Friday, November 8
Fresno, Calif.
12:00 p.m. CT
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Fresno State
No. 8 EQ Collects Six MOP Honors in Losses to No. 2 Georgia, No. 7 Fresno State
11/8/2019 8:53:00 PM | Equestrian
Bears conclude the fall portion of their schedule 0-4 in meets away from Waco
THE RUNDOWN
FRESNO, Calif. – No. 8 Baylor equestrian (3-4, 1-2 Big 12) closed out the fall portion of their schedule with losses to second-ranked Georgia and seventh-ranked Fresno State on Friday at the Student Horse Center in Fresno, Calif.
Despite the losses, BU came home with six out of eight MOP honors against the Bulldogs.
The tournament was run simultaneously with the Baylor-Fresno State meet wrapping up first, followed by Baylor and Georgia in the late afternoon.
In jumping seat, the Bears took a dominant 4-1 win in fences. Caroline Fuller led the way with an 83 on Happy to earn MOP honors. Rachael Davis, Gia Gulino and Michelle Mallett all added points for the Bears.
In flat, Fresno State (3-2, 2-1 Big 12) took a 4-1 win with Rachael Davis' 81 on Santo earning the lone point and MOP recognition.
Baylor horsemanship dropped a narrow 3-2 loss to the Bulldogs. Gabrielle Marty's 74.5 on Diesel earned a point, and Clara Johnson's 74.5 on Jag earned MOP honors. Fresno State took the 4-0 win in reining to seal the win.
Georgia took a 6-2 win in jumping seat events against the Bears. BU claimed it lone points from MOP Madison Day in fences (80 on Bounce) and Rachael Davis in flat (76 on Daisy).
The Bears and Bulldogs finished western tied at 4-4. In horsemanship, Marty's 74.5 on Noodle earned MOP honors while Johnson's 73.5 on Luke earned a point for the Bears. MOP Maddy Bomba (71 on Cooper) and Georgia Smith (69.5 on Buttons) closed out reining.
To keep up with things all season long, follow the team on Facebook (Baylor Equestrian), Twitter (@BaylorEQ) and Instagram (@BaylorEquestrian).
NOTABLES
• Baylor drops to 11-4 all-time against Fresno State and 3-11 all-time against Georgia.
• BU is now 1-4 against ranked foes in 2019.
• Maddy Bomba, Rachael Davis and Caroline Fuller collected their first MOP honors of the season.
• Clara Johnson scored her third MOP honor in 2019.
• Madison Day earned her second MOP award of the season.
• Flat recorded a dominant 4-1 win over Fresno State.
• Baylor dropped to 0-3 in road meets and 0-1 in neutral site meets in 2019.
STAT OF THE MEET
6 – the number of Baylor MOP honors out of eight possible awards at the meet.
TOP QUOTE
Head coach Casie Maxwell
On the weekend…
"Even in the losses, I am really pleased with the team's ability to keep pushing all day today against two very tough teams. We beat ourselves in a lot of rides this morning against Fresno State but did a good job of coming back strong against Georgia this afternoon. The highlight was definitely coming out with six out of eight MOP honors on the road today."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will begin the spring portion of their schedule on Feb. 7 at TCU in Ft. Worth, Texas.
FRESNO, Calif. – No. 8 Baylor equestrian (3-4, 1-2 Big 12) closed out the fall portion of their schedule with losses to second-ranked Georgia and seventh-ranked Fresno State on Friday at the Student Horse Center in Fresno, Calif.
Despite the losses, BU came home with six out of eight MOP honors against the Bulldogs.
The tournament was run simultaneously with the Baylor-Fresno State meet wrapping up first, followed by Baylor and Georgia in the late afternoon.
In jumping seat, the Bears took a dominant 4-1 win in fences. Caroline Fuller led the way with an 83 on Happy to earn MOP honors. Rachael Davis, Gia Gulino and Michelle Mallett all added points for the Bears.
In flat, Fresno State (3-2, 2-1 Big 12) took a 4-1 win with Rachael Davis' 81 on Santo earning the lone point and MOP recognition.
Baylor horsemanship dropped a narrow 3-2 loss to the Bulldogs. Gabrielle Marty's 74.5 on Diesel earned a point, and Clara Johnson's 74.5 on Jag earned MOP honors. Fresno State took the 4-0 win in reining to seal the win.
Georgia took a 6-2 win in jumping seat events against the Bears. BU claimed it lone points from MOP Madison Day in fences (80 on Bounce) and Rachael Davis in flat (76 on Daisy).
The Bears and Bulldogs finished western tied at 4-4. In horsemanship, Marty's 74.5 on Noodle earned MOP honors while Johnson's 73.5 on Luke earned a point for the Bears. MOP Maddy Bomba (71 on Cooper) and Georgia Smith (69.5 on Buttons) closed out reining.
To keep up with things all season long, follow the team on Facebook (Baylor Equestrian), Twitter (@BaylorEQ) and Instagram (@BaylorEquestrian).
NOTABLES
• Baylor drops to 11-4 all-time against Fresno State and 3-11 all-time against Georgia.
• BU is now 1-4 against ranked foes in 2019.
• Maddy Bomba, Rachael Davis and Caroline Fuller collected their first MOP honors of the season.
• Clara Johnson scored her third MOP honor in 2019.
• Madison Day earned her second MOP award of the season.
• Flat recorded a dominant 4-1 win over Fresno State.
• Baylor dropped to 0-3 in road meets and 0-1 in neutral site meets in 2019.
STAT OF THE MEET
6 – the number of Baylor MOP honors out of eight possible awards at the meet.
TOP QUOTE
Head coach Casie Maxwell
On the weekend…
"Even in the losses, I am really pleased with the team's ability to keep pushing all day today against two very tough teams. We beat ourselves in a lot of rides this morning against Fresno State but did a good job of coming back strong against Georgia this afternoon. The highlight was definitely coming out with six out of eight MOP honors on the road today."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will begin the spring portion of their schedule on Feb. 7 at TCU in Ft. Worth, Texas.
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