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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 10, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Baylor EQ Falls to No. 3 TCU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">For more information contact:
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168,
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">FORT WORTH, Texas –
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">The Baylor Equestrian team fell in the first meet of the season, 12-8, to No. 3 TCU at KSM Bear Creek Farms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">The Bears (0-1, 0-1) couldn’t catch the Horned Frogs (4-1, 2-0) despite a comeback effort through Flat. TCU took Fences 3-2, Reining 4-1, Horsemanship 3-2 but BU came away with a Flat win,
3-2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Starting off the meet in Fences, Caroline Muth rode the exhibition ride on Billy for a score of 81.5. Emma Covarrubias scored a 74.5 on Phia, which TCU followed up with a 71 for a Baylor point.
Lauren Jorgensen earned a score of 37.5 on Van, bested by TCU’s 82. Madison Mitchell earned a 40 on Java, TCU winning the point with an 84.5. Lauren Reid rode Electric to a score of 80, TCU not being able to match with a 55. Juliette Earley closed out the
event for the Bears with an 81.5 on Fats, edged by the Frogs’ 85.5 score. The event ended with TCU ahead, 3-2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">In Reining, Isabella Hehr rode Britney to start the Bears off, scoring a 69.5, bested ever so slightly by the Horned Frogs’ 71.5. Riley Cachat had a score of 71.25 on Smooch, taking the point
after TCU had a 68.25 score. Kalena Reynolds started the second half with a 63 on Alfie, TCU getting the point with a 71.5. On Roxie, Sadie Peters had a 66.75, not able to best the Frogs’ 71.25 score. Emily Moomaw brought up the rear in Reining with a 64.5
on Boogie Man, TCU narrowly getting the point with a 66.25. The event concluded with the Horned Frogs up 4-1.
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">At the half, the Bears were down 7-3 headed into Flat and Horsemanship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">On the Flat, Caroline Robelen started it off with an exhibition ride, scoring a 68.5 on Dover. Jorgensen was the first one out in the pen, scoring a 74 on Lina, which TCU overcame with a 76
for the first point. Reid went next for BU, earning a 76 on Luke. TCU came just shy and scored a 75 for Reid to earn the Bears’ point. Earley came close to topping TCU’s 76 on Lui with a 74 score of her own, but the Frogs got the point. Mitchell came next,
earning a 72 on Katie and getting the point for the Bears against TCU’s 66.5. Finalizing the event was Lauren Stebbins, earning a 72 on Gipsy, overtaking the Frogs’ 70.5 for the point. The Bears won the event, 3-2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">In Horsemanship, Gia Pozzi was the exhibition rider, earning a 72.5 on Bob. Taylor Smith earned a 70.25 on Jake but TCU came up with a 72 for the point. Alexis Rutledge had a score of 73.25
on Flash, TCU not being able to match with a 71.75. On Cupid, Anna Thron had a 71.75, just edged by the Horned Frogs’ 72.5 for the point. Nadalee Vasquez’ 69.5 on George was enough to beat out TCU’s 67.75 for the point. On Hector, Carley Rutledge 70.75, TCU
winning with a point over her. Baylor scored two points to TCU’s three in Horsemanship to finish the meet, 12-8.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">TCU swept the MOP awards with Lilly Goldstein in Fences, Lex Lipacis in Flat, Shea Graham for Horsemanship and Kaylene Cunningham for Reining.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Juliette Earley had the highest Jumping Seat score for the Bears with an 81.5 on Fats in Fences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">• Alexis Rutledge’s Horsemanship score of 73.25 on Flash led the Western side as the highest score.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">• Riley Cachat, Nadalee Vasquez and Alexis Rutledge were the point-earners for Western.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">• For Jumping Seat, Emma Covarrubias, Lauren Reid, Madison Mitchell and Lauren Stebbins earned their points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">NEXT UP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">The Bears saddle up once again on Oct. 25, facing Oklahoma State on the road in Stillwater with a 12 p.m. CT start time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor equestrian, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorEQ.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">- BaylorBears.com -<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#385623">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A&T, EQ, VB, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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