No. 7 Georgia Downs No. 8 South Carolina in Final Home Meet of Regular Season Schedule

Saturday, February 22

Bishop, Ga.

11 a.m.

University of Georgia

South Carolina

No. 7 Georgia Downs No. 8 South Carolina in Final Home Meet of Regular Season Schedule

February 22, 2025 | Equestrian

08 UofSC Box Score

BISHOP, Ga. – The seventh-ranked University of Georgia equestrian team concluded its home regular season slate with an 11-8 Senior Day win over No. 8 South Carolina on Saturday.

Fast Facts

The Bulldogs took an early lead, winning Fences 4-1.
- Tessa Downey led all riders in scoring with an 88-point ride, followed closely by Melissa Deryn Foster with an 87 and Catalina Peralta with an 86.
Jordan Davis kicked off scoring in the western arena with a 76-point ride and a point for the Bulldogs in Horsemanship. Georgia won the event 4-1, securing a strong first-half lead.
South Carolina responded in the second half with a 3-2 win in Flat.
- Sophia Pilla rode to a score of 90 to win her point and Peralta earned the second Bulldog point with a score of 89.
The Gamecocks also took Reining by a slim, 3-1 margin to conclude the meet.
- Jax Bound led all riders with a score of 70 to secure her point for Georgia.
The Bulldogs collected two Most Outstanding Performer honors.
- Downey received her second MOP recognition of the season for her performance on Carino with a score of 88 in the Fences competition.
- Bound was awarded her first MOP of the year and the sixth of her career for her performance in Reining with a score of 70 on Mr. Boaz.

Head Coach Meghan Boenig
On today's win...
"Great, big win. SEC is always a strong group to come up against. They obviously rallied here in the second half. Wonderful to see those MOP's. Some big rides happening and being demonstrated. What I really appreciate is the resilience of the team. Really getting back out there. Having not the result we wanted on the road and saying, 'We're going to come in here and defend this this way.' Great big opening. Huge scores happening out there. Very, very clean rides. I know our Reining group is going to want to go back and clean just one or two things up because those could've been really close in so many ways, but proud of this team."

On the seniors...
"The impact that the senior group has had, oh man. They've taught grit, resilience. They excel not only in the arena, but also in the classroom, in the team dynamics. You're seeing a group of five in our captains' leaderships, four of them coming from this senior class who have just poured into this team. We have two coming back from that COVID year, having that fifth turnaround the sun being here with us. The amount of knowledge and the depth that they've shared with their teammates is extraordinary and I think that's going to continue to pay off for us not only as we start getting close to postseason, but really truly pouring into the culture of this team."

Up Next
The Bulldogs will conclude their regular season schedule at No. 1 Auburn on Saturday, March 1 at 11 a.m. Georgia will then enjoy a four-week break to prepare for the SEC Championship on March 28-29 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, N.C. The Bulldogs are the host team.

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