Saturday, February 24
College Station
10 a.m.
Texas A&M
14
vs
4
Baylor
Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 3 Texas A&M Dominates No. 6 Baylor, 14-4
Feb 24, 2018 | Equestrian
COLLEGE STATION - The third-ranked Texas A&M equestrian team defeated No. 6 Baylor, 14-4, Saturday at the Hildebrand Equine Complex. With the win, the Aggies move to 9-4 on the season, 5-0 at home, while Baylor moves to 4-3.
"Anytime you can come out with that strong of a showing against a strong team who has beaten some top teams is great. This is the momentum that we need," head coach Tana McKay said. "We have an off week, so we can concentrate on some of the small things. We have a tough meet against another SEC opponent in Georgia. I feel like we are on a good roll. Everything isn't perfect, but some adjustments we needed to make from last week we saw today, which is a positive. We are in a good position, and I am happy with where they are at right now."
The Aggies jumped out to an early 3-1 lead after Equitation over Fences as Caroline Dance opened the meet by edging out Gabby Conte, 82-81, for her fourth straight victory of the season. Alex Desiderio was named the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) after earning the highest-scoring ride of the day with an 85, bettering Madison Day's 83. Rachael Hake tallied her team-high 10th win of the season after topping Brittney Mirkov, 82-80.
Texas A&M extended their lead to 7-1 after sweeping Horsemanship, 4-0. The Aggies rattled off three straight points with Ashley Davidson leading the way as she defeated Abbi Demel, 70.5-69. Sarah Orsak followed suit with a 72-60 victory over Charlotte Green before Avery Ellis notched her third-straight MOP by outscoring Clara Johnson, 73.5-66. Alex Albright finished the first half with a 73.5 to beat Elizabeth Forney's 73.
The Maroon & White continued their dominance in the Hunt Seat arena after taking Equitation on the Flat, 4-1. Rebekah Chenelle scored the first point with a 75-69 victory over Day, followed by Brianna Peddicord knocking off Mirkov, 65-64. Desiderio clinched the win for the Aggies after earning her second point of the day by downing Rachael Davis, 77-69. Hake concluded the event with a 77, bettering Grace Thiel's 71 to give A&M an 11-2 advantage while being named MOP for her efforts.
Texas A&M closed the meet by scoring three points in Reining. Madison Bohman started the event with a 70.5 to outscore Kaylynn DeBernard's 69. Ashton Dunkel topped Georgia Smith, 67-66.5, while Kalee McCann ended the day with 70.5-70 triumph over Demel.
The Aggies return to action for their final conference matchup against No. 1 Georgia on Saturday, March 10. The meet is slated to begin at 11 a.m. at the Hildebrand Equine Complex.
To learn more about Texas A&M Equestrian, log on to 12thMan.com and follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter and Instagram.
"Anytime you can come out with that strong of a showing against a strong team who has beaten some top teams is great. This is the momentum that we need," head coach Tana McKay said. "We have an off week, so we can concentrate on some of the small things. We have a tough meet against another SEC opponent in Georgia. I feel like we are on a good roll. Everything isn't perfect, but some adjustments we needed to make from last week we saw today, which is a positive. We are in a good position, and I am happy with where they are at right now."
The Aggies jumped out to an early 3-1 lead after Equitation over Fences as Caroline Dance opened the meet by edging out Gabby Conte, 82-81, for her fourth straight victory of the season. Alex Desiderio was named the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) after earning the highest-scoring ride of the day with an 85, bettering Madison Day's 83. Rachael Hake tallied her team-high 10th win of the season after topping Brittney Mirkov, 82-80.
Texas A&M extended their lead to 7-1 after sweeping Horsemanship, 4-0. The Aggies rattled off three straight points with Ashley Davidson leading the way as she defeated Abbi Demel, 70.5-69. Sarah Orsak followed suit with a 72-60 victory over Charlotte Green before Avery Ellis notched her third-straight MOP by outscoring Clara Johnson, 73.5-66. Alex Albright finished the first half with a 73.5 to beat Elizabeth Forney's 73.
The Maroon & White continued their dominance in the Hunt Seat arena after taking Equitation on the Flat, 4-1. Rebekah Chenelle scored the first point with a 75-69 victory over Day, followed by Brianna Peddicord knocking off Mirkov, 65-64. Desiderio clinched the win for the Aggies after earning her second point of the day by downing Rachael Davis, 77-69. Hake concluded the event with a 77, bettering Grace Thiel's 71 to give A&M an 11-2 advantage while being named MOP for her efforts.
Texas A&M closed the meet by scoring three points in Reining. Madison Bohman started the event with a 70.5 to outscore Kaylynn DeBernard's 69. Ashton Dunkel topped Georgia Smith, 67-66.5, while Kalee McCann ended the day with 70.5-70 triumph over Demel.
The Aggies return to action for their final conference matchup against No. 1 Georgia on Saturday, March 10. The meet is slated to begin at 11 a.m. at the Hildebrand Equine Complex.
To learn more about Texas A&M Equestrian, log on to 12thMan.com and follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter and Instagram.
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