Cowgirl Equestrian Sweeps SMU and Fresno State

Friday, February 16

Fresno, CA

TBD

Oklahoma State University

SMU

February 17, 2018 | Cowgirl Equestrian

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FRESNO, CALIF. – The No. 5 Oklahoma State equestrian team swept both its meets Saturday over No. 4 SMU, 8-6, and Fresno State, 11-8, at the Student Horse Center.

Reining led the charge for the Cowgirls (5-3, 2-0) on Saturday, after they went a combined 7-2 in Friday's meets. The Cowgirls fell behind at the halfway point in both meets, and each time the No. 2-ranked Reining team in the country came through in the clutch.

Against Fresno State (3-7), the two teams started off with Equitation Over Fences, and OSU took the event, 3-2. Abigail Brayman, Hannah Janson and Katie Schell earned points for the Cowgirls with each scoring a 76.

The two teams then moved on to Horsemanship, where the Cowgirls fell, 4-1. Kirsten Chamberland captured the lone point with her 74-67 win over Fresno State's Taylor Dixon.

The Cowgirls went on to take Equitation on the Flat, 3-2, with some help from some familiar faces. Brayman and Janson earned their second wins of the meet, and senior Maggie Drysch also secured a point. Janson received her second MOP honors of the season for her 79-78 win over Kylina Chalack.

The Cowgirls took Reining, 4-1, to clinch their win against the Bulldogs. The Cowgirls got wins from Danielle Cohen, Ebba Lange, Hannah Mitchell and Julia Purus. Mitchell got the MOP honor for her 71.5-70.5 victory against Dixon. It marked the first MOP honor of the season for last year's Reining Rider of the Year.

The Cowgirls now hold a 6-1 series lead over the Bulldogs, with this win being the first in California.

Over the course of Friday and Saturday, the Cowgirls defeated SMU to avenge this fall's 11-9 loss in Dallas.

On Friday, the two teams competed in Horsemanship and Equitation on the Flat. The teams split Flat, 2-2. Carly Barrick and Brayman got the two points for the Cowgirls.

In Horsemanship, the Cowgirls lost, 2-1. Harley Huff took home the only point for the Cowgirls, and she also received MOP honors. Huff took down SMU's Kara Vickery, 75-72. It was Huff's team-leading fifth MOP honor of the season.

The Mustangs took a 4-3 lead heading into Saturday, but the Cowgirls would overcome that deficit.

The Cowgirls took Equitation Over Fences with a score of 2-1. Drysch and Katie Schell got points for the Cowgirls with Drysch receiving MOP honors for her 78-70 win over Brett Burlington. It was Drysch's second MOP honor of the season.

Once again, Reining would go to the Cowgirls with the Reining team getting a decisive 3-1 victory to seal the deal. Lange, Mitchell and Purus got the wins to put them all at 2-0 on the day. Purus received her fourth MOP honor of the season with a 72-68.5 victory over SMU's Madison Steed.

The Cowgirls now hold a 9-3 series lead over the Mustangs and a 4-0 mark on neutral territory.

Up next, the Cowgirls will get back to Big 12 play when they travel to Springtown, Texas, to take on No. 7 TCU on Feb. 24.