DALLAS (SMU)—No. 2 SMU Equestrian will travel to College Station, Texas, to face No. 4 Texas A&M at 11 a.m. inside the Thomas G. Hildebrand, DVM '56 Equine Complex. Live scoring can be located at https://bit.ly/2TqzyQv

    The Mustangs open the spring undefeated, going 6-0 in the fall with a perfect 2-0 conference record. The Aggies have only two losses, with their most recent win coming over South Dakota State last Saturday.

    Sure to be an exciting matchup, the Mustangs are the top-ranked team in the UEC, while A&M is second in the SEC standings. SMU surpassed the Aggies in the rankings on Nov. 6 when the Mustangs summitted to No. 2 to tie the program's team-high, which SMU reached last season.

    In the series history between the two schools, SMU is 4-9 against Texas A&M, with the Mustangs' most recent victory coming in the 2015-16 season. However, SMU has earned five wins against ranked opponents and looks to maintain their win streak on the road.

    The Mustangs' most dominant performance in points came facing Fresno State, when SMU scored 10 more points than their competitors in the 15-5 win. In final team scoring, the largest margin of victory SMU holds this season is 75.0 over Georgia in SMU's 11-8 (1550.5-1478.5) performance.

    Riders for the Red & Blue have earned 16 conference honors, including UEC Rider of the Month recognition, and 20 MOPS, in addition to having six undefeated individual riders.

    The rest of SMU's spring slate includes meets against Oklahoma State (Feb. 16), UC Davis (Feb 22), Auburn (March 2) and TCU (March 9) before traveling to Martin, Tennessee for UEC Championships (March 22-23) and then, to Waco, Texas for the NCEA National Championship (April 16-20).

EVENT RECORD 2018-19
Horsemanship: 2-1-2
Reining: 4-1
[Western: 6-2-2]

Equitation on the Flat: 2-3-1
Equitation Over Fences: 3-1-2
[Hunter Seat: 5-4-3]

MOP MAGIC 
SMU riders have represented the team in Most Outstanding Player selections in every meet this season. The Mustangs have had multiple MOP award winners in all but two meets. Mustangs earned four MOPs against Fresno State and DSU, three over TCU, two facing South Carolina and one each in meets versus Georgia and Sweet Briar College.

MOP HONORS THIS SEASON
Megan Waldron (DSU) - 1
Aubrey Alderman (DSU) - 1
Mallory Vroegh (TCU)-1
Mary Elizabeth Cordia (TCU)-1
Holly Lansidel (Fresno State) – 1
Vivian Yowan (Fresno State & TCU & DSU) - 3
Kelsie Brittan (Fresno State) - 1
Ashley Mauney (Fresno State & Georgia) - 2
Haylee Schoonover (South Carolina) - 1
Nora Gray (South Carolina) - 1
Elle Young (Lynchburg scrimmage) – 1
Olivia Woodson (Lynchburg scrimmage) – 1
Haley Zimmerman (Sweet Briar College) -1
Brecken Schaefer (Baylor exhibition) – 1
Devin Seek (Baylor exhibition & DSU) – 2
Tali DeJong (Baylor exhibition) - 1
 
CONFERENCE HONORS THIS SEASON
Megan Waldron, Devin Seek, Vivian Yowan, UEC Riders of the Week, Week 7
Mary Elizabeth Cordia, Equitation on the Flat UEC Rider of the Week, Week 6
Vivian Yowan, Equitation on the Flat UEC Rider of the Month - October
Aubrey Alderman, Reining UEC Rider of the Month - October
Kelsie Brittan, Vivian Yowan, Jill Pfisthner UEC Riders of the Week, Week Four
Aubrey Alderman, Ashley Mauney, Vivian Yowan –UEC Riders of the Week, Week Three
Nora Gray, Haley Zimmerman, Savannah Ostner, Haylee Schoonover – UEC Riders of the Week, Week One

UNDEFEATED
-Aubrey Alderman is undefeated in Reining, 5-0.
-Haley Zimmerman is also undefeated, going 3-0 in Equitation on the Flat.
-A two-event athlete along with Gray, Tali DeJong, Olivia Woodson, Devin Seek and Alderman, Vivian Yowan is 4-0-1 in Equitation on the Flat, and has only one loss in Equitation Over Fences for a 5-1 record this season in the event. 
-Alexandra Murphy is 2-0 in Equitation on the Flat.
-Devin Seek is undefeated in Equitation Over Fences, 3-0-1 and on the flat, 1-0.
-Megan Waldron is undefeated in Horsemanship, 2-0. 
-Olivia Woodson, undefeated in Equitation on the Flat, 2-0, and has only one loss over fences, 3-1-1.

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS
-Nora Gray has gone 5-1 in Equitation Over Fences.
-Mallory Vroegh has gone 5-1 in Horsemanship.
-Haylee Schoonover is 4-1 in Horsemanship.
-Savannah Ostner is 4-1 in Reining.
-Tali DeJong is 4-1 in Equitation on the Flat.