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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 27, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>No. 10 EQ Falls in Big 12 Championship Semifinals to No. 6 Oklahoma State, 11-9</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b><i>Flat event won its sixth consecutive event win</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b>Media Materials:
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: white;"><a href="https://baylorbea.rs/EQMedia" data-outlook-id="376d4449-ad78-4849-b3d1-cad8775a024f" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://baylorbea.rs/EQMedia</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Zach Babajanof-Rustrian; 813-817-2451, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: purple;"><u><a href="mailto:zach_babajanofrustr1@baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="58e2d8cf-78db-41c6-9bd4-2ef01c8e1110" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">zach_babajanofrustr1@baylor.edu</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>STILLWATER, Okla. –</b> The 10<sup>th</sup>-ranked Baylor equestrian team dropped its Big 12 Championship semifinal matchup to No. 6 Oklahoma State, 11-9, on Friday afternoon
at the Pedigo-Hull Equestrian Center in Stillwater, Okla. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears (3-10, 2-4) won their sixth consecutive Flat event, but it wasn’t enough to beat the top-seeded Cowgirls (7-3, 4-2). </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>THE RUNDOWN</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Starting the day off in Fences, All-Big 12 Fences team member senior Lauren Reid bested her opponent 85.33-66.66 to earn a point. Riding against an 82.66, senior Emma Covarrubias
garnered an 83 on Cool to earn her point. The Cowgirls won the event 3-2. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Moving into Horsemanship, junior Carley Rutledge earned BU’s sole point of the event, besting her opponent 71.17-70.33 on Patrick. Oklahoma State won the event 4-1 and led
the Bears 7-3 heading into halftime. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In the indoor arena for Flat, freshman Morgan McCarthy upended OSU’s 63.33 with a 71 to earn a point for the green and gold. Big 12 Flat Rider of the Year, Reid, posted an
80.66 to beat the Cowgirls’ 71 and senior Caroline Robelen earned a 73.33 on Cowboy to best Oklahoma State’s 68.33. Senior Lauren Jorgensen won her point 80.33-78.66. The Bears earned a dominant 4-1 event win and extended their Flat win streak to six meets
in a row. OSU had the 8-7 lead heading into the last event. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Finishing the meet in Reining, senior Kalena Reynolds bested Oklahoma State’s 69 with a 70.16 to earn her point. Sophomore Britt McIlnay garnered a 71.17 against the Cowgirls’
69.33 for a Baylor point. OSU won the event 3-2 and earned the victory 11-9. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>NOTABLES</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Flat earned its seventh event win, sixth win in a row</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Jumping Seat senior Lauren Jorgensen earned her fifth Flat point in a row</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Jumping Seat freshman Morgan McCarthy earned her sixth Flat point in a row</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Jumping Seat senior Lauren Reid earned her fourth Flat point in a row</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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Reid garnered her third Fences point in a row</div>
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