No. 10 Fresno State downs No. 9 Delaware State, 13-5

Friday, February 1

Fresno, CA

9 a.m. PT

Fresno State

No. 9 Delaware State

Photo by: Keith Kountz/Fresno State

No. 10 Fresno State downs No. 9 Delaware State, 13-5

2/1/2019 7:11:00 PM | Equestrian

Scoresheets - FSvDSU, AUvDSU

By: Savannah Stoeckle / Communications Student Assistant

FRESNO, Calif. – The No. 10 Fresno State equestrian team defeated No. 9 Delaware State, 13-5, at the Student Horse Center in its first competition of 2019 on Friday afternoon. Fresno State improves to 2-1 at home this season after knocking off two top-10 opponents at the Student Horse Center.

"Today was a good win against Delaware State," said head coach Eric Hubbard. "We had some really good things happen today and some things that we could work on as well. Having been off for so long, we needed to get that first one behind us and I am happy we came out with the win."

Senior Alexandra Dirickson was a perfect 3-0 in her rides on the day. The senior faced two Delaware State opponents and one Auburn opponent.

The Bulldogs earned three Most Outstanding Player awards in their matchup with No. 9 Delaware State. Dirickson was named the Flat MOP for her first award in the event this season. Freshman Alivia Hart was named the Fences MOP and freshman Alexis Steele was the Horsemanship MOP.

"We are a young team and we are still working through getting our nerves under control," added Hubbard. "Alexis Steele was great in her first ride in our Horsemanship lineup. We leaned on Alexandra Dirickson and she showed her experience as a senior by going undefeated and getting the MOP. We have some work to do to close out against Auburn tomorrow."

How it happened
The Bulldogs got started with a 4-1 win in Equitation Over Fences. Dirickson started her undefeated day with a 75-68 win in the event. Freshman Cecily Hayes followed with a 75-73 win over her opponent. Hart scored a season-best 78 to her opponent's 74 and sophomore Hailey Livingston rounded out the scoring for the Bulldogs, picking up the final point of the event with a 73-62 ride.

Fresno State had its best outing of the day in the Horsemanship, where it swept Delaware State 5-0. Steele led the Bulldogs in her first career ride with a 75 to best her opponent's 73.5. Fellow classmen Hannah Buijs and Brooklyn Moch earned their points in the event as well. Redshirt sophomore Nicole Campbell and sophomore Alexis Miller rounded out the scoring for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs and Hornets saw an even matchup in Reining, finishing the event with a 2-2 tie. Junior Shea Gilson scored the first Bulldog point of the event with a 68.5-67 victory. Junior Paige Barton earned her fifth Reining point of the season on a 69.5-67 ride.

Fresno State led 11-3 through the first three events.

The Bulldogs were evenly matched in Equitation on the Flat, again tying with the Hornets 2-2. Hayes tied in her ride with a score of 58. Freshman Hana Beiling earned her first Flat win of the season with a 62-41 ride on Q. Dirickson earned the final point of the day with a 69-62 ride over her Delaware State opponent.

Fresno State earned its 10^th win in 12 all-time meetings with Delaware State on Friday.

UP NEXT: Fresno State completed Equitation Over Fences against No. 1 Auburn on Friday. The Tigers took the event, 4-1. Dirickson earned the lone Bulldog point in the arena with a high-scoring 80 to her opponent's 72.

The Bulldogs and Tigers will wrap up their final three events tomorrow morning at the Student Horse Center. Riding is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. PT. Parking and admission are free of charge.

2018-19 Bulldogs
Equitation Over Fences (16-21)
Hana Bieling: 2-6
Erica Rosinski: 2-4
Alexandra Dirickson: 5-3, 1 MOP
Cecily Hayes: 2-6, 1 MOP
Aliva Hart: 1-1, 1 MOP
Frannie Twohig: 0-2
Hailey Livingston: 3-0

Equitation on the Flat (10-26-1)
Brooke Nelson: 2-6
Hana Bieling: 1-5
Cecily Hayes: 2-4-1, 1 MOP
Grace Countryman: 1-4
Alexandra Dirickson: 4-3, 1 MOP
Erica Rosinski: 0-2
Frannie Twohig: 0-1
Alivia Hart: 0-1

Reining (13-18-6)
Paige Barton: 5-3
Shea Gilson: 3-4-1, 1 MOP
Lexee Padrick: 2-4-2
Kara Gustafson: 2-3-1, 1 MOP
Addison Welman: 1-2
Allison Nordvall: 0-2-1
Anne Marie Morias: 0-0-1

Horsemanship (17-17-3)
Taeya Harle: 2-4
Julia Kelly: 0-1
Kameron Thorn: 2-4-1
Nicole Campbell: 5-3, 4 MOP
Hannah Buijs: 2-3-1
Alexis Miller: 1-2-1
Brooklyn Moch: 4-0
Alexis Steele: 1-0, 1 MOP

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