K-State Falls to Auburn in NCEA Quarters
Apr 15, 2016
WACO, Texas- With a hard fought battle to a tough DSU team yesterday in the quarterfinals, the No. 8 K-State equestrian team looked to carry that momentum toa victory on Friday, but fell to No. 1 Auburn in a 15-1 decision at the Extraco Events Center.
Noteworthy
• Kansas State finished the season with
a 5-11 record.
• The lone point came from the experienced
Horsemanship rider – junior Alyssa Lombardi.
• The Wildcats dropped both disciplines
against the Tigers falling in Hunt Seat, 8-0, and in
Western, 7-1.
Reining
• The Tigers came out aggressive in the opening
discipline of Reining with the Wildcats falling short, 4-0.
Equitation on the Flat
• The Tigers notched the victory today as the
Wildcats’ fell short, 4-0.
Horsemanship
• With the score being 8-0 going
into Horsemanship, K-State tallied their first point of the day as they
dropped a 3-1 decision in Auburn's favor.
• Lombardi carded a score of
152 to ride past Auburn’s Megan Rauh, 150.5, gaining the
only point for Kansas State in the discipline.
• Lombardi ends the season with a
6-10 record and going 2-0 at the NCEA Championships.
Equitation over Fences
• The final score
in Fences Friday was 4-0, as K-State fell to Auburn.
Quotes
K-State Head
Coach Casie Maxwell
• “The team had great energy and confidence
today. I was proud of them for not giving up as the day went on, but rather
enjoying the opportunity they had today at the National Championship."
2015-16 Year in Review
• Finished the season 5-11.
• Head Coach Casie Maxwell was
acknowledged as the 2016 Big 12 Equestrian Coach of the Year.
• Last season, Maxwell shared the
honor and is the only head coach in Big 12 Championship
history to receive back to-back recognition as Big 12 Equestrian Coach of
the Year.
• Former Kansas State equestrian coach and
student-athlete Casey Finnell was named as one of the
NCEA Distinguished Alumni.
• 13 riders named to NCEA
Academic Team
• Danielle Kemper was named one of the 16
riders to participate in the 2015 American Quarter Horse Association
(AQHA) Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge
• Lombardi was named October
Big 12 Rider of the Month in Horsemanship.
• 13 riders placed on Academic All-Big 12
Equestrian Team
• Seniors Kara Guy, Nicholle Hatton
and Danielle Kemper compiled a record of 80-70-10, while picking up 9 MOP
at their time as Wildcats.
