TCU Equestrian Edged by Baylor, Down Against Oklahoma State

Friday, March 29

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TCU Equestrian Edged by Baylor, Down Against Oklahoma State

3/29/2019 9:05:00 PM | Equestrian

Scoresheet

STILLWATER, Okla. – The seventh-ranked TCU equestrian program fell to No. 4 Baylor in Round 1 of the Big 12 Championship, 11-8, Friday afternoon. The Frogs then begun Round Two action, squaring off against Oklahoma State for two events. The Cowgirls held on to a 9-1 advantage when the meet dismissed for the evening.

Director of Equestrian Haley Schoolfield
"We are close to where we want to be and where we know we can be, We did some things really well and we had some moments where we learned, and could identify some things we could tighten up on tomorrow. I see how resilient this team is. They might get down but they never count themselves out. They have fun and build themselves as a team. I don't think you can ask for more than that."

The Rundown
The Frogs took home three points in Equitation over Fences. Izzy Baxter brought home the high score while earning a point with a 161. Grace Upshaw had the highest overall score with a 164 but was the only Horned Frog to lose a point in Fences. Both Alex Beneson and Raegan Rast won their points with scores of 157 and 155, respectively.

In Horsemanship, Cydney Benes won the only point for TCU in the event. Benes continues to stay hot, winning her last six matchups and not losing a contest in the last eight. Jamie Cook was the high scorer for the Frogs, earning a 147 on Snip but she was narrowly bested by Abbi Demel, losing 150-147.

In Reining the Horned Frogs were able to pull off two points, Claire Dittrich and Elena Hurd secured victories on Ruf and J-Lo by scores of 138.5 and 133, respectively. Dittrich recorded the highest score for the TCU reiners, but was followed closely by Carly Lombard at 138 who lost by two to Georgia Smith on Paul.

The day concluded with Equitation on the Flat where TCU picked up two points, courtesy of freshmen Niki Barnes and Jacey Albaugh. Albaugh finished as the second highest scorer in the event with a 157. Barnes tallies a 151 on Ethon to secure the tally.

Following the conclusion of that meet, the Frogs prepared for the first half of their matchup with Oklahoma State which would pit the two against each other in Equitation on the Flat and Reining.

Despite solid scores of 160 and 152 from Izzy Baxter and Niki Barnes, the Horned Frogs were unable to pick up a point in Equitation on the Flat.

In Reining, Carly Lombard started the day off with a point, winning 136-134.5 on Callie, but TCU could not pick up another point, dropping tree of the next four rides by a margin of three points or less.

Notes
- Cydney Benes won her sixth consecutive ride. She has not lost a point in her last eight meets going 7-0-1 in that time.
- The Horned Frogs won the English discipline for the 10^th time this season.
- It was only the second time this season that Reining lost its event by a margin of more than one point.
- Jamie Cook rode in Reining for the second and third consecutive meets. The junior rode in that event for the first time collegiately against SMU in the regular-season finale.

Up Next
The Frogs will return to Totusek Arena tomorrow morning to face off against the Cowgirls in Equitation over Feces and Horsemanship. TCU will return to Fort Worth following the conclusion of the awards ceremony which will take place after the Baylor-Oklahoma State matchup.