No. 3 EQ Drops Big 12 Opener to No. 7 OSU

Saturday, October 13

Stillwater, Okla.

10:00 AM CT

Baylor

Oklahoma State

No. 3 EQ Drops Big 12 Opener to No. 7 OSU

10/13/2018 9:56:00 PM | Equestrian

Bears win two disciplines in road loss to the Cowgirls

THE RUNDOWN
STILLWATER, Okla. – No. 3 Baylor equestrian (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) dropped its Big 12 opener with a narrow 11-9 loss to No. 7 Oklahoma State (1-1, 1-0 Big 12) Saturday at Totusek Arena in Stillwater.

The Bears and Cowgirls tied 5-5 in the hunter seat events, but OSU would take the victory after posting a 6-4 victory in the western events.

Rachael Davis earned MOP honors in equitation on the flat after posting an 83.0-76.0 victory over Hannah Coleman on Zodiac. Caroline Weaver also scored a point for the Bears with a 80.0-76.0 win over Hannah Jensen on Clever.

In fences, Gia Gulino came away with a dominant 78.0-71.0 win over Katie Schell on Ginger while Madison Day scored a 83.0-79.0 win over Cassidy Wilbourn on Oakley.

In horsemanship, Abbi Demel scored a 73.5 to edge out Sarah Miller on Allen. The Bears scored two other points in Katie Davis with a 72.0 on Phoeber and Clara Johnson with a 76.0 on Snip.

OSU pulled away late with the 4-1 victory in reining. BU's lone point came when Sydney Scheckel outscored Hannah Lovrien on Gunner, 67.0-65.0.

HIGHLIGHTS
• The Bears won two disciplines against the Cowgirls: equitation on the flat and horsemanship.
• Abbi Demel is now 4-0 in horsemanship this season.
• Rachael Davis is now 4-0 in equitation on the flat this season.
• Sydney Scheckel is now 3-0 in reining this season.
• Rachael Davis earned her second MOP honor of the season.

STAT OF THE MATCH
4 – the team-best win total by Abbi Demel and Rachael Davis in their respective events.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) take a break from competition next weekend before hosting their Big 12 home opener against TCU Saturday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. CT at the Willis Family Equestrian Center.