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'Dogs face two ranked opponents on the road this week

FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State equestrian team is on the road for a pair of Big 12 meets at No. 8 Baylor and at No. 6 Oklahoma State this week.

Fresno State (0-3, 0-1 Big 12) at No. 8 Baylor (0-3, 0-1 Big 12)

Thursday, Nov. 2 • 11:00 a.m. PT • Waco, Texas

Series History: Baylor leads, 17-9

Last Time: Baylor def. Fresno State 16-4 at 2023 Big 12 Championship

Live Scoring: HERE

Fresno State (0-3, 0-1 Big 12) at No. 6 Oklahoma State (1-3, 1-1 Big 12)

Friday, Nov. 3 • 11:00 a.m. PT • Stillwater, Okla.

Series History: Oklahoma State leads, 14-3

Last Time: Fresno State def. Oklahoma State 10-9 in Fresno on Mar. 4, 2023

Live Scoring: HERE

Bulldog Bones

Fresno State is 0-3 this season with a Big 12 loss to No. 1 TCU on Oct. 20.

Fresno State has not been ranked in any NCEA weekly rankings so far this season.

Fresno State has won at least one MOP in each of the four events this season.

Although falling to No. 1 TCU last time out, the Bulldogs had eight riders set career-highs in the meet.

After this week, Fresno State has just one more meet of the fall season with a Nov. 17 home matchup with SMU.

Western 'Dogs

Fresno State is 8-19-1 in its western competition this season

Reining leads the way with five wins, and horsemanship adds three

Alana Becker and Julianne Kelley lead the Bulldogs with a 2-1 record in the reining

Kelley and Shelby Robinette each have one reining MOP on the year.

The three horsemanship wins come from Aubrey Gerdes, Alex Krebs and Kendra Lee

Lee has the Bulldogs only horsemanship MOP of the year, earned in her first ride of the season at South Dakota State (Oct. 7)

Lee has the highest horsemanship score by a Bulldog this season with a 77.5 against No. 1 TCU

Kelley scored the highest reining ride of the year with a 71.5 against No. 1 TCU

Jumping Seat 'Dogs

Fresno State is 10-18 in its jumping seat rides this season

Fences totals six wins while flat adds four

Fresno State has won three total jumping seat MOPs with two in the flat and one in the fences

In the fences, Olivia Ferro and Taylor Holstead lead the team with a 2-1 mark each. Ferro has the lone MOP for the Bulldogs in the event

In the flat, Sara Tuck continues to shine as she has a 2-1 record with one MOP

Ferro has the highest fences score by a Bulldog this season with a 90 against No. 1 TCU

Spencer has the highest flat score of the season as she scored a career-high 93 in the event last time out against No. 1 TCU

Scouting the Bears

Baylor is 0-3 on the year, with a conference loss to Oklahoma State

Baylor's additional losses came by Texas A&M and Auburn

Baylor finished third in the Big 12 standings a season ago, defeating Fresno State in the consolation round of the championship

Fresno State last defeated Baylor in Waco on April 20, 2007 in the National Championship. The Bulldogs have never won a regular season true road test against Baylor.

Scouting the Cowgirls

Oklahoma State is 1-3 on the year with a 1-1 mark in conference competition

The Cowgirls defeated Baylor on Oct. 13 for their lone win of the season

Oklahoma State was the 2023 Big 12 Champion

Fresno State has never defeated Oklahoma State in Stillwater

Fresno State has earned three wins against Oklahoma State all-time, with two of the three earned since 2019.


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