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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No. 6 Baylor EQ Closes Out Home Slate With South Carolina<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears to honor 15 as part of Senior Day ceremonies<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"> No. 6 Baylor equestrian (4-5) hosts
South Carolina (0-7) for its final home meet of the season at 11 a.m. Friday at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">After falling short in a raw-score tiebreaker to TCU last week, the Bears are looking to earn their first win of the spring.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">The Gamecocks hold a slight 8-6 advantage over BU in the all-time series record, though the two schools have not met since Nov. 9, 2018. USC
took that last meeting in a raw-score tiebreaker, 1139.5-1114. The Gamecocks opened their spring season last Saturday with a 14-4 loss to No. 3 Auburn.<br>
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Baylor has won 18 of its 36 individual events this season, with Fences and Reining outscoring opponents 25-19 and 25-14, respectively.<br>
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Seventeen different Bears have recorded points this year, including Caroline Fuller (Flat), Jenna Meimerstorf (Reining) and Andie Pratt (Reining), who are each riding a three-meet win streak since the beginning of the spring campaign.<br>
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Fifteen seniors will be recognized as part of BU’s Senior Day ceremonies. All seniors on this year’s roster may exercise their fifth year of eligibility and return to Waco for next season.<br>
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Live scoring for the meet will be available at </span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/2018/5/16/sports-w-equest-live-scoring.aspx"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.25pt">BaylorBears.com.</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor equestrian, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorEQ.<br>
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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 (BSB, FB, 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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