No. 2 Aggies Head to New Mexico State

COLLEGE STATION, Texas-The No. 2-ranked Texas A&M equestrian team returns to the road this weekend when the Aggies head to Las Cruces to battle 10^th-ranked New Mexico State.  Show time is 9 a.m. (MT) at the New Mexico State Equestrian Center.

A&M is a perfect 3-0 on the young season, and the strong start earned the Aggies the No. 2 spot in the first edition of the Women's Intercollegiate Equestrian Coaches Poll, released earlier this week. Victories over Delaware State, No. 8 Fresno State and most recently No. 4 Georgia in A&M's home opener fueled the poll recognition.

NMSU, meanwhile, is 1-1 on the year. The Aggies cruised past West Texas A&M in their only home show of the season but dropped their road opener at Fresno State last Saturday.

Texas A&M has won all four meetings between the schools, including a record-setting 18-2 victory two seasons ago at the Brazos County Expo Complex. A&M's only previous trip to Las Cruces came on March 13, 2009 and resulted in a 15-5 win.

Scoring updates throughout the show will be provided through the team's official twitter feed at twitter.com/AggieEquestrian and will also be available on aggieathletics.com.

Women's Intercollegiate Equestrian National Coaches Poll (Oct. 12, 2011)

Rank/Team/Points

1. Auburn (58)

2. Texas A&M (53)

3. South Carolina (45)

4. Georgia (42)

5. Oklahoma State (39)

6. Baylor (30)

7. Kansas State (23)

8. Fresno State (10)

9. TCU (9)

10. New Mexico State (6)

Also receiving votes: SMU (5), UT-Martin (4), South Dakote State (3), Delaware State (3).

The poll will be released bi-monthly with the next announcement scheduled for October 26, 2011.