AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 2 Auburn equestrian team will welcome No. 7 South Carolina to the Auburn University Equestrian Center Friday, October 27, for another Southeastern Conference showdown. The meet is slated to start at 3 p.m. CT and admission is free.
"We're looking for another well-rounded performance on Friday," head coach Jessica Braswell said. "We've had a lot of big rides come from different student-athletes in the lineup and we'll look to continue to have that consistency. It is our last opportunity to compete in front of our fans this fall, so we want to build moment before finishing out the first half of the season on the road."
SPECTATOR INFORMATION
It's the annual 'All Auburn, All Orange' meet and fans are encouraged to wear orange Friday. Orange Auburn equestrian t-shirts will be given away while supplies last.
The Kid's Zone will be open with a bounce house, paint-a-pony and pony rides and the day will also feature food trucks.
For more information on the Auburn University Equestrian Center, please visit HERE.
AUBURN LINEUP
The Tiger lineup against South Carolina will feature a fifth year, five seniors, three juniors, three sophomores and two freshmen.
The Jumping Seat lineups for Fences and Flat will feature fifth year Ava Stearns, seniors Ellie Ferrigno and Grace Pearson, juniors Mary-Grace Segars and Sophee Steckbeck and sophomore Baylee Mckeever
Ferrigno and Steckbeck stand at 4-0-0 on the year in Fences with Ferrigno earning back-to-back MOP honors. Segars and Stearns are at 3-1-0 and 2-1-0, respectively.
Stearns undefeated in Flat with a 3-0-0 record so far and Ferrigno is 3-1-0 for the Tigers. Segars is 2-2-0 and has one MOP on the year.
The starts for Pearson and Mckeever are their first of the season.
The Western corps will kick off the day in Reining and be led by a trio of seniors and two sophomores. Senior Isabella Tesmer stands at 4-0-0 on the year with two MOPs and sophomore Caroline Buchanan is unbeaten at 3-0-1 with an MOP.
Sophomore Alexia Tordoff is 2-1-1 in Reining for the squad, while senior Olivia Marino has a pair of victories on the year. Joining the crew will be senior Kate Buchanan.
Horsemanship will see a senior, two sophomores and two freshmen represent the Tigers. Tordoff has a team-best three victories in the event so far, while sophomore Caroline Fredenburg and freshmen Alexis Potts and Brooke Jolstad have two wins apiece.
Senior Madison Parduhn is also slated to compete for the Tigers in Horsemanship.
AUBURN – SOUTH CAROLINA SERIES
Auburn leads the series, 37-19, and has won 24-straight contests against South Carolina.
The two teams faced off four times last season with two coming in the postseason. The Tigers and the Gamecocks last saw each other at the 2023 NCEA Championship quarterfinals with Auburn taking a 13-7 victory.
UP NEXT
The Tigers take to the road one last time this fall, traveling to the state of Texas for a pair of top five meets. Auburn will face No. 4 Texas A&M on Friday, Nov. 10, in Bryan-College Station before traveling to Dallas for a meet at No. 3 SMU, Nov. 11.
