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Cowgirl Equestrian Falls at Auburn, 12-8
February 21, 2010 | Cowgirl Equestrian
Feb. 21, 2010
The No. 4 Oklahoma State equestrian team (4-4) fell to the second-ranked Auburn Tigers 12-8 on Sunday afternoon.
"Auburn is a good team," head coach Larry Sanchez said. "For us to go to their house and ride as well as we did, it makes me excited to think about what we can do at a neutral site with neutral horses."
The Cowgirls enjoyed a 3-2 victory in horsemanship led by freshman Marissa Dalton. Her score of 75.5 was the highest of the day and good enough to knock off her previously unbeaten counterpart. With the win Dalton became the only undefeated rider in the nation in horsemanship. Senior Suzanne Randolph and junior Courtney Whitacre added wins to earn the Cowgirls a victory in the discipline. Randolph's victory was her second of the weekend.
"Despite our losses, our riding and teamwork is the strongest it has ever been," Randolph said. "We are looking forward to a positive outcome at future shows and nationals."
The Cowgirls picked up two MVPs on the day. Dalton received an MVP for her performance in horsemanship, her third of the year. Senior Ally Blais earned MVP honors in equitation over fences with a score of 85. The MVP is her seventh such honor of the year and her second in fences.
Joining Blais with a win in fences was sophomore Jordan White.
In equitation on the flat Blais picked up her second head-to-head win of the day. Senior Jen McLaughlin also earned a victory in the discipline, improving her individual record to 4-4 on the year.
Senior Rachell Shobe earned the lone victory for the Cowgirls in reining. The win was her second of the weekend.
"Sometimes in this sport the score is not evident of the effort put forth," Sanchez said. "I'm very proud of the way our girls rode today."
The Cowgirls will be back in action when they host TCU at the Animal Science Arena on Saturday at 10 a.m. CT.
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