Saturday, February 10
Blythewood, S.C.
9 a.m.
Texas A&M
12
at
6
South Carolina
Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 2 Texas A&M Downs No. 8 South Carolina, 12-6
Feb 10, 2018 | Equestrian
BLYTHEWOOD, SC – The No. 2 Texas A&M equestrian team dropped No. 8 South Carolina, 12-6, Saturday in the spring SEC opener at One Wood Farm.
"It's always good to get a win against an SEC opponent, especially on their home field. It was a good showing from all of the girls. They are always a tough team, so it's good to get a win, especially that big," head Coach Tana McKay said. "I feel like we are finally on a roll right now after getting back from the break, so we are going to try to keep that going. We are going to get ready for Auburn next weekend. I feel like we are both coming off big wins, so we will spend time watching video and preparing because they are always tough competitors."
The Aggies (8-3, 3-1 SEC) took an early 3-1 lead after the day's first event, Horsemanship. Alex Albright led off with a 75.5-73 victory over Paige Stopperich, before Ashley Davidson defeated Madison Thiel, 75.5-74. Avery Ellis concluded the event by tallying a 75.5 to better Quinn Brandt's 73.5 and was named MOP for her efforts.
Texas A&M extended its lead, 6-3, into the midway point after taking Equitation on the Flat, 3-2. The Aggies notched three-straight points with Brianna Peddicord topping Lauren Fabiano, 74-71, to lead the way. Rachael Hake followed suit with a 70-54 win over Louisa Brackett before Rebekah Chenelle closed the first half by knocking off Chloe Schmidt, 77-72.
The Maroon & White took a commanding 10-4 lead, winning Equitation over Fences, 4-1. Caroline Dance tallied her sixth victory of the season after outscoring Schmidt, 85-83. Desiderio edged out Brackett, 78-77, before Chenelle scored her second point of the day by defeating Fabiano, which earned her MOP honors. Hake clinched the win for the Aggies, scoring the final point of the event by downing Madison Sellman, 86-84.
In Reining, Madison Bohman earned the first point for Texas A&M, bettering Jordan Scott, 68.5-67, preceding Courtney Yohey dropping Caroline Gute, 66-58.5, to finish the meet.
The Aggies return to action Saturday, Feb. 17 as they travel to No. 4 Auburn. The meet will begin at 11:00 A.M. at the Auburn University Horse Center.
To learn more about the Texas A&M equestrian team, log onto www.12thman.com or follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter.
"It's always good to get a win against an SEC opponent, especially on their home field. It was a good showing from all of the girls. They are always a tough team, so it's good to get a win, especially that big," head Coach Tana McKay said. "I feel like we are finally on a roll right now after getting back from the break, so we are going to try to keep that going. We are going to get ready for Auburn next weekend. I feel like we are both coming off big wins, so we will spend time watching video and preparing because they are always tough competitors."
The Aggies (8-3, 3-1 SEC) took an early 3-1 lead after the day's first event, Horsemanship. Alex Albright led off with a 75.5-73 victory over Paige Stopperich, before Ashley Davidson defeated Madison Thiel, 75.5-74. Avery Ellis concluded the event by tallying a 75.5 to better Quinn Brandt's 73.5 and was named MOP for her efforts.
Texas A&M extended its lead, 6-3, into the midway point after taking Equitation on the Flat, 3-2. The Aggies notched three-straight points with Brianna Peddicord topping Lauren Fabiano, 74-71, to lead the way. Rachael Hake followed suit with a 70-54 win over Louisa Brackett before Rebekah Chenelle closed the first half by knocking off Chloe Schmidt, 77-72.
The Maroon & White took a commanding 10-4 lead, winning Equitation over Fences, 4-1. Caroline Dance tallied her sixth victory of the season after outscoring Schmidt, 85-83. Desiderio edged out Brackett, 78-77, before Chenelle scored her second point of the day by defeating Fabiano, which earned her MOP honors. Hake clinched the win for the Aggies, scoring the final point of the event by downing Madison Sellman, 86-84.
In Reining, Madison Bohman earned the first point for Texas A&M, bettering Jordan Scott, 68.5-67, preceding Courtney Yohey dropping Caroline Gute, 66-58.5, to finish the meet.
The Aggies return to action Saturday, Feb. 17 as they travel to No. 4 Auburn. The meet will begin at 11:00 A.M. at the Auburn University Horse Center.
To learn more about the Texas A&M equestrian team, log onto www.12thman.com or follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter.
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