COLUMBIA, SC – Equestrian to Round Out SEC Play with Top-5 Matchup

COLUMBIA, SC – Equestrian to Round Out SEC Play with Top-5 Matchup

The No. 4 ranked South Carolina Equestrian team (6-5, 1-4) is set take on the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (6-4,3-2) to round out the SEC portion of the 2023-24 schedule on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 1:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early in participate in Equifest (beginning at 11:30), followed by the Senior Day ceremony at Noon. Seniors and fifth-years Jordan Allen, Alexa Aureliano, Kiersten Beckner, Sydney DeGrazia, Emma Lane, Maro Reppas, Emilia Reutimann, Maddie Schaefer, and Chloe Stephenson will be recognized. Live scoring will be available here.

LAST TIME OUT

The Gamecocks took a trip to Texas to face No. 1 TCU and No. 2 Texas A&M, putting up fights in each meet but ultimately falling in both. Despite the losses, Grace Rabb scored a new career-high in Fences with an 85 against both teams, and Natalie Jayne earned her fourth MOP of the season on the Flat with a 78-75 win over TCU’s Laurel Smith.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

Saturday’s meet with Georgia will be the 41st in program history. The Bulldogs currently lead the series 27-13, with the last Gamecocks victory (10-9) coming at home in 2022 (Nov. 12). South Carolina last saw the then No. 7 Bulldogs on Oct. 13, falling 4-15 on the road. Mary Hunter Millet scored the lone point on the Flat for her team, scoring a season-high of 85 on Granite to defeat Sophia Pilla. Senior Chloe Stephenson started the points off in Reining, coming out on top with a 71-70.5 win on Banjo over Raegan Shepherd. Senior co-captain Emilia Reutimann rounded out points for the first half, taking hers 68-67.5 against Jax Bound on Apollo. Co-captain Madeline Schaefer picked up her point for South Carolina in Fences, tallying a season-high 88 on Campo to take down Melissa Deryn Foster’s 86. The Bulldogs swept Horsemanship 3-0, but Ruby Voortmeyer saw a career-high of 75 in her tying ride with Grace Himes on Teddy.

FAN INFO

Fans are encouraged to check out the Know Before You Go page, and follow along with in-meet updates on Twitter and Instagram @GamecockEQ.


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