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Cowgirl Hunter Seat Advances To Semifinals
April 14, 2011 | Cowgirl Equestrian
April 14, 2011
WACO, Texas -- The No. 4 seed Oklahoma State equestrian hunter seat team rolled to a 5-3 victory over the No. 5 seed Texas A&M Aggies in the quarterfinals of the Varsity Equestrian National Championships at the Extraco Events Center in Waco, Texas on Friday.
"The flat riders did a good job of just being grounded and settled and executing our plan," coach Suzanne Flaig said. "They came in with the right mindset and that set up well for the fences."
Ellie Sparks kicked off the day with a 128-123 victory in equitation on the flat. Jordan White defeated her Aggie counterpart 142-137 as the two teams split the discipline by way of a 2-2 tie.
The Pokes took three out of four in equitation over fences to clinch the overall victory. Alice White won the first matchup, 149-141 to give the Pokes an early advantage. Erin Prutow earned a 116-80 victory and Sammy Elser added a 141-76 win to lock up the team victory.
The Oklahoma State hunter seat team owns three of four victories in the season series against the top-ranked Aggies by a combined score of 24-16.
The Cowgirls advance to play top-seeded Auburn tomorrow in the semifinals of the hunter seat competition.
On the western side the No. 7 seed Kansas State Wildcats advanced to take on the Cowgirls in the quarterfinals by way of an 8-0 drubbing of UT Martin. The two Big 12 opponents will face off in the Extraco Coliseum tomorrow morning.
Keep up with the latest updates, news and round-by-round results from the Varsity Equestrian National Championships at http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-equest/11-natl-champ.html. You can also track the Cowgirls on Twitter by following them at www.twitter.com/OSUEquestrian. Live webcast of the competition can be found on the Varsity Equestrian website at http://varsityequestrian.com/.
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