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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 28, 2024<br>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor Equestrian Hosts 2024 Big 12 Championship</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b><br>
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><i>Fourth-seeded Bears to face top-seeded TCU on Friday</i></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><i><br>
</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b>For more information contact:</b> Kalie Smith, 409-351-0790,
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="mailto:Kalie_Smith1@baylor.edu" id="OWAa14867a9-372f-98b2-6a82-abc1579c297f" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Kalie_Smith1@baylor.edu</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><br>
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</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>WACO, Texas</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b> –</b> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor
equestrian (2-10, 1-5) is set to host the 2024 Big 12 Championship this weekend at the Willis Family Equestrian Center, running March 29-30.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Fourth-seeded BU will face top-seeded and No. 1-ranked TCU (11-1, 6-0) on Friday at 10 a.m., while No. 2 seed and seventh-ranked
Oklahoma State (6-6, 4-2) squares off against third-seeded Fresno State (3-8, 1-5) simultaneously.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friday’s winners will advance to Saturday’s final, which is set to begin immediately following a consolation meet between
the two non-advancing teams, starting at 9:30 a.m.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In last season’s Big 12 Championship, the Bears fell 12-8 to OSU, but charged back with a 16-4 defeat of Fresno State in
the consolation meet to claim third place.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor dropped both regular-season contests to TCU this year, including a 14-6 defeat in Burleson on Nov. 10, then fell 12-7
in Waco on March 1.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bears fell to the Cowgirls in both regular-season matchups, dropping a tight 10-8 contest in Waco on Oct. 13, then suffered
a 12-6 defeat on the road in Stillwater on Feb. 9.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">BU split the series with FS, claiming a 9-9 raw-score tiebreaker in Waco on Nov. 2, then suffering an 11-6 defeat in California
on Feb. 16.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Baylor is looking to carry its momentum in the Flat ring into the postseason. Behind Lauren Reid’s five consecutive points, BU claimed
the event in its last two outings.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Four Bears boast a winning conference record heading into this weekend, including Madison Mitchell (Flat, 4-2), Sadie Peters (Reining,
3-1-1), Reid (Fences, 3-1-1; Flat, 5-1) and Dominika Silvestri (Fences, 3-1-1).</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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<span style="color: rgb(21, 71, 52);"><b>Kalie Smith</b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> | Communications Coordinator (Equestrian)</span></p>
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