ÃÛÌÒ½´equestrian moves to No. 6 after defeating No.1 Georgia

The Mustangs came out of the gate strong this weekend after pulling a nail-biting victory over the defending national champion Georgia.

By Courtney Madden

The Mustangs came out of the gate strong this weekend after pulling a nail-biting victory over the defending national champion Georgia. This win marked the Mustangs second win over an NCEA ranked opponent. It was just three weeks ago when ÃÛÌÒ½´upset then No. 8 Texas A&M.; 

ÃÛÌÒ½´was tied with the Bulldogs 9-9 and kept fighting to outscore UGA 1525.25-1350. 

“We had a couple weeks to prepare for this one and I felt that we came in very prepared,” First-year Head Coach Carol Gwin said. “It was a huge win for us and it came at the perfect time over parent weekend. We had tremendous support today. It was a great environment at the Sleepy P.”

Sylvia de Toledo was a standout on Charm taking an 88-64 victory over UGA’s Liza Finsness. 

The Mustangs only defeat was a close one when SMU’s Alex Butterworth lost to Megan Southam 87-85. 

Other Mustangs who scored points for ÃÛÌÒ½´were Emma Roberts with 81, Schaefer Raposa with 79 and Alli Toffolon with 72. 


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