Seniors Shine in Pair of Wins

Thursday, March 11

Fort Worth, Texas

9:30 AM

TCU

Lynchburg

Seniors Shine in Pair of Wins

3/11/2021 9:32:00 PM | Equestrian

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TCU finished the season undefeated at home

FORT WORTH – Winning all six Most Outstanding Performer's awarded on the day, No. 7 TCU downed Lynchburg in the morning session, 7-1, then followed it up with a 12-7 win over No. 9 Baylor.

With the pair of victories, TCU (5-3, 2-2 Big 12) finished the season undefeated at home for the first time since the 2009-10 season.

DIRECTOR OF EQUESTRIAN HALEY SCHOOLFIELD
"It was such a tremendous day for us in every aspect. We rode so hard and competed with tenacity and fire and I loved that from our group. We have a short turnaround to get ready and we are ready to get back to work."

THE RUNDOWN VS. LYNCHBURG
TCU started the day with a 3-1 win in Fences over Lynchburg (0-4). Alex Beneson nabbed the MOP with an 86-77 win on Elle. Ashleigh Scully and Raegan Rast collected the other two points with scores of 85 and 79, respectively. Senior Kathleen Harrigan recorded an 83 in exhibition on Callisto, her career best.

Moving over to Flat, the Frogs swept all four rides. Ashleigh Scully was the MOP after scoring a 91 on Mabel. Jacey Albaugh earned the second-highest ride in program history with a 96 on Mo. Wynne Weatherly earned the first score of 90 or more in her career with a 91 on Lina. Alex Beneson rounded out the wins with an 81-79 decision on Wiz.

THE RUNDOWN VS. BAYLOR
The Frogs closed the regular season home slate with a 12-7 win over No. 9 Baylor (1-4, 1-3 Big 12). The Frogs won all four MOPs and won three events and tied the fourth.

In the front half, TCU took three points in both Fences and Reining. In Fences, Alex Beneson won the MOP with an 87 on Java. Isabella Baxter and Wynne Weatherly closely followed that back up with an 86 and 85.5 on Fats and Lui.

In Reining, Maddy Buchanan set the tone for the Frogs offense with a 72.5 on Snoop Dogg, good enough for the MOP. Mattie Dukes recorded a 68.5-65 victory on Ella, while Shea Graham carded a 68 on Mateo.

Following the intermission, TCU and Baylor split the Flat, 2-2. Isabella Baxter won her first Flat MOP of the season with an 85 on Caprilli. Jacey Albaugh continued her hot riding at home with an 84 on Casper. Wynne Weatherly and Baylor's Caroline Fuller tied with a score of 75 on Lina.

The Horned Frogs closed the day with a 4-1 win in Horsemanship. Anna Hauter shut the door with a 75 in her last ride at Diamond Creek Ranch. She won the MOP on Jake. Giorgia Medows, Mattie Dukes and Jessica McAllister earned the other three TCU points with scores of 68, 74.5 and 71.5.

Following the meet, the team honored seven seniors for their contributions to the program over the last four years.
Alex Beneson – Jumping Seat
Josie Ferrante – Western
Kathleen Harrigan – Jumping Seat
Anna Hauter – Western
Janelle Henningsen – Jumping Seat
Raegan Rast – Jumping Seat
Max Potter – Communications

NOTES
- TCU improved to 8-23 all time against Baylor but has won the last two home meets.
- The Frogs finished the 2021 campaign undefeated at home with four wins. It was the first time TCU was unbeaten at home since the 2009-10 season.
- TCU picked up all four MOPs in a meet for the second time this season. The last time the Frogs won all four MOPs against Baylor was on Feb. 10, 2018.
- Jacey Albaugh tied for the second highest ride in program history with a 96 on the Flat.
- Ashleigh Scully earned her first-career MOP in the meet against Lynchburg.
- Scully also set a new season-high in Flat with a 91.
- Alex Beneson rode in her 50^th career Fences ride and set a new season-high against Lynchburg.
- Maddy Buchanan tied a career-high with a 72.5 in Reining.
- Wynne Weatherly recorded a new career-high with a 91 on Lina in Flat action.
- Kathleen Harrigan recorded a new career-high with an 83 in Fences.

UP NEXT
The Frogs hit the road for the regular season finale as they face Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla. on Saturday. Action is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.