Equestrian: SMU vs. TCU

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

SMU hosts No. 8 TCU Saturday at Sleepy P Ranch in Bartonsville to close out the regular season. Proceedings are scheduled to start at 10am.

The Mustangs (3-9) will be hoping to end the season on a high note after dropping two contests on the road last week. The Horned Frogs (6-4) are looking for their first road win of the season.

Go Mustangs!!!

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SMU preview:

http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/w-equest/spec-rel/022814aaa.html

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SMU's riders today:

Flat: Emma Roberts, Julia Fowler, Schaefer Raposa, Julie Fischer, Alex Butterworth
Fences: Alex Butterworth, Schaefer Raposa, Julie Fischer, Emma Roberts, Sylvia de Toledo

Horsemanship: Morgan Redwine, Courtney Line, Kristen Schramm, Jaclyn White, Hannah McCain
Reining: Kristen Schramm, Hannah McCain, Morgan Redwine, Courtney Line, Jaclyn White

Flat and horsemanship are up first.

Go Mustangs!

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Great start today as SMU takes the flat 4-1!

Points from Roberts, Raposa, Fischer, and Butterworth.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

TCU takes horsemanship 3-2.

SMU points from Redwine and White.

Jaclyn White with a huge ride taking her point 74-73 with the 73 already posted and TCU on a run of two straight points.

SMU is up 6-4 overall through the flat and horsemanship.

Fences are up next.

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First round of fences complete and reining underway.

Go Mustangs!

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SMU wins fences 3-2.

Points from Raposa, Roberts, and de Toledo.

Emma Roberts could be in for a double-MOP day in hunt seat.

SMU leads 9-6 overall with the second round of reining remaining.

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TCU takes reining 3-2.

SMU points from Redwine and White.

SMU WINS 11-9!!!!!!!!!!

Great win for the Mustangs today!

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Emma Roberts was MOP on the flat, Sylvia de Toledo was MOP over fences, and Jaclyn White was MOP in horsemanship.

What a great day for the Mustangs!

SMU release:

http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/w-equest/recaps/030114aaa.html

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

SMU is back in the Top 10 in the latest NCEA rankings released this morning:

1. South Carolina
2. Georgia
3. Oklahoma State
4. Auburn
5. New Mexico State
6. Kansas State
7. Baylor
8. Fresno State
9. TCU
10. SMU

[PoconoPony]

How many colleges actually compete in this sport? How can you be in the top 10 with a 4 and 9 record?

[fifty]

20 give or take a couple.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

How many colleges actually compete in this sport? How can you be in the top 10 with a 4 and 9 record?

This season there are 18 D-I equestrian programs - so yeah, being in the top ten is a bit of window dressing.

But, you look at a team like A&M who have some of the nicest facilities in the country and they are 2-8 and unranked so it's still nice for SMU to be recognized.

It's also quite an accomplishment this year in the first season of fielding a Western team - who have been extremely competitive.

[couch 'em]

What % of skill is the girl and what % is the horse?