No. 1 Auburn closes out fall home stretch with a 17-3 victory over No. 8 Fresno State

AUBURN, Ala.— The No. 1 Auburn equestrian team defeated No. 8 Fresno State, 17-3, Saturday at the Auburn University Equestrian Center.

“Great day today,” head coach Jessica Braswell said. “Really proud of the effort. A really good win against a good team in Fresno State.”

Auburn swept Flat (5-0) and Horsemanship (5-0) and won Fences (4-1) and Reining (3-2). The Tigers finished with a dominate 1535-1477.5 overall scoring advantage between all four events.

Auburn earned three Most Outstanding Performer honors: senior Avery Glynn in Fences, sophomore Caroline Olsen on the Flat and freshman Maddie Rippeon in Horsemanship.

“We’d like to thank the Auburn fans that came out and supported us,” Braswell said. “We had a great crowd and a lot of great Halloween costumes, so hopefully it was a great way to kick off Halloween Saturday. We won all four events, which is something we always aim to do at home and I’m proud of our MOPs. Solid rides all day for the team.”

REINING
Auburn took an early lead in Reining with a 3-2 win. Freshman Lindsey Lester opened with a 69.5-68 victory before the Bulldogs took the next two points. Junior Michelle Fumagalli moved to 4-0-0 in the event this season and responded with a win, 70-68, while sophomore Kailee Rife also earned a point for the Tigers, winning 69.5-67.5.

FLAT
The Tigers swept all five rides on the Flat to build an 8-2 lead at the break. Olsen earned MOP honors on Georgie with an 89-81 win. Junior Ariana Marnell and freshman Taylor Cawley each improved to 6-0-0 in the event with 74-65 and 76-68 wins, respectively. Glynn (79-73) and junior Kate Hagerty (76-73) capped the event with victories to take the sweep. Auburn outscored Fresno State 394-360 in the event.

HORSEMANSHIP
Auburn continued its run in the second half with another sweep, 5-0, in Horsemanship. Rippeon earned the first MOP honor of her career on Chopper with a 76-73 win to move to 3-0-0 on the year, individually. Senior Callie Hogg followed with a 74.5-74 edge to remain undefeated and senior Sydney Swallom won her point, 75-72.5. Freshman Charlie Brooks picked up her third win of the year (74.5-73.5) and senior Brooke Jolstad sealed the sweep, 73-70.5

FENCES
Auburn closed the meet by winning four of five rides in Fences. Glynn earned MOP honors on Checkers with an 89-80 win. Cawley took a 86-81 win and Olsen followed with a 82-79 victory. Hagerty finished things out with an 84-80 victory.

UP NEXT
Auburn will hit the road for its first away meet of the season, taking on Baylor in Waco, Texas, on Friday Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. CT.

#1 AUBURN 17, #8 FRESNO STATE 3

FENCES

Paris Mahoney (FS) def. Ariana Marnell (AU), 87-84

Avery Glynn (AU)* def. Bridey Jones (FS), 89-80

Taylor Cawley (AU) def. Sage Lindvall (FS), 86-81

Caroline Olsen (AU) def. Kaidyn Griggs (FS), 82-79

Kate Hagerty (AU) def. Paloma Primavera (FS), 84-80

FLAT

Ariana Marnell (AU) def. Meagan Mejia (FS), 74-65

Caroline Olsen (AU)* def. Paris Mahoney (FS), 89-81

Taylor Cawley (AU) def. Klarice Killian (FS), 76-68

Avery Glynn (AU) def. Kate Kaderabek (FS), 79-73

Kate Hagerty (AU) def. Sage Lindvall (FS), 76-73

HORSEMANSHIP

Callie Hogg (AU) def. Hailey Olson (FS), 74.5-74

Sydney Swallom (AU) def. Taylor Hinely (FS), 75-72.5

Maddie Rippeon (AU)* def. Margaret Meyer (FS), 76-73

Charlie Brooks (AU) def. Aubrey Gerdes (FS), 74.5-73.5

Brooke Jolstad (AU) def. Eliza Plum (FS), 73-70.5

REINING

Lindsey Lester (AU) def. Riley Schmidt (FS), 69.5-68

Adrianna Runzo (FS)* def. Sofia Tieche (AU), 73-66

River Sage Valenzuela (FS) def. Landri Lisac (AU), 70.5-68

Kailee Rife (AU) def. Lucia Nunes (FS), 69.5-67.5

Michelle Fumagalli (AU) def. Margaret Meyer (FS), 70-68