No. 9 Bulldogs dominate Jackrabbits, 17-2

Saturday, September 23

Fresno, CA

9:00 AM

Fresno State

South Dakota State

Photo by: Kiel Maddox

No. 9 Bulldogs dominate Jackrabbits, 17-2

9/23/2017 4:00:00 PM | Equestrian

By: Savannah Stoeckle / Communications Student Assistant

FRESNO, Calif. – The No. 9 Fresno State equestrian team defeated South Dakota State 17-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Student Horse Center. The 'Dogs reached their highest point total since Jan. 23, 2010 against UC Davis.

"Today speaks a lot to our team to be able to bounce back from yesterday." Equestrian head coach Eric Hubbard said. "We got over the first meet jitters and were able to perform today, the way we know we can. We had some very big scores all around that show the true talent of our riders."

Four Bulldogs earned MOP's at the conclusion of today's competition. They were, junior Taeya Harle in horsemanship, sophomore Paige Barton in reining, senior Sierra Swaffar in equitation over fences and sophomore Natalie Wendt in equitation on the flat.

Fresno State saw an early lead after the fences event where the Bulldogs earned a 4-1 win over the Jackrabbits. Kylina Chalack, Paige Pastorino, Alexandra Dirickson and Swaffar earned the four Bulldog points in the event.

The Bulldogs swept the horsemanship event 4-0 with a tie score from Taylor Dixon to complete the morning rides.

After the afternoon intermission, Fresno State continued its run in reining, defeating South Dakota State 4-1. Allison Nordvall, Shea Gilson, Barton and Dixon each earned their Bulldog points in reining.

Fresno State finished the afternoon with a 5-0 sweep in the equitation on the flat event with points from Brooke Nelson, Wendt, Dirickson, Chalack and Swaffar .

The 15-point margin of victory was the largest since the victory over UC Davis in 2010 where the 'Dogs won 20-1.

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs next face the University of Georgia on Friday Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. PT at the Student Horse Center.

Admission and parking to all Fresno State equestrian meets are free of charge.

Results against South Dakota State University

Equitation over Fences
Kylina Chalack (81) def. Sydney House (60)
Jacey Chorlton (76) def. Natalie Wendt (67)
Sierra Swaffar (87) def. Matilyn Skinner (62)
Paige Pastorino (80) def. Claire Garduno (75)
Alexandra Dirickson (76) def. Alissa Greenwald (66)

Equitation on the Flat
Natalie Wendt (88) def. Jacey Chorlton (75)
Alexandra Dirickson (83) def. Jessica Martinez (74)
Kylina Chalack (75) def. Matilyn Skinner (67)
Brooke Nelson (83) def. Melissa Kerr (69)
Sierra Swaffar (85) def. Taylor Duerr (82)

Horsemanship
Rachel Williams (76) def. Mariah Wright (72.5)
Taeya Harle (76.5) def. Jordan Gates (75)
Julia Kelly (76.5) def. Nicole Zazula (72.5)
Taylor Dixon (74) tied Emily Keiser (74)
Katelyn Altenhofel (75.5) def. Rylee Streit (63)

Reining
Allison Nordvall (71) def. Miranda Sullivan (70)
Taylor Dixon (68.5) def. Catelyn Hall (67.5)
Mariah Wright (69.5) def. Anne Marie Morias (68.5)
Shea Gilson (72.5) def. Jordan Gates (68)
Paige Barton (72.5) def. Madison Sullivan (68.5)

Most Outstanding Players
Taeya Harle – Horsemanship
Paige Barton – Reining
Sierra Swaffar – Equitation over Fences
Natalie Wendt – Equitation on the Flat

2017-18 Bulldogs

Equitation over Fences (4-6)
Kylina Chalack – 1-1
Sierra Swaffar – 1-1, 1 MOP
Paige Pastorino – 1-1
Natalie Wendt – 0-2
Alexandra Dirickson – 1-1

Equitation on the Flat (7-4)
Paige Pastorino – 0-1
Dani Schneider – 0-1
Sierra Swaffar – 2-0
Kylina Chalack – 1-1
Alexandra Dirickson – 1-1
Natalie Wendt – 2-0, 1 MOP
Brooke Nelson – 1-0

Horsemanship (5-4-1)
Katelyn Altenhofel – 1-1
Julia Kelly – 1-1
Taeya Harle – 2-0, 2 MOP
Rachel Williams – 1-1
Taylor Dixon – 0-1-1

Reining (7-2-1)
Taylor Dixon – 2-0
Kara Gustafson – 0-1
Shea Gilson – 2-0
Allison Nordvall – 1-0-1
Paige Barton – 2-0, 2 MOP
Anne Marie Morias – 0-1