No. 6 'Dogs host No. 8 South Carolina for Senior Day

FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 6 Fresno State equestrian team hosts No. 8 South Carolina for Senior Day on Saturday at 10 a.m. PT. The Bulldogs are riding their longest winning streak since the 2014-15 season, and look for their fifth-straight win.

Parking and admission are free. The senior ceremony will take place at the end of the meet competition.

No. 6 Fresno State (7-3, 2-2 Big 12) vs No. 8 South Carolina (3-5, 1-4 SEC)
Saturday, March 1 • 10 a.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. • Student Horse Center
Series History: South Carolina leads, 12-3
Last Time: South Carolina def Fresno State 12-4 in a neutral site meeting (10/6/23)
Live Scoring: GoBulldogs.com

Bulldog Bones

Fresno State will honor seven seniors on Saturday – Colby Sayles, Ella Storch, Yasmin Roman, Courtney Wlasiuk, Shelby Robinette, Kendra Lee and Jillian Spencer.
The Bulldogs are one of four NCEA programs with at least seven wins this season – Auburn (9), SMU (8), Texas A&M (7) and Fresno State (7).
Fresno State's seven wins are its most in a season since the 2019-20 season.
Fresno State has won its last four meets, its longest win streak since the 2014-15 season. That season, the 'Dogs won a program record five-straight meets.
Fresno State's three wins over South Carolina in the series history have been at home.
Fresno State last defeated South Carolina on Oct. 1, 2021, 10-9 in Fresno.
With a win on Saturday, Fresno State will close the home slate with a 5-2 home record – its best since 2021-22.
With a win on Saturday, the Bulldogs would pick up their fourth ranked win of the season.

Western 'Dogs

Fresno State is 50-41-8 in its western events this season.
The Bulldogs have 26 wins in reining and 24 in horsemanship.
The Bulldogs have 12 western MOP honors so far this season and have swept the western MOPs in the last two meets.
Senior Kendra Lee has a team-high 7-2-1 record, with three MOP honors. The senior is having a career-best year, having a single season career-best mark in wins and MOPs so far this year.
Lee is riding a three-meet winning streak.
Aubrey Gerdes and Abby Goddard each have five wins. Goddard adds two MOPs in the horsemanship.
In reining, Fresno State is led by sophomore Alana Becker with a 6-4-0 record and two MOPs.
Both of Becker's MOPs came in the last two meets.
Alison Heupel, Brogan Hill, Shelby Robinette and Adrianna Runzo each have five wins this season.

Jumping Seat 'Dogs

Fresno State is 57-36-3 in the jumping seat events this season.
Fresno State has 30 fences points and 27 flat points.
Fresno State has won four or five points in the flat in each of the last four meets, after opening the season with six-straight meets with no more than three.
A trio of riders have seven wins in the fences in freshmen Paris Mahoney and Paloma Primavera.
Mahoney leads with three MOPs and Primavera has two.
Senior Olivia Ferro has five wins, with two MOPs.
In the flat, Mahoney adds another seven wins with a team-high three MOPs.
Molly Stewart has a single-season career-best six wins, and has won four in a row.

About the Gamecocks

South Carolina has wins over Delaware State, Minnesota Crookston, and Texas A&M so far this season. The Bulldogs have two common wins with South Carolina.
USC has a road meet at UC Davis on Friday, before facing Fresno State on Saturday.
South Carolina is coached by first-year head coach Carol Gwin. Gwin previously coached at SMU, leading the Mustangs to back-to-back national titles in 2023 and 2024.

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Players Mentioned

Alana Becker

Olivia Ferro

Aubrey Gerdes

Abby Goddard

Alison Heupel

Brogan Hill

Kendra Lee

Paris Mahoney

Paloma Primavera

Shelby Robinette

Yasmin Roman

Adrianna Runzo

Colby Sayles

Jillian Spencer

Molly Stewart

Ella Storch

Courtney Wlasiuk