No. 8 SMU (2-3, 0-0 ECAC) vs. No. 2 Oklahoma State (6-2, 2-1 BIG 12)
Dallas Equestrian Center – Dallas, Texas
Feb. 8, 2019 – 10 a.m. CT
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No. 8 SMU takes on No. 2 Oklahoma State on Saturday, Feb. 8 to kick off the spring season. Competition starts at 10 a.m. CT at the Dallas Equestrian Center.

EVENT RECORD
Flat: 2-3-0 | Fences: 0-5-0
[Jumping Seat: 2-8-0]

Horsemanship: 4-1-0 | Reining: 4-1-0
[Western: 8-2-0]

LAST TIME OUT
SMU finished off its fall campaign with an 11-9 win over then-No. 4 South Carolina. The Mustangs defeated the Gamecocks in Flat, Horsemanship and Reining and went on to claim MOP honors in all three events. The contest had been even when Reining began. With it all coming down to the last two riders, Dani Latimer's 70.5 earned a point after her South Carolina opponent scored a 69.0 to secure SMU's win.
 
THIS WEEK'S LINEUP
The Flat lineup sees a new face in Devin Seek as she makes her Flat appearance this season. She will be joined by Madison Johnson, Miranda Seade, Vivian Yowan and Haley Zimmerman. In Fences, Brett Burlington, Tali DeJong, Devin Seek, Vivian Yowan and Olivia Woodson will be competing. The Mustangs have only lost one Horsemanship matchup this season and return the same athletes to compete against the Cowgirls: 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 COWGIRLS
Oklahoma State finished the fall with a 6-2 overall record. The two loses came from Auburn in Martin, Tenn. and at Fresno State. The Cowgirls also ended their fall season with a win over South Carolina, just one day after SMU defeated the Gamecocks. This is Oklahoma State's first meet of the spring.

SERIES HISTORY
Oklahoma State leads the series with a 3-11 record. SMU boats a winning 3-2 record when competing against the Cowgirls at home. Last season, the two faced off twice, once in the regular season and again in April at the NCEA National Championships, where the Mustangs fell by only one point.

2019-20 MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERS
•     Aubrey Alderman -- Reining: 1, Horsemanship: 1
•     Madison Johnson -- Flat: 1
•     Dani Latimer -- Reining: 3
•     Kirsten Ostling -- Flat: 1
•     Devin Seek -- Fences: 1
•     Mallory Vroegh -- Horsemanship: 1
•     Megan Waldron -- Horsemanship: 1
•     Vivian Yowan -- Flat: 1, 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)
•     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)
•     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 hosts Texas A&M on Feb. 15 starting at 10 a.m. CT at the Dallas Equestrian Center. The meet is the NCEA Meet of the Week.