Baylor
Oklahoma State
EQ Drops Road Meet at Oklahoma State
10/7/2017 12:00:00 AM | Equestrian
THE RUNDOWN
STILLWATER, Okla. - No. 5 Baylor equestrian (1-1, 0-1) could not overcome the home arena advantage, dropping the Big 12 opener with No. 4 Oklahoma State (1-0, 1-0), 14-4, on Saturday at Totusek Arena.
BU managed to grind out a point in each of the four events, as well as tying on points in flat and reining.
The meet started with fences, with the lone point for the Bears coming from Shannon Hogue, posting an 82-76 win.
The teams then transitioned to horsemanship, with Abbi Demel coming up with Baylor's point with a 74.5-74.0 victory.
Switching to the flat, Rachael Davis notched the BU point on her 81-80 advantage, with Sam Matthews tying on her ride, 79-79.
Closing the meet with reining, Georgia Smith rode to a 72-70.5 advantage, giving BU the point and earning Most Outstanding Performance (MOP) honors. Sydney Scheckel also pushed on a 71.5-71.5 ride for the tie.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Rachael Davis made her regular season debut for the Bears, earning BU's only point in the flat.
- Georgia Smith earned her first MOP nod of the season, posting a meet-high 72 in reining. Her 72 is also the season-high mark for any BU rider in the event.
- Sam Howell's 85 is the season-high mark by a Baylor flat rider, with Howell's ride countered by a score of 90 from OSU's Mia Bray.
STAT OF THE DAY
7 - the number of rides taken by underclassmen in Baylor's lineup vs. OSU
TOP QUOTES
"I was really happy with my ride today, earning an MOP is always an honor especially against as talented a team as OSU. As a whole, our team rode confidently. I am really excited to see all that we can accomplish this season, with the next goal at hand being to sic SMU." - Baylor sophomore Georgia Smith
"We had a lot of confidence in our first road competition, but simply made too many errors that left the door open to be beat. Congratulations to OSU, who rode really strong and clean through all four events. We know what we need to work on to prepare for the next one and I'm confident our team will go home and grind to fix their mistakes." - Baylor head coach Casie Maxwell
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears continue through the fall schedule, heading to Dallas to face SMU at the Dallas Equestrian Center on Oct. 14 at 10 a.m.
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