'Dogs wrap up fall in Texas

THE BONES

Fresno State will close out the fall slate this weekend.
Fresno State will face its third Big 12 opponent of the season at Baylor.
The Bulldogs are going up against their third-highest opponent of the season in Baylor.

FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 6 Fresno State equestrian team closes out its fall slate with a trip to the Lone Star state to take on No. 7 SMU and No. 3 Baylor at their home arenas this weekend. The Bulldogs will face SMU for the second time this fall, and go head-to-head with Baylor in a Big 12 meet for their first meeting of the season.

No. 6 Fresno State (3-3, 1-1) at No. 7 SMU (4-4, 2-1 ECAC)
Friday, Nov. 19 • 8:00 a.m. PT • Dallas, Texas
LIVE: Stats • Twitter updates
Series History: Fresno State leads, 11-10

No. 6 Fresno State (3-3, 1-1) at No. 3 Baylor (3-1, 1-1 Big 12)
Saturday, Nov. 20 • 9:00 a.m. PT • Waco, Texas
LIVE: Stats • Twitter updates
Series History: Baylor leads, 13-7

QUICK LOOK AT THE 'DOGS

Fresno State looks toward its second road trip of the season.
The Bulldogs have picked up wins over the No. 6, No. 7 and No. 9 teams in the NCEA this season.
With a win at Baylor on Saturday, Fresno State would defeat its highest-ranked opponent on the road since defeating then-No. 2 TCU on Mar. 5, 2021.
Fresno State is 31-36-1 in the jumping seat events this season.
Fresno State is 21-32-7 in the western events.
The Bulldogs are led in the Flat by Sara Tuck who is 5-2 in the event with one MOP.
In the fences, senior Cecily Hayes leads the team with a 4-3 mark, and one MOP.
Hayes leads the team with five total MOPs this season - 4 in the flat and 1 in the fences. All four of her wins in the flat have been MOP rides this season.
In the reining, Bailey Alexander and Lexee Padrick lead the squad with a 3-2-1 record, and one MOP a piece.
Fresno State is led by Kameron Thorn with a 4-2 record in the horsemanship. Thorn also adds one MOP.
Fresno State has won 15 MOP honors on the year - three in horsemanship, four in reining, five in flat, and three in fences.
Four of the five Bulldogs who have competed in the reining this season have earned at least one MOP honor on the year.
The Bulldogs have 27 riders who return from the 2019-20 roster.
Head coach Eric Hubbard enters his 10th season at the helm of the Fresno State equestrian program, having served as the program's interim head coach from 2013-15.
Assistant coaches Mary Brown (western) and Caitlin Marshall (jumping seat) enter their fifth seasons with the 'Dogs.

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS

It has been just two weeks since the teams last met, and Fresno State defeated SMU 11-7 at the Student Horse Center (Nov. 6).
The Bulldogs and Mustangs have both earned wins against TCU during the 2021-22 campaign and have both fallen to Georgia and Auburn.
SMU was ranked No. 3 in the preseason NCEA rankings, but dropped to No. 7 after suffering losses to then-No. 1 Auburn and then-No. 2 Georgia.
SMU has earned wins over then-No. 6 TCU, Delaware State, and No. 8 UC Davis. Most recently, the Mustangs defeated No. 1 Oklahoma State on a neutral site meeting in Fresno.
SMU is 4-4 on the year with a 2-1 ECAC conference record.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

Baylor is riding a two-meet win streak, but hosts No. 2 Auburn on Friday.
Baylor's only loss was a 10-9 loss to then-No. 4 Oklahoma State on Oct. 8.
Baylor has outscored its opponents 48-29 this season.
Senior Caroline Fuller was named the October Fences and Co-Flat Rider of the Month, becoming the first Baylor equestrian to earn two monthly honors from the conference in the same month.
Fuller (fences) and Elsie Naruszewicz (horsemanship) were named NCEA Riders of the Month in September.
Baylor and Fresno State are 2-2 in meets shared as Big 12 opponents.

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