EQ Sweeps Doubleheader over Delaware State, No. 10 UT Martin

Friday, October 2

Dover, Del.

7:30 AM

Baylor

Delaware State

EQ Sweeps Doubleheader over Delaware State, No. 10 UT Martin

10/2/2026 5:43:00 PM | Equestrian

Rutledge and McCarthy earn double MOP nods on the afternoon

DOVER, Del. – Baylor equestrian defeated both Delaware State, 12-8, and No. 10 UT Martin, 9-6, in a doubleheader at the Redstone Ranch in Dover, Del. on Friday afternoon.

Baylor (2-1) earned three event wins in Fences, Flat, and Horsemanship against Delaware State. Senior Carly Rutledge (Horsemanship), senior Caroline Muth (Fences) and sophomore Morgan McCarthy (Flat) all earned Most Outstanding Performer honors. This is Muth's first career MOP nod.

BU also earned wins in three events against UT Martin. Rutledge (Horsemanship) and McCarthy (Flat) earned their second MOP honors of the day and junior Katie Smith (Fences) earned her first career MOP.

THE RUNDOWN

The Bears picked up four points each in Fences and Horsemanship against Delaware State. At halftime, Baylor held a commanding 8-2 heading into Flat and Reining.

After the half, BU took Flat 3-2 with points scored by junior Grace O'Connell, MOP McCarthy and junior Daniela Carvajal. Both McCarthy and O'Connell scored 88, career highs for both riders. Finishing in Reining, junior Britt McIlnay scored the Bears' sole point in the event. Baylor won the meet 12-8.

In its matchup against UT Martin, BU picked up three points each in Reining and Flat, with MOP McCarthy and Jumping Seat senior Juliette Earley (Flat) earning the highest scores of 88 and 85, respectively.

MOP Carley Rutledge and fellow Horsemanship senior Addisyn Albers both scored points for BU in Horsemanship. Rounding out the meet, the Bears picked up one point in Fences, courtesy of MOP Smith. The Bears earned a 9-6 win over the Skyhawks.

NOTABLES

Horsemanship freshman Ava Pope earned her first career point and scored a career high of 75.25 against Delaware State.
Jumping Seat freshman Ava Berman earned her first career point and scored a career high of 84.5 against Delaware State in Fences.
Jumping Seat junior Grace O'Connell scored her career high of 88 in Flat.
Jumping Seat junior Daniela Carvajal made her collegiate debut and won two points for the Bears and scored a career high of 80.5 in Flat.
Seven riders earned scores of 80 or above.
Jumping Seat sophomore Morgan McCarthy went 2-0 in her matchups in Flat and scored 88 in both. She also earned the MOP honor in both meets.
Horsemanship seniors Addisyn Albers and two-time MOP Carley Rutledge both went 2-0 in their matchups.
Reining junior Britt McIlnay went 2-0 in her matchups, earning two points for BU.
Jumping Seat senior Caroline Muth earned her first career MOP nod in Fences.
Jumping Seat junior Katie Smith made her season debut and received her first career MOP in Fences.
BU won 4-1 in both Fences and Reining over Delaware State.

STAT OF THE MEET

Horsemanship senior Carley Rutledge and Jumping Seat sophomore Morgan McCarthy (Flat) earned MOP honors in both meets.

QUOTABLE

Head Coach Casie Maxwell

On today's meet…

"I am very proud of how resilient the team was today. We started really strong this morning, then had a few fumbles and hardships, but they kept fighting through every ride. It's hard enough to play on the road, and then to play your event back to back like today's schedule, but they turned the page quickly and rose to the challenge. These ladies have worked very hard these past few weeks and I'm so glad to see that pay off for them today."

Horsemanship senior Carley Rutledge

On earning two MOPs and how the team is feeling after the meet…

"I think this team is just really grateful to see all of our hard work paying off. Everyone is super proud of each other and just soaking it all in. Double MOP-ing is such an exciting feeling, and I'm really happy with how my day went. I'm also really glad I was able to contribute two points to the team today!"

Jumping Seat sophomore Morgan McCarthy

On earning double MOP and how the team is feeling after the meet…

"The dual MOPs and two team wins feel great! We are happy our hard work paid off today. We are going to keep working hard at home and look to carry this momentum into our first Big 12 Conference meet next week versus Fresno State."

WHAT'S NEXT

The Bears will return home to Waco to take on Fresno State at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 at the Willis Family Equestrian Center.

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