No. 4 Georgia Tops No. 3 Texas A&M on the Road

Saturday, March 6

College Station, TX

10:00 a.m.

University of Georgia

Texas A&M

March 06, 2021 | Equestrian

COLLEGE STATION, Texas --- The fourth-ranked University of Georgia equestrian team topped No. 3 Texas A&M, 9-8, in its final regular season road meet on Saturday afternoon at the Hildebrand Equine Complex.

Junior Lindsay Guynn earned Most Outstanding Performance honor for her Reining ride after defeating her Aggie opponent by half a point with a score of 74.5.

"It was a great way to close out the season- with a win on the road and against a very good team," Georgia head coach Meghan Boenig said. "I'm excited for Lindsay and her MOP. I loved seeing such deserving high scores, particularly in Fences. Everyone really came out here to push it and knew what they wanted to show. I appreciate the focus and drive from this team as we build towards postseason. We are looking forward to hosting the SEC Championship in a few weeks."

With all Bulldogs riding to high scores of 84 and above, Georgia (4-3) jumped to a 3-1 lead in Fences to start the competition. Texas A&M (3-4) won the first point before senior Ali Tritschler pushed the next one with a tie score of 88. Freshman Jordan Toering defeated her Aggie opponent by 10 with a score of 84, which was matched by junior Annalise Reed to add to the Bulldogs' total. Senior Hayley Mairano finished the event with a 86-81 win.

Despite scores of 75 or better from Georgia's riders, Texas A&M pinched the gap in Horsemanship, taking a 3-2 advantage. Junior Kendall Gill rode to a 76 to claim the first Western point of the day. The Aggies took the next two points, before junior Taylor Burgess defeated her opponent, 76.5-69.5. Texas A&M grabbed the final Horsemanship point.

Holding a 5-4 lead after two events, Georgia added three points in Flat. Sophomore Ceci Bresch edged out her Aggie counterpart by one with a score of 85. Points alternated from there. Texas A&M claimed the next point and senior Isabelle Heckler rode to a score of 92 to win a point for Georgia. After Texas A&M won the fourth point of the event Tritschler took the final Jumping Seat point with a 10-point win margin and a score of 92.

Georgia claimed the victory by adding one more point in Reining. Freshman Sophie Lucas and junior Courtney Blumer rode to tie scores against their Texas A&M opponents resulting in no points. Junior Lindsay Guynn earned the Bulldogs' lone Reining point with a score of 74.5 to top her Aggie competitor by half a point. Texas A&M claimed the final two points of the day.

Next, the Bulldogs will host the SEC Championship March 26-27 at the UGA Equestrian Complex.

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