No. 7 SMU (3-3, 0-0 ECAC) vs. No. 8 Texas A&M (3-4, 2-3 SEC)
Dallas Equestrian Center – Dallas, Texas
Feb. 15, 2020 – 10 a.m. CT
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No. 7 SMU takes on No. 8 Texas A&M on Saturday in the NCEA Meet of the Week. Competition starts at 10 a.m. CT at the Dallas Equestrian Center.

EVENT RECORD
Flat: 2-4-0 | Fences: 1-5-0
[Jumping Seat: 2-4-0]

Horsemanship: 4-1-1 | Reining: 5-1-0
[Western: 5-1-0]

LAST TIME OUT
SMU kicked off the spring season with a big 13-5 win over No. 2 Oklahoma State. After barely falling to the Cowgirls in Flat and tying in Horsemanship, OSU led by one at the halfway point. The Mustangs went on to sweep OSU 4-0 in Fences and 5-0 in Reining competition. The Fences win was the first event win of the season.
 
THIS WEEK'S LINEUP
The Flat lineup against Texas A&M will consist of Mary Elizabeth Cordia, Madison Johnson, Miranda Seade, Olivia Woodson and Vivian Yowan. After a stellar 4-0 performance last week, Brett Burlington, Tali DeJong, Devin Seek, Olivia Woodson and Vivian Yowan will be competing again in Fences. The Mustangs have only lost one Horsemanship matchup this season and return the same athletes to compete against the Aggies: Aubrey Alderman, Lily Anderson, Payton Neiberger, Mallory Vroegh and Megan Waldron. The Reining lineup of Aubrey Alderman, Holly Lansidel, Dani Latimer, Jill Pfisthner, and Taylor Zimmerman wraps up SMU's side of the drawsheet.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES
Texas A&M comes to Dallas with a 3-4 record for the season. The Aggies have secured wins versus TCU, at Georgia and home versus Georgia in a tiebreaker so far. Texas A&M lost by raw score in its spring opener last weekend at South Carolina after tying with the Gamecocks 10-10.

SERIES HISTORY
Texas A&M leads the series with SMU with a 4-10 record. When competing at home, the Mustangs lead with a 3-2 record over the Aggies. The two faced off in the spring of 2019 in College Station where Texas A&M won by a slim 11-9 margin though SMU had the advantage in raw score.

2019-20 MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERS
•     Aubrey Alderman -- Reining: 1, Horsemanship: 1
•     Brett Burlington -- Fences: 1
•     Madison Johnson -- Flat: 1
•     Dani Latimer -- Reining: 3
•     Kirsten Ostling -- Flat: 1
•     Jill Pfisthner -- Reining: 1
•     Devin Seek -- Fences: 1
•     Mallory Vroegh -- Horsemanship: 1
•     Megan Waldron -- Horsemanship: 2
•     Vivian Yowan -- Flat: 2, Fences: 1

2019-20 NCEA HONORS
•     Dani Latimer -- Shorty's Reining Rider of the Month (October)

2019-20 ECAC HONORS
•     Lily Anderson – Horsemanship Rider of the Week (Nov. 12)
•     Madison Johnson -- Flat Rider of the Week (Nov. 26)
•     Dani Latimer -- Reining Rider of the Week (Oct. 29, Nov. 26), Reining Rider of the Month (October, November)
•     Kirsten Ostling -- Flat Rider of the Month (October)
•     Savannah Ostner – Reining Rider of the Week (Nov. 12)
•     Jill Pfisthner -- Reining Rider of the Week (Feb. 11)
•     Devin Seek -- Fences Rider of the Week (Oct. 1)
•     Ashley Vogel -- Fences Rider of the Week (Nov. 26)
•     Mallory Vroegh  -- Horsemanship Rider of the Week (Nov. 26)
•     Megan Waldron -- Horsemanship Rider of the Week (Oct. 29, Feb. 11)
•     Vivian Yowan – Flat Rider of the Week (Nov. 12), Fences Rider of the Week (Nov. 12)

GOING BACK TO BACK
Last season, SMU made history as the first team to win the UEC league championship twice, earning the title in back-to-back seasons. The Mustangs finished last season 9-5 overall and were crowned National Championship Runners Up in Reining at the NCEA Tournament Event Finals.

2019 POSTSEASON HONORS
Carol Gwin – United Equestrian Conference Coach of the Year
Vivian Yowan – UEC Equitation on the Flat Rider of the Year, All-UEC Equitation Over Fences, All-UEC Equitation on the Flat
Devin Seek – UEC Equitation Over Fences Freshman of the Year, All-UEC Fences
Holly Lansidel – All-UEC Reining

UP NEXT
SMU travels to Martin, Tenn. to take on UT Martin and SUNY New Paltz on Thursday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 21, respectively.