Spring season opens on the road

FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 8 Fresno State equestrian team is on the road to open up its spring season, first taking on the 5th-ranked TCU in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday before traveling to Stillwater, Okla. to face No. 1 Oklahoma State on Saturday. Both meets this weekend are Big 12 meets. It is the second time this season that the Bulldogs will be faced with a pair of opponents in the Top 5 in back-to-back days.

Friday's meet at TCU has been announced as the Meet of the Week by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association. Follow along with inside looks at the meet by both teams on the NCEA social media pages – Twitter and Instagram.

No. 8 Fresno State (3-5, 1-2 Big 12) at No. 5 TCU (7-5, 1-3 Big 12)
Friday, Feb. 18 • 8:00 a.m. PT • Fort Worth, Texas
LIVE: Stats • Twitter updates
Series History: TCU leads, 14-11

No. 8 Fresno State (3-5, 1-2 Big 12) at No.1 Oklahoma State (7-1, 4-0 Big 12)
Saturday, Feb. 19 • 11:00 a.m. PT • Stillwater, Okla.
LIVE: Stats • Twitter updates
Series History: Oklahoma State leads, 11-2

QUICK LOOK AT THE 'DOGS

Fresno State opens its 2022 spring season this weekend, taking on two Big 12 opponents on the road.
Fresno State is 1-2 in its Big 12 meets this season, earning a win against then-No. 6 TCU (Oct. 2) and losses to then-No. 1 Oklahoma State (Nov. 5) and then- No. 3 Baylor (Nov. 20).
Fresno State is 3-5 this season, not including a jumping seat only win against Lynchburg on Oct. 23.
The Bulldogs are facing both teams for the second time this season, having already hosted them at the Student Horse Center earlier this fall.
The Bulldogs ranked No. 8 in this week's NCEA weekly team rankings.
Fresno State was ranked as high as No. 6 this season. The highest ranking in program history for the Bulldogs is No. 4.
The Bulldogs had two riders earn Big 12 November Riders of the Month to close out the fall season - Bailey Alexander (reining) and Cecily Hayes (flat). Both riders were the first selected by the conference for honors this season.
Alexander was also named the National Collegiate Equestrian Association Shorty's Reining Rider of the Month for November.
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 HORNED FROGS

TCU is 7-5 this season, and 1-3 in its Big 12 meets.
TCU was ranked No. 5 in this week's NCEA team rankings announcement, a jump following wins over SMU and Baylor.
The Horned Frogs defeated both SMU (Feb. 10) and Baylor (Feb. 12) by raw score on the road.
It's raw score victory over Baylor last week was TCU's first Big 12 victory of the season.
TCU has earned four-straight victories over ranked teams.
TCU is 2-2 at home this season.

SCOUTING THE COWGIRLS

Oklahoma State is 7-1 this season, and 4-0 in its Big 12 meets.
The Cowgirls were ranked No. 1, again, in this week's NCEA team rankings. OSU has been the top-ranked team in five-straight rankings announcements.
Oklahoma State is on a three-meet winning streak. Its lone loss of the season came by then-No. 7 SMU (Nov. 6, 2021) in a neutral site meet in Fresno. The Cowgirls fell 10-5.
This spring, Oklahoma State has wins over then-No. 4 Baylor (Feb. 6), UC Davis (Feb. 11), and then-No. 9 UT-Martin (Feb. 12).
OSU is undefeated at home this season.

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