No. 8 Baylor EQ Collects Season Opening Victory at No. 10 UT Martin

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – September 24, 2021

No. 8 EQ Collects Season Opening Victory at No. 10 UT Martin
Bears defeat Skyhawks 13-6 to begin the year
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

THE RUNDOWN
MARTIN, Tenn. – No. 8 Baylor equestrian (1-0) welcomed in the 2021-22 season with a 13-6 victory Friday over No. 10 UT Martin (0-1) at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Pavilion in Martin, Tenn.

The Bears claimed all four individual events on their way to their first season-opening victory since fall 2018. This marks the fifth time since the beginning of the 2019-20 season that BU has swept its opponent on the scoresheet.

BU got off to a strong start with a 3-2 win in Fences, led by Caroline Fuller’s point-winning score of 84. Savannah Hemby and Madison Mitchell each put up tallies of 80 to win their matchups and give the Bears the edge heading into the next event.

In Horsemanship, Baylor took four of five possible points behind Elsie Naruszewicz’s strong 76 and Gabrielle Marty’s 75. After two UTM rides went under review, Marley Mainwaring and Nadalee Vasquez each added points to BU’s total. Ellen Schrotenboer tied her matchup to hold the Skyhawks pointless in the event.

Following the halftime break, Flat and Reining got underway simultaneously with the Bears holding momentum. BU and UTM traded points through Flat, but Hemby capped things off with an 87 to seal the 3-2 event win. Baylor finished it out on the Western side with points from Madeline Bomba, Shelby Clausen and Jenna Meimerstorf in Reining.

NOTABLES
• Baylor improved to 8-0 all-time against UT Martin.
• This was the first-ever meeting between the Bears and Skyhawks in Martin, Tenn.
• The Bears improved to 3-2 all-time in season openers under fifth-year head coach Casie Maxwell.
• Today’s event sweep marked the fifth time in the last three seasons that the Bears won all four individual events and the first time since March 27, 2021 vs. Fresno State.
• BU posted a shutout in Horsemanship, claiming four of the five points with one tie.
• Caroline Fuller (Fences) and Elsie Naruszewicz (Horsemanship) were named Most Outstanding Performers.
• Madison Mitchell, Ellen Schrotenboer and Nadalee Vasquez each made their collegiate debuts.
• Shelby Clausen, Mitchell and Vasquez each won their first-career points.

STAT OF THE MEET
4 – Baylor won all four events in a single meet for the fifth time in the last three seasons.

TOP QUOTE
Head coach Casie Maxwell
On today’s season-opening performance…
“Today was a really good day for our team and a great start to the season. We’re so grateful to be back out on the road playing again and thankful to UTM for hosting us. We had some really strong rides and rode very confident as a whole. We’ve got some small things to clean up and are looking forward to focusing on that over these next two weeks as we prepare for OSU.”

WHAT’S NEXT
No. 8 Baylor hosts No. 4 Oklahoma State in its home opener to begin Big 12 competition on Friday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco.

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.

-BaylorBears.com-


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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (BSB, FB, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-3073 | C: 254-265-1639

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