No. 5 SMU Takes Down No. 6 TCU

Thursday, October 1

Columbia, SC

1:35 p.m. / 9:00 a.m.

SMU

TCU

No. 5 SMU Takes Down No. 6 TCU

Oct 2 | Equestrian

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (SMU) - No. 5 SMU (1-1) starts off strong and clinches first win of the season against No. 6 TCU (1-1), 12-7, on Friday morning at One Wood Farm.

Starting the meet on the flat, Caroline Signorino earned MOP honors with the Mustangs finishing the event 4-0 with one tie point. The New Jersey native earned her first career MOP in this event.

Madison Rafacz earned her fifth career MOP in reining, which helped SMU win three out of five points. Graduate student Abby Budd also earned her first point as a Mustang.

Throughout the first two meets, the Mustangs have gotten an MOP in all four competitions, including Schuyler Dayner in fences and Violet Shetler in horsemanship against South Carolina on Thursday.

Aedan Mooney and Madison Stewart started fences by acquiring the first two points of the discipline for SMU. Coming down to the final riders, Signorino came up with a point to put the Mustangs up 3-2 in the event.

SMU dominated in jumping seat with total points of seven to TCU's two.

Ava Blyth and Madison Rafacz finished off the Mustangs point total with two added points from horsemanship, for a final total of 12-7.

The Mustangs will travel to Auburn, Ala. to compete against No. 2 Auburn tomorrow, Oct. 3, at 11:00am, to finish their road stretch.