No. 9 Equestrian Upends No. 4 Fresno State in Waco
WACO, Texas – No. 9 Baylor equestrian (4-6, 2-3 Big 12) remained perfect at home when it picked up a 11-8 upset win over No. 4 Fresno State (6-5, 2-2 Big 12) on Saturday at the Willis Family Equestrian Center.
With all events moved indoors, the Bears opened the meet with fences. With all scores 80 and above, BU won the discipline, 3-2. Savannah Hemby, Gia Gulino and Caroline Fuller each pocketed points for the Bears, with Gulino's 84 on Calvi earning the MOP nod.
Following fences, the reining squad hit the ring. While the Bulldogs came out on top with a 3-2 decision, Maggie Cincotta and Maddy Bomba contributed points for BU to bring the overall team score to a 5-5 tie at the half.
The meet continued concurrently with a split arena for flat and horsemanship, where BU secured both disciplines with 3-2 and 3-1 wins, respectively.
In the flat, Madison Day, Grace Thiel and Rachael Davis earned points, with Day's meet-high 96 on Capistrano earning MOP honors.
Closing out with horsemanship, the Bears and the Bulldogs battled it out until the end. Kacie Scharf, Gabrielle Marty and Katie Davis collected points to help the Bears win the meet, 11-8. Marty's 76.5 on Vegas was deemed MOP for the discipline.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor improved to 4-0 in home meets this season.
• Baylor is now 13-4 all-time against Fresno State.
• BU improved to 2-6 against ranked foes this season.
• Gia Gulino secured her second MOP nod of the season.
• Madison Day earned her second flat MOP honor of the year.
• Gabrielle Marty won her third MOP honor in horsemanship.
STAT OF THE MEET
3 – the number of MOP winners for the Bears.
TOP QUOTE
Head coach Casie Maxwell
On the win…
“We played really well the last two weekends on the road, both at TCU and at Auburn. It's hard to play on the road, to be confident and to be bold, lay out some good scores, and we did that in both of those meets. We planned on coming back and being a little more confident in our home arena with the whole team behind us and a good fan base, and I think we did that today. We knew playing Fresno State wasn't going to be easy, and it was exactly what we thought it was going to be. They kept their heads focused and going point after point, that's what we had to do.”
WHAT’S NEXT
Baylor looks ahead to its next matchup: a road meet against No. 8 Texas A&M and a neutral-site clash against South Dakota State on Feb. 28 in College Station, Texas.