No. 4 SMU (6-3, 2-0 ECAC) vs. No. 7 TCU (5-6, 2-4 Big 12)
Dallas Equestrian Center – Dallas, Texas
Feb. 29, 2020 – 10 a.m. CT
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No. 4 SMU will host metroplex rival, No. 7 TCU, in its final home meet of the season. Senior day festivities will begin at 10 a.m. CT with competition versus the Horned Frogs beginning around 11.

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

Horsemanship: 6-1-1 | Reining: 5-2-1
[Western: 7-1-0]

LAST TIME OUT
SMU earned two wins last week, defeating then-No. 10 UT Martin, 11-7, and SUNY New Paltz, 8-1. A total of five Mustangs received MOP honors, three versus UT Martin and two in the Jumping Seat only competition versus SUNY New Paltz. The meets were SMU's first matchups against ECAC opponents. SMU lost only one event over the two meets and tied another to get both team wins and continue unbeaten in the spring.
 
THIS WEEK'S LINEUP
The Flat lineup against TCU will consist of Mary Elizabeth Cordia, Miranda Seade, Olivia Woodson, Vivian Yowan and Haley Zimmerman. In Fences, Brett Burlington, Tali DeJong, Devin Seek, Olivia Woodson and Vivian Yowan will be competing. The Mustangs have only lost one Horsemanship matchup this season and return the same athletes to compete against the Frogs: 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 FROGS
TCU comes into the matchup ranked at No. 7 with a 5-6 overall record. The Horned Frogs are 2-2 this spring, taking on Big 12 opponents in the last three matchups. SMU will be the third-straight top-5 opponent that TCU has faced after falling to No. 2 Oklahoma State and then-No. 4 Fresno State.

SERIES HISTORY
The Horned Frogs hold a 10-8 series lead over SMU after pulling out an 11-9 win earlier this season in Fort Worth on Oct. 10. SMU does hold the lead in Dallas, though, with a 4-2 record over TCU. The two have meet up twice for the past four years and have split wins every year.

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

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

2019-20 ECAC HONORS
•     Aubrey Alderman -- Horsemanship Rider of the Week (Feb. 18), Reining Rider of the Week (Feb. 18)
•     Lily Anderson – Horsemanship Rider of the Week (Nov. 12)
•     Tali DeJong -- Fences Rider of the Week (Feb. 18)
•     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, Feb. 25)
•     Megan Waldron -- Horsemanship Rider of the Week (Oct. 29, Feb. 11)
•     Olivia Woodson -- Flat Rider of the Week (Feb. 18)
•     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 will finish up the regular season on the road as they face three opponents in California. On March 6, the Mustangs will take on Fresno State at 1 p.m. CT in Fresno. On March 7, the team will compete in Davis against UC Davis and Jumping Seat only will face the University of Lynchburg. Times will be posted on SMUMustangs.com as they are known.