The SMU equestrian team was in a deep hole against UT-Martin and on the verge of dropping their second straight match when something seemed to click for the team. Everything came together and the Mustangs strung off five consecutive points to defeat UT-Martin, 6-5.
 

SMU dropped a close match to Baylor, 6-5 Saturday, Jan. 30. In Equitation over fences, the Mustangs were equal to the Bears, splitting the event, 3-3. However, in Equitation on the flat, freshman Morgan Toal tied with Baylor’s Whitney McIlvain, with 82 points, but Baylor edged out the Mustangs in the event, 3-2.
 

The next day, SMU played host to UT-Martin. However, it appeared that the Mustangs were still reeling from their loss to Baylor. In the fences, SMU dropped four points and only managed to pick up one, when freshman Marissa Djernes defeated UT-Martin’s Katie Moranda.
 

The next event, flats, did not start off well either. Toal was well on her way to earning the highest score of the match when her horse went over the boundary, automatically eliminating her. At this point, the Mustangs were down, 5-1, and seemed well on their way to another loss.
 

Instead, SMU held on and claimed victory by winning the final five points to give  Toal, despite being eliminated, MVP honors for her performance prior to her mistake.

CBS shows poor judgement in ad policyThe Mustangs will ride into action again on Feb. 5 when the Texas A&M Aggies pay Dallas a visit.