No. 1 TCU in town for Big 12 opener

FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State equestrian home opener is set for this Friday in a Big 12 matchup against the top-ranked TCU. Riding at the Student Horse Center is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. PT.

Fresno State (0-2, 0-0 Big 12) vs. No. 1 TCU (2-0, 1-0 Big 12)
Date: Friday, Oct. 20, 2023
Time: 10 a.m. PT
Location: Fresno, Calif. (Student Horse Center)
Stream: Mountain West Network
Live Scoring: GoBulldogs.com
X (Twitter): @FresnoStateEQ

Tentative Schedule of Events
8:30 a.m. Draw
9:30 a.m. Fences Demos
9:35 a.m. Horsemanship Demos
10:05 a.m. Fences and Horsemanship
11:00 a.m. Fences Complete
11:10 a.m. Horsemanship Complete
11:35 a.m. Schooling
12:15 p.m. Reining
12:25 p.m. Flat
1:20 p.m. Reining Complete
1:30 p.m. Flat Complete
1:45 p.m. Closing Ceremony

The matchup

Series History: TCU leads, 19-11
Last Time: TCU def. FS 15-5 at Big 12 Championships (Mar. 24, 2023)
TCU has won the last five meetings between the schools
Fresno State's last win against TCU was Mar. 5, 2021 in a neutral site tiebreaker (8-8)
The last meeting in Fresno saw the Bulldogs falling 15-4
Fresno State has not been ranked so far in the 2023-24 season

Western 'Dogs

Fresno State is 7-10-1 in its western events this season
The reining group has four wins while horsemanship adds three
The Bulldogs have combined for three of four western MOPs this season, earning two in reining and one in horsemanship
Senior reiner Julianne Kelley is the only undefeated Bulldog in any western events through the first two meets. Kelley also has one reining MOP.
Aubrey Gerdes, Alex Krebs and Kendra Lee lead the horsemanship with one win apiece
Two Bulldog freshmen saw their first bits of collegiate action last time out in Gerdes (horsemanship) and Alana Becker (reining)

Jumping Seat 'Dogs

Fresno State is 6-12 in its jumping seat events this season
The Bulldog fences corp has four wins to the flat's two
Senior Sara Tuck leads the way with a 2-0 flat record, and one MOP in the event. She is also 1-1 in the fences.
Tuck holds the highest flat score by any Bulldog this season with an 86 in the event.
Elle Martin owns the highest fences score by a Bulldog this season with an 82.
Sophomore Molly Stewart got her first collegiate action, scoring a 60 in the fences at South Dakota State (Oct. 7, 2023)

Scouting TCU

TCU is the No. 1 team in the NCEA weekly rankings for four consecutive weeks
The Horned Frogs are atop the NCEA rankings for just the second time in program history.
TCU has victories over then-No. 1 SMU and then-No. 5 Oklahoma State so far this season.

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