No. 10 SMU Equestrian Tops South Dakota State, 11-9
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:52 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
No. 10 Mustangs Top South Dakota State, 11-9
Hunter seat team takes eight of 10 points to even the Mustangs record at 3-3
Nov. 1, 2013
WILMER, Texas (SMU) - The No. 10 SMU equestrian team defeated South Dakota State by a count of 11-9 on Friday afternoon at BuckBranch Farm. SMU extended its perfect home record to 3-0 in 2013-14, and is now 3-3 overall.
"Although the score was tight today, I thought we did some things very well out there," head coach Natalie Burton said. "We had three MOPs, and we had a few other good performances today. This was an important step for our confidence, as we prepare for another two-competition road weekend next week."
Sophomore Alex Butterworth and freshman Sylvia de Toledo started Friday morning with a matching pair of victories on fences, tallying matching 76s. Sophomore Schaefer Raposa earned MOP honors on fences, her third on the event this season with an 86-point performance. Senior Julianna Fischer wrapped-up the Mustangs' fences scoring with an 85-77 victory.
Following fences, SMU took two horsemanship points, as freshman Jaclyn White earned MOP honors with 73 points. Redshirt-freshman Kristen Schramm took the other Mustang point in horsemanship with 71.5 points. SMU held a 6-4 lead at the midway point.
The Mustangs padded that two-point cushion on flat, taking four of the five points. Junior Greer Hindle took MOP honors on the flat with her 87-80 victory. The ride was the fifth MOP on flat in the career of the Ann Arbor, Mich., native. De Toledo took her second point in a day for the first time in her young career, claiming a 77-59 victory. Classmate Julia Fowler claimed the Mustangs second flat point with her 80-point performance, and sophomore Mary Abbruzzese rounded out the scoring, taking her fourth flat point of the season with 72 points.
With the Mustangs up 10-5 heading into the final event, junior Courtney Line got the clinching point, edging Laura Dunlavy 67.5-67.
The Mustangs will travel to Martin, Tenn., next weekend to take on Kansas State (Nov.
and the University of Tennessee at Martin (Nov. 9).
No. 10 Mustangs Top South Dakota State, 11-9
Hunter seat team takes eight of 10 points to even the Mustangs record at 3-3
Nov. 1, 2013
WILMER, Texas (SMU) - The No. 10 SMU equestrian team defeated South Dakota State by a count of 11-9 on Friday afternoon at BuckBranch Farm. SMU extended its perfect home record to 3-0 in 2013-14, and is now 3-3 overall.
"Although the score was tight today, I thought we did some things very well out there," head coach Natalie Burton said. "We had three MOPs, and we had a few other good performances today. This was an important step for our confidence, as we prepare for another two-competition road weekend next week."
Sophomore Alex Butterworth and freshman Sylvia de Toledo started Friday morning with a matching pair of victories on fences, tallying matching 76s. Sophomore Schaefer Raposa earned MOP honors on fences, her third on the event this season with an 86-point performance. Senior Julianna Fischer wrapped-up the Mustangs' fences scoring with an 85-77 victory.
Following fences, SMU took two horsemanship points, as freshman Jaclyn White earned MOP honors with 73 points. Redshirt-freshman Kristen Schramm took the other Mustang point in horsemanship with 71.5 points. SMU held a 6-4 lead at the midway point.
The Mustangs padded that two-point cushion on flat, taking four of the five points. Junior Greer Hindle took MOP honors on the flat with her 87-80 victory. The ride was the fifth MOP on flat in the career of the Ann Arbor, Mich., native. De Toledo took her second point in a day for the first time in her young career, claiming a 77-59 victory. Classmate Julia Fowler claimed the Mustangs second flat point with her 80-point performance, and sophomore Mary Abbruzzese rounded out the scoring, taking her fourth flat point of the season with 72 points.
With the Mustangs up 10-5 heading into the final event, junior Courtney Line got the clinching point, edging Laura Dunlavy 67.5-67.
The Mustangs will travel to Martin, Tenn., next weekend to take on Kansas State (Nov.
and the University of Tennessee at Martin (Nov. 9).