No. 1 Aggies Travel to No. 5 Georgia

COLLEGE STATION – The No. 1 Texas A&M Equestrian team travels to No. 5 Georgia to take on the Bulldogs at 9 a.m. CT on Saturday at the UGA Equestrian Center.
 
"We are looking forward to going back to Athens," head coach Tana McKay said. "We know it is going to be a tough matchup. We have had some time to correct some mistakes from our meet against South Carolina but the girls have worked hard in practice. I am excited to see some good rides against tough competition."
 
The Aggies (7-2, 3-1 SEC) are looking to extend their SEC lead after their dominant 14-6 win over No. 8 South Carolina on Feb. 10. The Maroon and White won both Hunt Seat events, 3-2, while controlling the Western arena with 4-1 wins in Reining and Horsemanship. The Aggies also earned MOP honors in both Western events with senior Kaci Fisher earning Horsemanship honors and sophomore Haley Franc taking Reining. 
 
Fisher tallied her fourth MOP and seventh win of the season in Horsemanship with a 77-71.5 victory over Maddie Thiel. In Reining, Franc topped Bailey Walters, 76-73, earning her second MOP of the season.  
 
Georgia (7-4, 3-2 SEC) is coming off of a 10-8 upset-victory over No. 3 Auburn on Feb. 12. The Bulldogs swept MOP honors against the Tigers and won Equitation on Flat, 3-2, before dominating reigning, 4-1.
 
The Aggies will take on one of their own as they face assistant coach, Laura Brainard, in the Western arena. A 2014 Texas A&M graduate, Brainard was a four-year member of the Texas A&M equestrian team, while leading the Aggies to the 2012 NCEA National Championship title and later being named the MOP in Horsemanship for her senior season. Brainard was also a volunteer assistant coach for the Aggies during the 2014-2015 season.
 
The two teams competed earlier this season on Nov. 3 in College Station where the Aggies finished on top, 13-7. The Maroon and White swept Horsemanship 5-0 with Fisher earning MOP honors. Junior Kai DeVoglaer earned MOP honors and led the Aggies to a victory in Fences after her 87-83 win. Junior Alex Desiderio (87) and sophomore Rebekah Chenelle (86) both earned season high scores in Equitation on Flat to help the Aggies win both Hunt Seat events, 3-2.
 
Live stats for the meet can be found online at http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-equest/spec-rel/live-score17-tamu.html.
 
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