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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size: 16pt; color: black;">No. 7 Baylor Equestrian Opens the Season with the Battle of the Brazos<br class="ContentPasted1">
</span></b><i><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Bears head to College Station to face the Aggies<br class="ContentPasted1">
</span></i><b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">For more information contact:</span></b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> Kalie Smith, 409-351-0790,
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</span><b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black;">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black;"> No. 7
</span><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">Baylor equestrian (0-0) is set to open its 2023-24 season further down the Brazos at No. 4 Texas A&M (0-0) this week. </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">The Bears will face off against the Aggies on Friday at 1 p.m. at the Hildebrand Equine Complex in College Station, Texas. </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">Seventh-year head coach Casie Maxwell leads a squad of 61 student-athletes, including All-American Madison Mitchell (Flat) and NCEA Co-Rider of the Year Dominika Silvestri (Flat). Additionally, BU returns
13 of its 19 point-winners from last season. </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">Baylor is back in action after a fifth-consecutive trip to the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) quarterfinals under Maxwell. </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">After a 6-10 campaign and a third-place finish at the 2023 Big 12 Championship, the Bears were ranked seventh in the NCEA preseason dual discipline poll and remained seventh following the first week of this
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">BU is 3-3 in season openers during the Maxwell era and will open the year on the road for the fifth-consecutive season. Baylor has outscored opponents 67-44 in its last five season-opening competitions. </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">A&M leads the all-time series 17-8 over BU, with the Bears looking for their first win over the Aggies since 2021. A win would mark just the second in eight attempts for Maxwell over her alma mater. Live
scoring will be provided by A&M and is available here. </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">Following this week’s season opener, BU will return to Waco on Oct. 6 to open the home slate against No. 2 Auburn. </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. </span></p>
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<b><span class="ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(21, 71, 52);">Kalie Smith</span></b><span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"> | Communications Coordinator (Equestrian)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black;"></span></p>
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