Wildcats Drop Tough Loss in Stillwater
Feb 06, 2016
STILLWATER, Okla.- K-State equestrian dropped a tough competition as the No. 9 Wildcats fell short in the spring opener at Totusek Arena on Saturday afternoon to No. 5 Oklahoma State in a head-to-head battle, 11-6.
• Kansas State is now 3-4 on the season, and 1-3
in Big 12 matchups.
• The Wildcats fell just shy in both disciplines
against the Cowgirls: Hunt Seat, 6-3, Western, 5-3.
• Five of the six points came from the
upperclassmen leadership in today’s match up.
• K-State registered one Most Outstanding
Performer (MOP) honor as senior Danielle Kemper captured her
first MOP of the season and career in Reining.
Equitation over Fences
• The Cowgirls notched the victory as the
Wildcats fell short, 3-1.
• Junior Taylor Schmidt carded a score of 81 to
ride past OSU’s Maggie Drysch, 81-80, gaining a point for
Kansas State.
• Schmidt is now 2-6 on the season.
Equitation on the Flat
• The final score in Equitation on the Flat on Saturday
was 3-2, as K-State fell to OSU.
• Junior Gretchen Koenen tailed her
fifth win of the season with a win over Amy White, 83-82, and is now 5-2
this season.
• Christina Martinelli is now 6-8 this season as
she claimed a title against OSU's Maggie Drysch, 82-77.
Horsemanship
• The Wildcats came out fighting at the beginning of
the day in Horsemanship as they dropped a 3-2 decision.
• Junior Sydney Anson carded a score of 74 to
defeat Miranda Reed, 74-67.5, and is now 5-2 on the season.
• Sophomore Ashley Anderson has been riding extremely
well for the Wildcats as she rode past OSU’s, Libby Collins,
72.5-71.5.
Reining
• The final score in Reining on Saturday was 2-1, as
K-State fell to OSU.
• Senior Danielle Kemper clinched her 25th career
win and first MOP honor in Reining by riding past OSU’s Justine Peters, 72-71.
Quotes
K-State Head Coach Casie Maxwell
• “I am very impressed with how the team performed
today. It has been awhile since we were last in the competition arena, but the
team had really old confidence and energy against a tough OSU team. Congratulations
to OSU for riding really well – it was a tough competition day.”
• “I am extremely happy for Dani Kemper on her reining
win and MOP honors today. She has worked hard to transition into reining for us
this season and it is great to see her hard work pay off.”
Senior Danielle Kemper
• “I thought today went really well. We all went out
there with confidence and rode the horse we had and adjusted well. We had some
really great rides, and we are excited to continue working hard for the
upcoming meets.”
• “I really liked my ride today. My horse was great and
all the pieces just fell together. I am starting to gain confidence in this new
event with each ride.”
Coming up Next
• The Kansas State equestrian team
will return to the road as they take on No. 2 Georgia, Friday,
February 26 and No. 7 Fresno State, Saturday, February 27 in
Athens, Georgia.
