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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
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</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 7, 2021</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><br>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">No. 7 EQ Drops 9-6 Meet Against No. 5 Fresno State</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bears tie in three events, but come up just short against the Bulldogs<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
</span><span class="Hyperlink0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">THE RUNDOWN</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FORT WORTH, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Less than 24 hours after competing against the No. 6
Oklahoma State Cowgirls, No. 7 Baylor equestrian took on No. 5 Fresno State Sunday, but fell 9-6 in a neutral-site contest hosted by TCU.
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bears (1-3, 1-2) started with a 3-0 deficit in Fences against the Bulldogs (4-1, 2-0), but bounced back to tie in Reining with a score of 2-2. Madaline
Callaway earned her second MOP honor of the season in Reining with a score of 72 on Alfie, while Andie Pratt also collected a point for BU with a 70.5 on Bella.<br>
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Baylor trailed 5-2 heading into the afternoon events, but once again tied FS</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2-2 in the Flat. Rachael Davis earned an MOP with a season high score of 86 on Lina, and Gia Gulino tacked on a score of 78 to bring the Bears within striking distance.
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In Horsemanship, Baylor earned the first two points with Clara Johnson recording a 75 and Katie Davis earning a 75.5. However, the Bulldogs would collect
the final two points and ultimately clinch the meet</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOTABLES</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">• BU is now 1-3 against ranked opponents this season.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">• Baylor picked up 2-2 ties against Fresno State in three events – Reining, Flat and Horsemanship.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Madaline Callaway garnered her second MOP honor of the year in Reining with a 72 on Alfie.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">• Rachael Davis earned her second MOP honor this season with a season high score of 86 in Flat</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">• Maddie Vorhies scored a season high total of 80 in Fences, though she was edged by the highest score of the day
<span class="None">– an 85 by Fresno State’s </span>Ana Bertozzi.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">• Clara Johnson scored a personal best this season with a score of 75 in the Horsemanship event.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">STAT OF THE MEET</span></b><span class="None"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 – Baylor tied three events 2-2, and picked up two MOP performers (Callaway and Davis) who each earned their second MOP’s of the season.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">TOP QUOTE</span></b><span class="None"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span class="None"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head coach Casie Maxwell</span></b></span><span class="None"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On today's meet…</span></i><span class="None"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“It was definitely a rough weekend for our team, but I was happy to us come out and fix some of Saturday’s errors, while putting out stronger performances
as a whole team. Our competition doesn’t get any easier this next week, so we’re really looking for the team to lay down solid performances in all four events.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHAT'S NEXT</span></b><span class="None"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">No. 7 Baylor will return to Fort Worth for a matchup with No. 2 TCU on Thursday, March 11. The Bears are currently 23-7 all-time against TCU, having
won five of the last six meetings. First ride is set for 1 p</span><span lang="PT" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.m. CT.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor equestrian, follow the team on Facebook (Baylor Equestrian), Twitter (@BaylorEQ) and Instagram
(@BaylorEquestrian).</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:14.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-BaylorBears.com-</span></i><span class="None"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#154734">Max Calderone</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, EQ)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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