No. 1 Auburn tops No. 8 Baylor 13-7 in first road meet of the season

WACO, Texas—The No. 1 Auburn equestrian team defeated No. 8 Baylor, 13-7, Friday at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco, Texas.

“I’m very happy with how we performed today being on the road,” said head coach Jessica Braswell. “Road wins are hard to come by in this sport and I thought we were overall very solid. We have a few things we can clean up before we close out the fall at Georgia, but to win three of four events on the road is a successful day.”

Auburn swept Flat (5-0) and took Fences and Horsemanship, 3-2. Baylor captured Reining, 3-2.

Auburn earned two Most Outstanding Performer honors, with freshman standout Taylor Cawley in Fences and senior star Avery Glynn on the Flat.

REINING
Reining led things off with junior Michelle Fumagalli and freshman Lindsey Lester putting points on the board for the Tigers. Fumagalli bested her opponent, 69.5-68.5, to earn the point, extending her undefeated record in the event to 5-0-0. Lester edged her opponent by a quarter of a point to secure the second point for Auburn, 68.25-68. The Bears picked up three points in the event.

FLAT
The Tigers continued their dominance on the Flat, sweeping the event for the second consecutive week. Glynn led the way with an 87 to earn MOP, besting her opponent by 10 points. Junior Ariana Marnell followed with an 83.5-82 victory, while Cawley secured an 82.5-81 win. Junior Kate Hagerty won 82.5-75 and sophomore Caroline Olsen added an 83.5-78.5 victory to complete the sweep.

HORSEMANSHIP
Auburn picked up three points in Horsemanship, led by freshmen Maddie Rippeon with a 73-70.75 win and Charlie Brooks, who edged her opponent, 75.75-75.25. Senior Sydney Swallom picked up a 75.5-74 win for the squad.

FENCES
Auburn earned three points in Fences, highlighted by junior Caroline Olsen (85.5-84.5) and senior Kate Hagerty (86.5-78.5). Freshman Taylor Cawley led the way with an 88.5 to earn MOP, besting her opponent by four points.

UP NEXT
Auburn will close out the fall portion of its schedule Friday, Nov. 20, at SEC rival Georgia in Bishop, Georgia. The meet is set for 1 p.m. CT at the UGA Equestrian Complex.

The Tigers will then return home to the Auburn University Equestrian Center to open the spring Friday, Feb. 5, hosting UT Martin at 3 p.m. CT. Auburn will stay home for a doubleheader, welcoming Minnesota Crookston Saturday, Feb. 6, at 11 a.m. CT.

#1 AUBURN 13, #8 Baylor 7

FENCES

Caroline Olsen (AU) def. Katie Smith (BU), 85.5-84.5

Caroline Muth (BU) def. Avery Glynn (AU), 82.5-77.5

Ava Berman (BU) def. Ariana Marnell (AU), 78.5-77

Kate Hagerty (AU) def. Nicolette Perry (BU), 86.5-78.5

Taylor Cawley (AU)* def. Morgan McCarthy (BU), 88.5-84.5

FLAT

Ariana Marnell (AU) def. Juliette Earley (BU), 83.5-82

Taylor Cawley (AU) def. Grace O'Connell (BU), 82.5-81

Kate Hagerty (AU) def. Morgan McCarthy (BU), 82.5-75

Avery Glynn (AU) def. Julia Babington (BU), 85.5-77

Caroline Olsen (AU) def. Lila Badham (BU), 83.5-78.5

HORSEMANSHIP

Maddie Rippeon (AU) def. Carley Rutledge (BU), 73-70.75

Sydney Swallom (AU) def. Olive Holm (BU), 75.5-74

Isabella Buckley (BU) def. Brooke Jolstad (AU), 77.5-76

Taylor Eller (BU) def. Callie Hogg (AU), 75.75-74.75

Charlie Brooks (AU) def. Addisyn Albers (BU), 75.75-75.25

REINING

Chloe Cannon (BU) def. Sofia Tieche (AU), 70-67.25

Michelle Fumagalli (AU) def. Isabelle Hildebrandt (BU), 69.5-68.5

Addison Coats (BU) def. Kailee Rife (AU), 69-64.25

Sadie Peters (BU) def. Landri Lisac (AU), 68.75-0

Lindsey Lester (AU) def. Britt McIlnay (BU), 68.25-68