Baylor Equestrian Drops Tough Battle to Fresno State, 11-6

[Smith, Kalie]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 16, 2024


Baylor Equestrian Drops Tough Battle to Fresno State, 11-6
Slow Jumping Seat start limits the Bears in California
For more information contact: Kalie Smith, 409-351-0790, Kalie_Smith1 at baylor.edu<mailto:Kalie_Smith1 at baylor.edu>



THE RUNDOWN

FRESNO, Calif. – Baylor (2-8, 1-4) fell to Fresno State (2-7, 1-5), 11-6, Friday afternoon at the Student Horse Center.



BU needed a comeback early after dropping Fences 4-0. Over in the western arena, Horsemanship claimed its second-consecutive win to make it 6-3 at the break. The Bears tied Flat 2-2, but Fresno State closed it out with a 3-1 win in Reining.



BU continued its strong Horsemanship performance, taking the event 3-2. Elsie Naruszewicz (77.5), Gianna Pozzi (75) and Alexis Rutledge (75.5) added to the tally.



Madison Mitchell (87) and Lauren Reid (79) scratched two Flat points on the board.



Sadie Peters scored the sole Reining point for the Bears with a 69.5.



NOTABLES

  *   Baylor moves to 18-8 against Fresno State all-time.
  *   BU Horsemanship claimed its second-consecutive win.
  *   Madison Mitchell (Flat) collected her second Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) honor of the season.
  *   Elsie Naruszewicz (Horsemanship) picked up her second MOP nod of the season.
  *   Naruszewicz’ 77.5-ride aboard Ronnie marks a season-high.
  *   Gianna Pozzi (Horsemanship) tied a career-high with a 75.
  *   Lauren Reid (Flat) collected her third-consecutive point.
  *   Alexis Rutledge (Horsemanship) moves to 3-2 in Big 12 play.



STAT OF THE MEET

4- Four Bears tallied consecutive points, including Elsie Naruszewicz (Horsemanship), Gianna Pozzi (Horsemanship), Alexis Rutledge (Horsemanship) and Lauren Reid (Flat).



WHAT’S NEXT

Baylor (2-8, 1-4) returns to action against UC Davis (3-4) on Saturday, Feb. 17, at the UC Davis Equestrian Center in Davis, Calif.



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-


Kalie Smith | Communications Coordinator (Equestrian)

Department of Athletics | Baylor University

C: 409-351-0790



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