Sept. 26, 2014 Round 1 Results |
Photo Gallery THE RUNDOWN WACO, Texas - The No. 6-ranked Baylor equestrian team defeated Tennessee-Martin (UTM) 9-7 in the first round of the Willis Invitational on Friday at the Willis Family Equestrian Center with the western team propelling the Bears to advance.
The round robin featuring Baylor, Fresno State, SMU and UTM means that only one team will leave the competition with a victory whereas the remainder of Baylor's meets in 2014-15 are head-to-head competitions. With Baylor's win over UTM, the Bears move on to face FSU, and the two teams began the second round with equitation of the flat and reining.
In Baylor's win over UTM, the Bears tied 2-2 in equitation over fences before the Skyhawks took a 3-1 win over BU in flat to give the visitors a 5-3 advantage.
However, Baylor's 3-1 wins in both reining and horsemanship on the western side gave the Bears the victory.
Fresno State upset No. 10 SMU, 7-6 in the first round, and the Bulldogs will conclude their meet with Baylor Saturday before the Bears move on to face the Mustangs. UTM and SMU began two rounds of competition in fences and horsemanship Friday night and will conclude Saturday.
HIGHLIGHTS •
Samantha Schaefer won Most Outstanding Player in flat. Schaefer earned a score of 84 and defeated UTM's Hunter Ralston's 71.
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Savannah Jenkins' 86 defeated UTM's Mia Bray (73) and Jenkins earned Most Outstanding Player honors.
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Ingrid Lecot's 73.5 earned Most Outstanding Player honors in horsemanship, and she defeated the Skyhawks' Carli Pitts (71.5).
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Ginger Chant's reining score of 72 earned Most Outstanding Player honors while defeating Katie Kallevig's score of 69 from UTM.
STAT OF THE MEET I
4 - Despite the close score, Baylor won all four MOPs in each of the disciplines to advance past UT Martin.
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will finish its matchup with Fresno State Saturday morning, which began following BU's win over UTM. Then, BU will face SMU to close out the round-robin. UTM began competing with SMU Friday in round two, and the two teams will conclude Saturday morning before the Skyhawks move on to face FSU Saturday. SMU will finish its matchup with the Skyhawks before taking on Baylor in round three Saturday.
