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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor Equestrian Heads to the Golden State for a Pair of Meets<br>
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><i>Bears looking to continue Horsemanship performance<br>
</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b>For more information contact:</b> Kalie Smith, 409-351-0790,
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="mailto:Kalie_Smith1@baylor.edu" id="OWA0013bc2f-d324-2b7e-466d-4d0134226535" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Kalie_Smith1@baylor.edu</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><br>
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</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b>WACO, Texas –</b> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor equestrian (2-7, 1-3)
heads to California for back-to-back meets Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17, against Fresno State (1-7, 0-5) and UC Davis (3-4).</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">The Bears will saddle up for 1 p.m. matchup against the Bulldogs on Friday followed by an 11 a.m. faceoff against the Aggies on
Saturday.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">BU returns to action after a tough 12-6 loss to No. 7 Oklahoma State last Friday as Horsemanship claimed its first win of the season.
Lauren Reid continued her standout performance, tallying a point in Fences and Flat to remain undefeated in Big 12 play.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Baylor holds an 18-7 advantage over Fresno State in the all-time series. The two last faced off Nov. 2, 2023, as the Bears narrowly
defeated the Bulldogs in a raw-score tiebreaker 9-9 (1613.5-1609.5). Live scoring will be provided by Fresno State and can be found
</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://gobulldogs.com/sports/2024/2/12/equestrian-live-scoring-fresno-state-baylor-2024" id="OWAcfe789ba-351e-6f90-e5b3-666f1a78e0e8" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">here</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">BU leads UC Davis 2-0 in the all-time series. Their last matchup came in 2022 as the Bears cruised to a 13-7 victory.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Following the meets, Baylor returns home for its final meet of the season against No. 1 TCU (9-0, 4-0) on Friday, March 1 at the
Willis Family Equestrian Center.</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></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(21, 71, 52);"><b>Kalie Smith</b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> | Communications Coordinator (Equestrian)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">C: 409-351-0790</span></p>
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