No. 3 SMU vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State | Oct. 14 - 10 AM (CT)
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SETTING THE SCENE
•    SMU continues its season hosting No. 5 Oklahoma State in the Mustangs' home opener on Saturday at the Dallas Equestrian Center.
•    SMU opened the season in Burelson, Texas against No. 3 TCU, falling 12-6.
•    The Mustangs captured the school's ninth national championship, and first in equestrian last season. SMU's title claim marks the first time a school outside of the Big 12 and SEC has won the equestrian National Championship.
•    The Mustangs return 24 riders from last season's NCEA Championship squad, including seven All-America Honorees; Lily Anderson - Western, Alexa Black - Western, Emma Engel - Jumping Seat, Chaylce Head - Western, Hensley Humphries - Jumping Seat, Augusta Iwasaki - Jumping Seat and Nya Kearns - Western.

IN THE RANKINGS
•    SMU currently ranks as the No. 3 team in the NCEA's Dual Discipline poll.
•    The defending national champion Mustangs entered the season ranked atop the NCEA's Dual Discipline poll, marking the 29th consecutive week of competition as the nation's No. 1 team.

THIS SERIES
•    SMU is 6-11 all-time versus the Cowgirls, including a 4-2 mark in Dallas.
•    The Mustangs defeated the then No. 1 Cowgirls 10-9 in Stillwater, Okla. to begin the 2022 season as the first of an eight meet win-streak.\

JUMPING OUT TO SUCCESS
•    Elli Yeager went undefeated in SMU's contest with TCU, scoring a point for the Mustangs in Fences and on the Flat.
•    Yeager earned her first MOP of the season in her 87-81 Fences victory.
•    Yeager won both jumping seat events by a combined 19 points after also picking up an 81-69 win on the Flat.

COACH GWIN'S CORNER
 "We plan to come out with a purpose and winning mindset on Saturday. Oklahoma State is a very good team and our performance will set the scene for our season."

RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS
    Augusta Iwasaki (First Team, Fences)
    Nya Kearns (First Team, Horsemanship)
    Lily Anderson (Second Team, Horsemanship)
    Chalyce Head (Second Team, Reigning)
    Hensley Humphries (Honorable Mention, Flat)
    Emma Engel (Honorable Mention, Flat)
    Alexa Black (Honorable Mention, Horsemanship)

A NATIONAL FORCE
•     SMU capitalized off its momentum from the last three seasons by winning the 2022-23 NCEA Dual Discipline National Championship. The Mustangs made their second consecutive appearance in the national semifinal meet after defeating then-No. 1 seed Auburn in 2021-22. In 2020-21, the program saw many firsts and records broken in its run to the national title meet.
•    The Mustangs finished the 2022-23 season with the best record in program history at 13-1, including a perfect 5-0 mark at home with a 9-1 record against ranked opponents. 
•     In her ninth season at SMU, Head Coach Carol Gwin produced the most successful season of her career, resulting in her first NCEA National Coach of the Year award. 

2023-24 MOPS
Elli Yeager - Fences - at No. 3 TCU (09/22)