TCU Falls in Heartbreaker to Baylor

Saturday, February 6

Waco, Texas

11 AM

TCU

Baylor

TCU Falls in Heartbreaker to Baylor

2/6/2021 5:39:00 PM | Equestrian

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Graham earns pair of MOPs

WACO, Texas – Tightly contested scores from each matchup created a heated meet between No. 7 TCU and No. 9 Baylor, with the Bears coming out on top, 10-9, after the final ride Saturday afternoon at the Willis Family Equestrian Center.

DIRECTOR OF EQUESTRIAN HALEY SCHOOLFIELD
"We rode so well today and I am incredibly proud of our team. We may have fallen in the meet, but the progression out of our unit has been fantastic. We have another test next week with Oklahoma State, but I think we will just keep going. Today was disappointing, but we are still in a good spot moving forward."

THE RUNDOWN
TCU (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) started the day well with a 3-2 victory in Fences. Isabella Baxter tallied the highest score for TCU with an 81-79 win on Casanova over Maddie Vorhies. Sydnie Young rode to a 79 on Calvi to earn a point alongside Ashleigh Scully who notched a 78 on Grande.

Action moved to the outdoor pen in Reining where the Frogs and Baylor (1-1, 1-0 Big 12) split the event 2-2. Shea Graham earned the first of her MOPs in the event scoring a 75.5 on Penny. Mattie Dukes earned the second TCU point with a 74 on Nic. Bella Andrews also put together a fantastic ride for the TCU side, riding to a 74.5 tie on Polly with Baylor's Shelby Clausen.

After halftime, the Frogs and Bears squared off in Flat where the Frogs came out with a 3-2 win. Captain Alex Beneson led the Frogs with a 78 on Cowboy over Caroline Fuller. Jacey Albaugh and Sydnie Young earned the other two points for TCU with scores of 77 and 75, respectively.

Attention turned to Horsemanship for the final event of the day. With high scores aplenty, Baylor won the event 4-1 in a walk-off win. Shea Graham earned her second MOP of the day after a ride of 79 on Gracie. Jessica McAllister gave her all on Bentley, scoring a 78.5, but she came up just short of Kacie Scharf's 79. Anna Hauter and Giorgia Medows also had fantastic scores of 76.5 and 76, respectively, but narrowly dropped their points.

NOTES
- TCU Director of Equestrian Haley Schoolfield and Baylor Head Coach Casie Maxwell matched up against each other for the 20^th time in their respective careers.
- The Frogs and Bears met for the 40^th time in competition.
- TCU scored under 1,400 in raw score for the first time this season and first time since Feb. 29, 2020 when the Frogs fell at SMU.
- Shea Graham tied for the eighth highest ride all-time in Reining with a 75.5. It was the highest Reining score since Claire Dittrich scored a 75.5 at Auburn on Oct. 19, 2019.
- Graham's 79 ties the sixth highest all-time score in Horsemanship. It was the highest score since Mattie Dukes recorded a 79.5 at Auburn on Oct. 19, 2019.
- Graham remains undefeated in Horsemanship with four wins.
- Graham leads the team with three total MOPs across both Western events.
- Jessica McAllister's 78.5 is tied for the 10^th highest Horsemanship score in program history.
- Bella Andrews set a new career-high with a 74.5 in Reining.
- Alex Beneson rode for the 80^th time in her TCU career.
- Anna Hauter also set a new career high with a 76.5 in Horsemanship.
- Hauter and Graham both have an average score of 74.88 this season, tied for highest on the Horsemanship unit.
- Raegan Rast competed in her 50^th Fences ride.
- Ashleigh Scully is undefeated in rides this year with a record of 6-0-1 across Fences and Flat competition.

UP NEXT
The Frogs will be back in action next weekend when they face No. 2 Oklahoma State in the Cowgirls season opener. The meet is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13 at Totusek Arena.