 while SMU is 4-5
  • OSU looks to get back into the win column after an at-home loss to Fresno State
  • OSU leads the series 14-9 
  • Last time the two met, OSU defeated SMU 12-8 
  • SMU is 5-0 at home against OSU

3/7 Texas A&M at Auburn

  • Texas A&M comes into the meet at 5-4 while Auburn is 8-2
  • Auburn looks for their second win a row after topping UGA at home 
  • Auburn leads series play 8-2

3/7 UT Martin at UC Davis | Link Scoring

  • UC Davis has a record of 6-7 overall this season
  • UT Martin faces their third road challenge of the weekend 
  • Last time the two played, UC Davis defeated Martin 10-4 at neutral site 
  • UT Martin picked up two ECAC Rider of The Month Awards for the month of February
  • UC Davis looks to add another win to their spring slate after defeating South Dakota 

3/8 Dartmouth at Centenary 

  • Dartmouth is currently 3-1 while Centenary is 0-7
  • Centenary is coming off a weekend of two meets last week
  • The Big Green most recently saw a 4-6 loss against College of Charleston
  • This will be Dartmouth’s last regular season meet before they head into ECAC Conference Championships
  • This will be only Centenary’s second time hosting an NCEA meet

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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