Riding into regular season finale

FRESNO, Calif. - No. 8 Fresno State closes out its regular season schedule with a trip to UC Davis on Saturday. The Bulldogs and Aggies will meet for the second time in the last two weeks. Fresno State earned a 15-4 win over the Aggies in Fresno on Feb. 26.

No. 8 Fresno State (6-7, 2-4 Big 12) at UC Davis (2-7, 1-3 ECAC)
Saturday, Mar. 12 • 1:00 p.m. PT • Davis, Calif.
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Series History: Fresno State leads, 9-1

QUICK LOOK AT THE BULLDOGS

Fresno State is 5-7 this season, not including a jumping seat only win against Lynchburg on Oct. 23.
Fresno State looks for its first road win of the season this weekend.
The Bulldogs ranked No. 8 in this week's NCEA weekly team rankings, for the fourth week in a row.
Fresno State was ranked as high as No. 6 this season. The highest ranking in program history for the Bulldogs is No. 4.
Fresno State posted 15 points against UC Davis last time. The 15 points earned were the most since earning 16 against the Aggies in 2019.
Bailey Alexander is riding a seven-meet winning streak in the reining, dating back to her 73-71.5 MOP win against SMU on Nov. 6.
Emily Maul is riding a five-meet horsemanship winning streak, dating back to her 76-69 MOP win against Baylor on Nov. 20.
Seven different Bulldogs have earned multiple MOP honors in their events this season - Cecily Hayes (flat - 4), Hannah Buijs (horsemanship - 3), Kameron Thorn (horsemanship - 2), Olivia Ferro (fences - 2), Hannah Hieber (reining - 2), Lexee Padrick (reining - 2), and Sara Tuck (flat - 2).
Three Bulldog horsemanship riders marked career-high rides during the weekend of Feb. 18-19 - Krebs (78.5 at Oklahoma State), Alexis Steele (78.5 at Oklahoma State) and Kameron Thorn (79 at Oklahoma State).
Ashley Jackson posted a career-best 70.5 against Oklahoma State (Feb. 19) in the reining.
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.
Alex Krebs was named the February Big 12 Horsemanship Rider of the Month after posting a perfect 3-0 record in the month with two wins on the road against ranked opponents.
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 AGGIES

UC Davis is 2-5 this season, while 1-3 in its ECAC meets.
The Aggies are 1-3 at home this season.
The Aggies have picked up wins against South Carolina (Sept. 30, 11-6) and South Dakota State (Nov. 19, 13-6).
UC Davis has lost five-straight meets. It is 0-4 in the spring with losses to UT-Martin, Oklahoma State, Fresno State and Baylor on the road.
The Aggies have had two riders earn Eastern College Athletic Conference Rider of the Week honors, both in the horsemanship.

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