Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Knock Off South Dakota State, 16-4
October 13, 2012 | Cowgirl Equestrian
Oct. 13, 2012
Brookings, S.D. – The No. 6 Oklahoma State equestrian team defeated South Dakota State, 16-4, on Saturday in Brookings, S.D. at the DeHaan Equestrian Center.
“I thought the girls rode very well today across the board,” coach Larry Sanchez said. “We had very high scores in all the events and bringing home all four MVPs is something were really proud of.”
The OSU hunter seat squad defeated South Dakota State, 8-2, winning equitation on the flat 4-1 and winning equitation over fences 4-1.
After the win today, the OSU western team improved to 4-0 on the season. Defeating South Dakota State 5-0 in horsemanship and 3-2 in reining.
OSU senior Ellie Sparks received Most Valuable Player in equitation on the flat with a score of 87.
OSU junior Andrea Robbins received Most Valuable Player in equitation over fences with a score of 80.
OSU senior Marissa Dalton received Most Valuable Player in horsemanship with a score of 70.
OSU junior Jenna Blumer received Most Valuable Player in reining with a score of 76.5.
The Cowgirls improve to 2-2 on the season. They will be back in action when they host TCU on November 3 at the Animal Science Arena.