WACO, Texas – Texas A&M Equestrian's Reining squad advanced to the event final at the NCEA Championships with wins over SMU and South Carolina Friday at the Extraco Events Center.
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The final is slated to begin at 3:30 p.m. Saturday as the Aggies square off against the Auburn Tigers.
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The squad defeated SMU, 3-1, in the second round, before blanking South Carolina, 3-0, to advance to the final.
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Against the Mustangs, Kalee McCann outscored Keagan Snively, 140-137. Madison Bohman topped Oliva Pakula, 144.5-141, prior to Darby Gardner bettering Madison Steed, 143.5-140.5.
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In the semifinals, Ashton Dunkel tallied the first point against the Gamecocks with a 132.5-127.5 victory over Jordan Scott. Bohman edged out Paisley Roberts, 136.5-135.5, before Gardner concluded the sweep with a 141 to defeat Caroline Gute's 132.5.
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Texas A&M advanced to the semifinals in Equitation Over Fences after defeating UT Martin, 4-0, but fell to Oklahoma State in a 2-2 tiebreaker.
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Alex Desiderio dominated UTM's Abbie Hopkins, 168-0, to open the event. Caroline Dance bettered Monika Zoromski, 151-0, before Rebekah Chenelle clinched the win by dropping Brooke Pheiffer, 170-136. Rachael Hake concluded the sweep with a 170-148 victory over Lindsay Anderson.
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In the semifinals, the Maroon & White fell in a tiebreaker to the Cowgirls. Desiderio dropped Katie Schell, 170-159, before Hake secured her second point of the day after a 173-171 win over Abigail Brayman.
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A&M faced Georgia in the semifinals of Equitation on the Flat after winning a 2-2 tiebreaker against SMU in the second round. Desiderio outscored Vivian Yowan, 157-154, for the first point. Heading into the final ride down 2-1, Hake dominated Kristen Ostling, 169-148, to force a tiebreaker. The Aggies dropped a 3-1 decision to the Bulldogs in the third round. Hake secured the sole victory for the Maroon & White after toppling Madison Newman, 167-163.
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The Aggies fell to Baylor, 4-0, in the quarterfinals of Horsemanship.
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Live streaming of the NCEA Championships can be seen on www.EQSports.net, while live scoring can be found at www.baylorbears.com/ot/ncea-champs2018.html.
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To learn more about the Aggie equestrian team, log onto 12thman.com or follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter and Instagram.
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The final is slated to begin at 3:30 p.m. Saturday as the Aggies square off against the Auburn Tigers.
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The squad defeated SMU, 3-1, in the second round, before blanking South Carolina, 3-0, to advance to the final.
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Against the Mustangs, Kalee McCann outscored Keagan Snively, 140-137. Madison Bohman topped Oliva Pakula, 144.5-141, prior to Darby Gardner bettering Madison Steed, 143.5-140.5.
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In the semifinals, Ashton Dunkel tallied the first point against the Gamecocks with a 132.5-127.5 victory over Jordan Scott. Bohman edged out Paisley Roberts, 136.5-135.5, before Gardner concluded the sweep with a 141 to defeat Caroline Gute's 132.5.
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Texas A&M advanced to the semifinals in Equitation Over Fences after defeating UT Martin, 4-0, but fell to Oklahoma State in a 2-2 tiebreaker.
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Alex Desiderio dominated UTM's Abbie Hopkins, 168-0, to open the event. Caroline Dance bettered Monika Zoromski, 151-0, before Rebekah Chenelle clinched the win by dropping Brooke Pheiffer, 170-136. Rachael Hake concluded the sweep with a 170-148 victory over Lindsay Anderson.
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In the semifinals, the Maroon & White fell in a tiebreaker to the Cowgirls. Desiderio dropped Katie Schell, 170-159, before Hake secured her second point of the day after a 173-171 win over Abigail Brayman.
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A&M faced Georgia in the semifinals of Equitation on the Flat after winning a 2-2 tiebreaker against SMU in the second round. Desiderio outscored Vivian Yowan, 157-154, for the first point. Heading into the final ride down 2-1, Hake dominated Kristen Ostling, 169-148, to force a tiebreaker. The Aggies dropped a 3-1 decision to the Bulldogs in the third round. Hake secured the sole victory for the Maroon & White after toppling Madison Newman, 167-163.
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The Aggies fell to Baylor, 4-0, in the quarterfinals of Horsemanship.
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Live streaming of the NCEA Championships can be seen on www.EQSports.net, while live scoring can be found at www.baylorbears.com/ot/ncea-champs2018.html.
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To learn more about the Aggie equestrian team, log onto 12thman.com or follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter and Instagram.