AUBURN, Ala. –?The No. 5 Texas A&M equestrian team fell to No. 4 Auburn, 10-6, on Friday at the Auburn University Equestrian Center. Â
The Aggies (3-3, 1-2) picked up three points in Reining as Lisa Bricker beat Caroline Buchanan, 71.5-67, on Dually to earn Most Outstanding Performer honors. Lauren Hanson rode Goose to a 65-0-win over Alexia Tordoff and after review, Ariana Gray outscored Boo Kammerer, 62-59.5, on Rimba. Â
Auburn (5-1, 3-0) started the second half strong, picking up the first three Fences points, before Alexa Leong and Haley Redifer picked up a pair of points for the Aggies.Â
The Maroon & White battled hard in Horsemanship as two ties saw the Aggies drop the discipline, 2-1. Cori Cansdale was the lone Aggie to pick up a Horsemanship point as she bested Caroline Fredenburg, 73-67, on DNR.Â
The Aggies dropped all five points in Flat.??Â
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Texas A&M returns home to host Fresno State for the final fall meet on Thursday, November 17, at 1 p.m.Â
Texas A&M QuotesÂ
Head Coach Tana McKayÂ
On the meet...Â
"We battled hard today, and we knew coming in that Auburn is always going to be tough at home. Our girls had a lot of clean and mistake free rides and I thought our Reiners had a really strong performance today."Â Â
On Cori Cansdale and Alexis Robinson receiving Aggie rings...Â
"I'm proud of Cori and Alexis for receiving their prestigious Aggie ring today. Ring day is always a big moment in an Aggie's life. I love when the team is together and can celebrate their teammate's big day."Â
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