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Western Team Defeats South Carolina 5-4, English Falls
February 20, 2010 | Cowgirl Equestrian
Feb. 20, 2010
The No. 4 Oklahoma State equestrian western team improved to 5-1 on the season as they defeated the fifth-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks 5-4 in Blythewood, S.C., on Saturday. The English team fell to 5-2 with a 6-4 loss to the Gamecocks. The Cowgirls' team record dropped to 4-3 on the season with the defeat.
“We are very proud of the way our girls rode today,” head coach Larry Sanchez said. “South Carolina has a strong team and it's always difficult to ride well away from home. I thought we came out and did our best.”
The Cowgirls were highlighted by the performance of senior Rachell Shobe in reining. She posted a score of 69, receiving the win and Oklahoma State's only MVP honors of the day.
“Rachell has been riding extremely well as of late and she did an outstanding job today on a difficult mount,” Sanchez said.
In reining the Cowgirls picked up wins from Shobe, senior Molly Tipton and sophomore Caroline Daniels on their way to a 3-2 victory in the discipline.
Senior Suzanne Randolph and sophomore Mamie Tomlin won their head-to-head matches, resulting in a 2-2 tie in horsemanship. Freshman Marissa Dalton tied her opponent with a score of 69, remaining undefeated on the season in the discipline.
Juniors Hannah Beresford, Erin Prutow and Alice White all picked up wins en route to a 3-2 victory in equitation over fences.
White won her second head-to-head match of the day in equitation on the flat. The win was the lone victory for Oklahoma State in the discipline.
The Cowgirls travel to Auburn, Ala., to take on the No. 2 Tigers tomorrow at 1 p.m. CT.
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