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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 27, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#242424">No. 9 Baylor EQ Faces No. 5 Oklahoma State in First Meet of Big 12 Championship<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears looking to earn Big 12 title</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168,
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="color:#242424">BURLESON, Texas –
</span></b><span style="color:#242424">The ninth-ranked Baylor Bears return to the ring on Saturday to face No. 5 Oklahoma State, kicking off the Big 12 Championship in the Semifinals.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="color:#242424">The meet will start at 10 a.m. at TCU’s KSM Bear Creek Farms with Reining, followed by Fences, Horsemanship and Flat, in that order.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="color:#242424">The third-seeded Bears (5-6, 2-4) face the second-seeded Cowgirls (7-5, 3-3) in BU’s first meet of the postseason. The winner of this meet will go on to face the winner
of the (1) TCU/(4) Fresno State meet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="color:#242424">Last time out, BU faced both South Dakota State and Minnesota-Crookston on the road in Brookings, S.D. and won both meets, 14-5 and 11-3, respectively.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="color:#242424">On the Jumping Seat side, the dynamic
</span><span style="color:black">duo of Lauren Reid and Madi Mitchell lead the lineups in both Fences and Flat. On the Western side, Riley Cachat and Isabella Hehr will lead the Bears in Reining while Taylor Smith and Anna Thron
</span><span style="color:#242424">return to the arena in Horsemanship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="color:#242424">Information on the conference championship can be found
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://big12sports.com/tournaments/?id=1028&path=equest"><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a>, while a live feed of both the Western and Jumping Seat action can be found on ESPN+ and live scoring available</span><span style="color:#242424">.
A full recap and final scoresheet will be uploaded after the conclusion of the competition.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><i><span style="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;mso-ligatures:none">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">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;mso-ligatures:none">A&T, EQ, VB, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">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;mso-ligatures:none">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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