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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 Falls to No. 2 Auburn, 16-3<br class="ContentPasted1">
</span></b><i><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Two event shutouts keep the Bears at bay<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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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">THE RUNDOWN </span></b></p>
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">WACO, Texas </span></b><b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black;">–</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 (0-2) suffered a 16-3 defeat to No. 2 Auburn (2-0) Friday afternoon at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco, Texas. </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">After dropping Fences 5-0, the Bears tallied three points with strong rides in Flat and Horsemanship. A Reining shutout kept the BU comeback at bay. </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">Despite high-80 scores, Baylor dropped Fences 5-0. </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">Elsie Naruszewicz (71) scored BU’s first point of the meet in Horsemanship, improving to 2-0 on the season. Madison Mitchell (89) and Lauren Jorgensen (81) added a couple points on the Jumping Seat side
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">Auburn shutout Baylor in Reining to put the meet away. </span></p>
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">NOTABLES </span></b></p>
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<li class="ContentPasted1">Baylor moves to 3-14 against Auburn all-time. </li><li class="ContentPasted1">Juliette Earley (Fences) made her collegiate debut. </li><li class="ContentPasted1">Jorgensen scored her first-career point in Flat. </li><li class="ContentPasted1">Jorgensen tied a career-high with an 86 in Fences, last achieved against UT Martin last season. </li><li class="ContentPasted1">Mazie Petelski (Reining) made her collegiate debut. </li></ul>
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">STAT OF THE MEET </span></b></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">2- Naruszewicz (Horsemanship) remains undefeated through two meets this season. </span></p>
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<b><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">WHAT’S NEXT </span></b></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size:10.5pt">No. 7 Baylor (0-2) opens Big 12 play against No. 5 Oklahoma State (0-1) on Friday, Oct. 13 at the Willis Family Equestrian Center. </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black;">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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