TCU Advances to Championship

Friday, March 26

Waco, Texas

10 AM

TCU

Fresno State

TCU Advances to Championship

3/26/2021 8:39:00 PM | Equestrian

Scoresheet

Frogs face Oklahoma State for conference title

WACO, Texas – Propelled by a 9-1 Jumping Seat win, the third-seeded TCU equestrian team beat second seed Fresno State, 15-4, in the Big 12 Championship semifinals. It will be the first championship appearance for the Horned Frogs in program history.

DIRECTOR OF EQUESTRIAN HALEY SCHOOLFIELD
"Our unit battled so hard out there today and it was terrific to see. We aren't done yet; this group has a fire and a yearning for success. We will be back tomorrow with one goal in mind."

THE RUNDOWN
TCU (6-4) started the day strong with a 5-0 sweep in Fences. Isabella Baxter was the leading scorer for the Frogs with a 176 on Lamar. Alex Beneson, Raegan Rast and Ashleigh Scully followed close behind with scores of 169, 167 and 164, respectively. Sydney Berube made her first appearance since the season opener and won, 158-144, over Fresno State's Lizzie Stodden.

Action then turned to Reining where the Frogs downed Fresno State (5-4), 3-1. Maddy Buchanan spearheaded the Frogs with a 141.5 on Bueno. Sarah Armenta got back in the win column, narrowly edging Ashley Jackson on Ben, 135.5-135. Captain Bella Andrews collected the final TCU point with a 135-134 decision on Cowboy. Mattie Dukes and Fresno State's Julianne Kelley tied the final point in the event on Paul with a 135.5.

After the half, TCU and Fresno State resumed action in Flat. Jacey Albaugh led the Frogs in scoring with a 164 on Capistrano. Wynne Weatherly collected a point with a 152-123 win on Sunny. Alex Beneson rounded out the TCU scoring with a 147 on Cowboy.

Horsemanship begun shortly after with the Frogs winning the event 4-1. Mattie Dukes and Shea Graham topped the TCU charts in scores with 151 and 150, respectively. Jessica McAllister continued her fantastic run with a 147.5 on Vegas. Giorgia Medows picked up the final TCU point with a 144-142.5 win on Scotty.

NOTES
- TCU advanced to the Big 12 Championship finals for the first time in program history.
- The Horned Frogs won by nine, their largest margin in a Big 12 Championship meet in program history.
- TCU improved to 3-4 all-time when facing the second-seeded team.
- TCU and Fresno State faced each other in the Big 12 Championship for the first time. The Bulldogs joined the conference as an affiliate member last season.
- TCU moves to 3-2 on the season when facing a top 5 team.
- The Frogs improved to 12-9 all-time against Fresno State.
- TCU snapped a two-meet losing streak to the Bulldogs.
- Isabella Baxter earned a 90 from one Fences judge, tying the highest Fences score in program history.
- Raegan Rast earned her 35^th win in Fences competition. She is now tied with Kaitlyn Perry for seventh on the all-time single event win list.
- Alex Beneson earned her eighth win of the season in Fences. She has tied her career best for single season victories dating back to her freshman year.
- Baxter and Beneson both improved on their team-leading wins mark with eight.
- Anna Hauter made her 25^th career appearance in Horsemanship. She has amassed a 16-8-1 record in that time.
- Bella Andrews rode in her 25^th career meet for the Reining group.
- Sydney Berube competed for the first time since opening day.
- Isabella Baxter showed for the 70^th time in a TCU uniform.
- Shea Graham showed in her 10^th career ride in both Horsemanship and Reining.

UP NEXT
Third-seeded TCU will be back in action tomorrow morning when it faces the top seed, Oklahoma State, in the Big 12 Championship final. Action is slated to begin at 9:30 in the morning and will be streamed on Big12Sports.com.