No. 9 Baylor Equestrian Upsets No. 8 Fresno State, 11-9

Friday, October 9

Waco, Texas

11 AM

Baylor

Fresno State

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No. 9 Baylor Equestrian Upsets No. 8 Fresno State, 11-9

10/9/2026 3:18:00 PM | Equestrian

Muth picks up second career Most Outstanding Performer

WACO, Texas – No. 9 Baylor equestrian defeated No. 8 Fresno State, 11-9, in their conference play opener at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco, Texas on Friday afternoon. Jumping Seat senior Caroline Muth earned her second career Most Outstanding Performer honor in fences.

Baylor (3-1) earned two event wins in Fences, 4-1, and Flat, 3-2, courtesy of MOP Muth, Jumping Seat sophomore Morgan McCarthy, Jumping Seat seniors Nicolette Perry and Juliette Earley, junior Katie Smith, and freshman Julia Babington.

THE RUNDOWN
In the first half, the Bears picked up three points in Flat courtesy of McCarthy, Earley, and Babington. BU scored two points in Reining from senior Sadie Peters and junior Isabelle Hildebrandt. At halftime, the score was tied, 5-5.

After the half, BU took Fences 4-1 with points scored by MOP Muth, Perry, Smith, and McCarthy. MOP Muth picked up her career high of 86. Finishing in Horsemanship, the Bears earned two points from senior Addisyn Albers and freshman Isabella Buckley. Baylor earned an upset 11-9 win over Fresno State.

NOTABLES

Horsemanship freshman Isabella Buckley and jumping Seat freshman Julia Babington made their collegiate career debuts and scored two points for the Bears.
Jumping Seat senior MOP Caroline Muth scored a career high of 86, the highest score for Baylor at this meet.
Horsemanship senior Addisyn Albers earned her career high score of 77.5 and a point for BU.
Reining junior Isabelle Hildebrandt picked up her career high score of 72.
Jumping Seat senior Juliette Earley earned her season high score of 85.5 and a point for BU.
Horsemanship senior Carley Rutledge earned her season high score of 75
Reining senior Sadie Peters earned her season high score of 71 and a point for BU.
Jumping Seat junior Katie Smith earned her season high score of 82.5 and a point for BU.
Jumping Seat sophomore Morgan McCarthy earned her season high score in Fences, an 81.

STAT OF THE MEET
Jumping Seat senior Caroline Muth rode Puzzle for a career high score of 86 and earned second career MOP honor.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Casie Maxwell
On today's meet…

"It feels really good to be back at home. The team earned the win under our belt and restored some confidence that they lost a couple of weeks ago. I'm really proud of how they fought all day long. They kept their heads about them and laid some really solid rides out today. If we can just get rid of those mistakes and get out of our head a little bit, that'll be the goal before TCU comes down here. We just need to keep building on those steps and building our confidence, and they get a little better every single time. That's really all we can ask of them. They've been really, really great, and glad they get to enjoy a day off tomorrow."

Horsemanship Senior Addisyn Albers
On how the meet went…

"I thought we came out and really put it all out there. I think that there are still things that we're going to keep challenging ourselves on every day and get better at."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will take on No. 6 TCU at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco.

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