DALLAS, Texas – The Sweet Briar NCEA team (6-3), the No. 1 ranked single discipline team in the nation, fell to the Southern Methodist Mustangs (8-5) by a score of 7-3 today.
 
Scoring for the Vixens in fences was first-year Katherine Atherton (Montpelier, Va.) and senior Britt Larson-Jackson (Washington, D.C.). Atherton scored a 70 on Chester, five points more than her SMU opponent Devin Seek. Meanwhile, Larson-Jackson beat Alex Pielet with an 80 on Hamilton to help bring Sweet Briar within one heading into the flat event.
 
First-year Paige Kennedy (Purcellville, Va.) was the lone point-getter for the team on flat, totaling an 86 on Bravo.
 
Highlights

• Kennedy successfully secured a point for Sweet Briar in her first away meet of the season.
• First-year Isabelle Mesiarik (Pottstown, Pa.) came up one point shy of the Mustangs in her ride on Cotton over fences.

What's Next
The Vixens will be back at it tomorrow against TCU at Diamond Creek Ranch in Burleson, Texas.