Cowgirls Sweep MOP Honors, Dominate Buffs

Saturday, November 10

Stillwater, OK

10 A.M.

Oklahoma State University

West Texas A&M

Photo by: Brady Moore

November 10, 2018 | Cowgirl Equestrian

Scoresheet
STILLWATER – The No. 8 Oklahoma State equestrian team turned in a dominant victory over West Texas A&M, 17-3, Saturday at Totusek Arena.

The Cowgirls (2-4, 1-1) took a commanding lead right away, dominating both Equitation Over Fences and Horsemanship, and did not let up throughout the rest of the meet.

"It was a great day to be back here in Stillwater and have our loyal fans in the stands," said OSU head coach Larry Sanchez. "The girls have been working very hard and we told them to go out there and try to have their best ride, and they stepped up and did just that."

The meet started with Equitation Over Fences as the Cowgirls swept the event and jumped out to a comfortable 5-0 lead.

One of the many OSU highlights was Abigail Brayman, who earned MOP honors by defeating Karis Blanckenship, 92-53. The 92 was a new career high for Brayman, topping her previous best of 90 last month at No. 1 Auburn. Hannah Janson, Katie Schell, Sydnie Ziegler and Cassidy Wilbourn also had strong showings for the Cowgirls.

Moving on to Horsemanship, the Cowgirls kept the Buffs scoreless as Sarah Miller, Natalie Alcorn and Emma Verplank won their matchups to put OSU up 3-0 in the event. Harley Huff and Calley Huston supplied the last two points, with Huff receiving MOP honors for her 77-70 win against Sunnie Wynn.

OSU had a more competitive battle in Equitation on the Flat, edging out a 3-2 triumph. Ziegler, Janson and Molly Dunn earned the points for the Cowgirls, and Dunn came away with a strong score of 83, earning her MOP honors.

The meet concluded with Reining, where the Cowgirls were victorious by a 4-1 margin. Hannah Lovrien, Stephanie Helsen, Hunter De Jane and Hannah Mitchell all won for OSU; Mitchell won her matchup against Arienne Martinez and was awarded MOP honors.

"We have a little bit of a break but when we get back one thing we need to work on is making sure they are confident in their ride." Sanchez said. "We have a lot of talent, and they need to be confident in that fact. And if they are, good things always happen."

With Saturday's meet, the Cowgirls concluded their fall season. OSU will return to action in February on the road against Big 12 Conference-foe Baylor.