Feb. 21, 2010
AUBURN - The No. 2 Auburn equestrian team defeated No. 4 Oklahoma State 12-8 Sunday at the Auburn Equestrian Center. The Tigers improved to 9-2 while the Cowgirls fell to 4-4.
"Being tied at the half was a little bit unnerving," said Auburn head coach Greg Williams. "Our reiners really bailed out the Western end today and that was kind of nice to see. Our Horsemanship has been almost unbeatable, and it was kind of fun to see the reiners step up the way they did today. They were the bright spot today.
"I have to give a lot of credit to Coach (Lindsay) Neubarth and Coach (Lisa) Helfer. The way they've led this team through now, they're in perfect position to keep the momentum all the way through April."
Auburn won Hunt Seat Equitation on the Flat 3-2 as MVP Dottie Grubb defeated Alice White 84-71, Chelsea Anheuser defeated Jordan White 78-77 and Lindsey Portela defeated Sarah Brown 76-73. Oklahoma State winners included Ally Blais over Ali Loprete 82-77 and Jen McLaughlin over Katie Breedlove 80-79.
Auburn defeated Oklahoma State in Hunt Seat Equitation over Fences 2-3 as Lindsey Portela defeated Erin Prutow 83-79, Dottie Grubb defeated Alice White 77-76 and Anna Schierholz defeated Hannah Beresford 78-73. Oklahoma State winners included MVP Ally Blais over Ali Loprete 85-82 and Jordan White over Grace Socha 80-79.
Oklahoma State won Western Horsemanship 3-2 behind MVP Marissa Dalton. Dalton defeated Auburn's Indy Roper 75.5-74. Other Cowgirl winners included Suzanne Randolph over Bailey Dymond 72-70 and Courtney Whitacre over Kristin Hansen 73.5-70. Tiger winners were Kylie Miller over Nichole Chirico 74-71 and Jessica Jones over Mamie Tomlin 72.5-71.5.
Auburn's Western Reining pulled through to give Auburn the victory defeating Oklahoma State 4-1 behind MVP Jillian Fuller. Fuller defeated Oklahoma State's Leah Kruehn 74.5-73.5. Other Auburn winners included Lyndsey Jordan over Christy McElreath 71-68, Paige Monfore over Caroline Daniels 72-68.5 and Kim Pope over Molly Tipton 74-71.5. Oklahoma State's Rachell Shobe defeated Jessica Jones 71.5-68.5.
Auburn returns to action against No. 7 Baylor on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT at the Auburn Equestrian Center.