No. 4 EQ Drops 11-9 Thriller to No. 2 Texas A&M

Saturday, March 9

Waco, Texas

11:00 AM CT

Baylor

Texas A&M

No. 4 EQ Drops 11-9 Thriller to No. 2 Texas A&M

3/9/2019 3:38:00 PM | Equestrian

Complete Results (PDF)

Baylor closes out the regular season with 6-1 home record

THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – No. 4 Baylor equestrian (7-4, 3-1 Big 12) was on the brink of an upset but ultimately fell 11-9 to No. 2 Texas A&M (9-4, 2-4 SEC) Saturday at Willis Family Equestrian Center.

Celebrating Senior Day at the conclusion of the meet, the Bears honored 16 student-athletes.

Texas A&M took a 3-2 lead after equitation over fences, but the Bears stayed close with MOP Madison Day's 81 on Aiden and Shannon Hogue's 76 on Petey.

Then, the Bears tied it up with a 3-2 win in reining in the outdoor arena. Carly Salter earned MOP honors with a 70 on Cherry, and Sydney Scheckel's 68.5 on Polly and Madaline Callaway's 69 on Penny made it a 5-5 score at the half.

Texas A&M won the meet with a 6-4 second half. Baylor fell in horsemanship, 3-2, despite points from MOP Katie Davis' 75 on Sweetie and Clara Johnson's 73.5 on Whiz.

In flat, Baylor fell 3-2 but closed out the meet with points from MOP Madison Day's 85 on Capistrano and Rachael Davis' 78 on Palmar.

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HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor capped off its home schedule with a 6-1 record, improving to 10-2 at home under Maxwell.
• Baylor moved to 5-4 against ranked opponents this season.
• Baylor snapped a three-meet streak of scoring 11 points or more.
• Baylor dropped. to 35-11 in equitation on the flat points this season.
• Baylor dropped to 25-17 in horsemanship points this season.
• Baylor is now 24-19 in reining points this season.
• Baylor is now 20-25 in equitation over fences points this season.
• Three Bears swept MOP honors (Madison Day, Katie Davis and Carly Salter).
• Madison Day won her fourth and fifth MOP honors of the season.
• Baylor honored 16 student-athletes on Senior Day at the conclusion of the meet.

STAT OF THE MEET
2 – the number of MOP honors for junior Madison Day against Texas A&M.

TOP QUOTE
Head coach Casie Maxwell
On the loss…
"We went neck-to-neck as we expected. It was great competition and both teams brought their A-game. I really appreciate our team fighting until the last ride. We really didn't have any major mistakes but have a few little things we can fix before Big 12 and nationals. Again, I know we're in a good place, and this is going to motivate us when we come back from spring break to prep for the postseason."

WHAT'S NEXT
BU will focus on the postseason and compete as the No. 1 seed at the Big 12 Championship, running March 29-30 at Totusek Arena in Stillwater, Okla. The Bears will face No. 2 seed Oklahoma State and No. 3 TCU and then compete at the NCEA National Championships next month in Waco.