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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No. 6 Baylor EQ’s Season Ends in Quarterfinals<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears drop 13-6 contest to No. 3 Texas A&M<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">OCALA, Fla. –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"> No. 6-seeded Baylor equestrian (7-8)
fell to No. 3 Texas A&M (13-4) in the NCEA quarterfinals on Thursday by a final of 13-6 at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla.<br>
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BU dropped both of its first-half events, Fences and Horsemanship, to fall behind 8-2 before the break. The Bears bounced back to take Flat 3-2, but strong Reining rides clinched the meet for the Aggies.<br>
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Maddie Vorhies scored the lone point in Fences with a 257, the third-highest tally of the day, while Gabrielle Marty put up a 217 in Horsemanship to win her matchup.<br>
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In Flat, Emma Fletcher (258), Caroline Fuller (273) and Dominika Silvestri (221.5) collected points for the Bears. Fuller’s score was the highest Flat score in all four quarterfinals. Though the Bears rode tough in Reining, Jenna Meimerstorf claimed her point
with a 214, while Andie Pratt knotted her matchup at 214.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Nine Bears made their NCEA National Championship debuts, including Shelby Clausen (Reining), Emma Fletcher (Jumping Seat), Marley Mainwaring (Horsemanship),
Madi Mitchell (Jumping Seat), Elsie Naruszewicz (Horsemanship), Andie Pratt (Reining), Bella Rosa (Horsemanship), Dominika Silvestri (Jumping Seat) and Nadalee Vasquez (Horsemanship).</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Fences finished the year having outscored its opponents 41-31.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Reining outscored its opponents 37-27 in 2021-22.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Caroline Fuller put up the highest Flat score of the day with a 273.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Emma Fletcher (Flat) scored a point in all three postseason meets.<br>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">91 –
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Caroline Fuller’s three-judge score of 273 equates to a 91, her highest Flat score of the season.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>TOP QUOTES</b><br>
<b>Head coach Casie Maxwell</b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On today’s meet…<br>
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“We came in here knowing that we had the potential to win, but it just wasn’t our day. Our girls put their hearts out there and rode incredibly hard. They tried really hard to make up
for it in the second half after losses in the first two events. I’m just really proud of them. To come here and have the confidence they did, I’m just really proud of them for that.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></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.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">"Calderone, Max" <Max_Calderone@baylor.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 8:47 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"Calderone, Max" <Max_Calderone@baylor.edu><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No. 6 Baylor EQ’s Season Ends in Quarterfinals<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears drop 13-6 contest to No. 3 Texas A&M<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
</span><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">THE RUNDOWN</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">OCALA, Fla. –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"> No. 6-seeded Baylor equestrian (7-8)
fell to No. 3 Texas A&M (13-4) in the NCEA quarterfinals on Thursday by a final of 13-6 at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla.<br>
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BU dropped both of its first-half events, Fences and Horsemanship, to fall behind 8-2 before the break. The Bears bounced back to take Flat 3-2, but strong Reining rides clinched the meet for the Aggies.<br>
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Maddie Vorhies scored the lone point in Fences with a 257, the third-highest tally of the day, while Gabrielle Marty put up a 217 in Horsemanship to win her matchup.<br>
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In Flat, Emma Fletcher (258), Caroline Fuller (273) and Dominika Silvestri (221.5) collected points for the Bears. Fuller’s score was the highest Flat score in all four quarterfinals. Though the Bears rode tough in Reining, Jenna Meimerstorf claimed her point
with a 214, while Andie Pratt knotted her matchup at 214.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Eight Bears made their NCEA National Championship debuts, including Shelby Clausen (Reining), Emma Fletcher (Jumping Seat), Marley Mainwaring (Horsemanship),
Gabrielle Marty (Horsemanship), Madi Mitchell (Jumping Seat), Elsie Naruszewicz (Horsemanship), Andie Pratt (Reining) and Dominika Silvestri (Jumping Seat).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Fences finished the year having outscored its opponents 41-31.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Reining outscored its opponents 37-27 in 2021-22.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Caroline Fuller put up the highest Flat score of the day with a 273.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">• Emma Fletcher (Flat) scored a point in all three postseason meets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">STAT OF THE MEET<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">91 –
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Caroline Fuller’s three-judge score of 273 equates to a 91, her highest Flat score of the season.<span style="color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b>TOP QUOTES</b><br>
<b>Head coach Casie Maxwell<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On today’s meet…<br>
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“We came in here knowing that we had the potential to win, but it just wasn’t our day. Our girls put their hearts out there and rode incredibly hard. They tried really hard to make up
for it in the second half after losses in the first two events. I’m just really proud of them. To come here and have the confidence they did, I’m just really proud of them for that.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></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><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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