Saturday, October 19
Auburn, Ala.
11 AM
TCU
4
at
15
Auburn
Photo by: Gregg Ellman
Frogs Fall to Top-Ranked Auburn
10/19/2019 4:39:00 PM | Equestrian
TCU returns to Fort Worth 2-1 on the weekend
AUBURN, Ala. – The fifth-ranked TCU equestrian program fell to No. 1 Auburn Saturday afternoon 15-4. The Frogs won one Most Outstanding Performer honor in Horsemanship
DIRECTOR OF EQUESTRIAN HALEY SCHOOLFIELD
"I'm so proud of how we rode today and especially proud of the Horsemanship team for coming out with a draw and MOP. It was raining all day and the schedule had to be rearranged and I thought the girls handled that mental challenge very well. It's now time to get back to work and we will work hard this next week to prepare for our next couple of meets against Baylor and OSU."
THE RUNDOWN
TCU and Auburn began their bout with action in Flat, where the Tigers won 4-1. TCU had strong performances turned in from Izzy Baxter (88), Lanie Walkenbach (85) and Misty Redd (83), but Redd was the only point winner carding an 83-80 win on Descendo. The Tigers were aided by two incredible performances, a 90 by Paige Matthies and a 97 from McKayla Langmeier.
The rain then began to fall as the action started heating up at Fences. The Frogs only recorded one score lower than 80 but couldn't grab more than the one point in an event that had an average margin of victory of 2.8. Raegan Rast was the winner of the lone TCU point, winning 82-81 on Neto. Alex Beneson was the high scorer of the event for the Horned Frogs, scoring an 83, but losing her point to Alex Pielet who marked an 84.
Meet action moved over to the Western side with Auburn leading 8-2. In Horsemanship, the two sides battled to a 2-2 split. TCU put together its best overall performance in the event, with an average score of 76, higher than Auburn's 74.9 average. Mattie Dukes showed for the first time as a collegiate rider, putting up a 79.5 on Fred, matching Deanna Green's score and resulting in no point. Josie Mootz and Drew Rogers were the point winners for the Frogs with scores of 77 and 74.5, respectively. Mootz earned the Most Outstanding Performer honor for her ride.
TCU concluded its action in Alabama with Reining. The Frogs were unable to get on the board, falling to Auburn 5-0. Claire Dittrich was the high scorer for the Frogs, earning a 75.5 on Angel, but was unable to overcome a score of 76.5 by Jen Kasper.
NOTES
* Mattie Dukes made her collegiate debut, scoring a 79.5 on Fred.
* Dukes' 79.5 is the highest score in Horsemanship TCU has recorded this season.
* Scoring a 79.5 on her career debut is a new TCU Western record, breaking Samantha Bayer's mark of 76.5 against Kansas State on Oct. 22, 2011.
* Raegan Rast remained undefeated with an 82-81 win.
* Josie Mootz totaled a season high 77.
* Mootz won the MOP in Horsemanship the second of her season and the sixth of her career.
UP NEXT
The Frogs will have a bye week before taking to the road to face Baylor Friday, Nov. 1 in Waco.
DIRECTOR OF EQUESTRIAN HALEY SCHOOLFIELD
"I'm so proud of how we rode today and especially proud of the Horsemanship team for coming out with a draw and MOP. It was raining all day and the schedule had to be rearranged and I thought the girls handled that mental challenge very well. It's now time to get back to work and we will work hard this next week to prepare for our next couple of meets against Baylor and OSU."
THE RUNDOWN
TCU and Auburn began their bout with action in Flat, where the Tigers won 4-1. TCU had strong performances turned in from Izzy Baxter (88), Lanie Walkenbach (85) and Misty Redd (83), but Redd was the only point winner carding an 83-80 win on Descendo. The Tigers were aided by two incredible performances, a 90 by Paige Matthies and a 97 from McKayla Langmeier.
The rain then began to fall as the action started heating up at Fences. The Frogs only recorded one score lower than 80 but couldn't grab more than the one point in an event that had an average margin of victory of 2.8. Raegan Rast was the winner of the lone TCU point, winning 82-81 on Neto. Alex Beneson was the high scorer of the event for the Horned Frogs, scoring an 83, but losing her point to Alex Pielet who marked an 84.
Meet action moved over to the Western side with Auburn leading 8-2. In Horsemanship, the two sides battled to a 2-2 split. TCU put together its best overall performance in the event, with an average score of 76, higher than Auburn's 74.9 average. Mattie Dukes showed for the first time as a collegiate rider, putting up a 79.5 on Fred, matching Deanna Green's score and resulting in no point. Josie Mootz and Drew Rogers were the point winners for the Frogs with scores of 77 and 74.5, respectively. Mootz earned the Most Outstanding Performer honor for her ride.
TCU concluded its action in Alabama with Reining. The Frogs were unable to get on the board, falling to Auburn 5-0. Claire Dittrich was the high scorer for the Frogs, earning a 75.5 on Angel, but was unable to overcome a score of 76.5 by Jen Kasper.
NOTES
* Mattie Dukes made her collegiate debut, scoring a 79.5 on Fred.
* Dukes' 79.5 is the highest score in Horsemanship TCU has recorded this season.
* Scoring a 79.5 on her career debut is a new TCU Western record, breaking Samantha Bayer's mark of 76.5 against Kansas State on Oct. 22, 2011.
* Raegan Rast remained undefeated with an 82-81 win.
* Josie Mootz totaled a season high 77.
* Mootz won the MOP in Horsemanship the second of her season and the sixth of her career.
UP NEXT
The Frogs will have a bye week before taking to the road to face Baylor Friday, Nov. 1 in Waco.
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