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Andrew Ryback

Equestrian (NCEA)

No. 1 NCEA Gets Resounding Win Over Sewanee

SWEET BRIAR, Va. – The No. 1 Single Discipline NCEA team (4-1, 3-0 ODAC) earned a resounding 7-1 victory over the Sewanee Tigers (0-1, 0-1 ODAC) to close out the fall season at the Harriet Howell Rogers Riding Center.
 
The Vixens pulled ahead 3-1 following the completion of the fences portion of the meet.
 
Juniors Katherine Atherton (Montpelier, Va.) and Isabelle Mesiarik (Pottstown, Pa.) along with sophomore Naomi Dachis (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) all earned points for the team.
 
Atherton scored a 76 on Phantom to beat out her Tiger competitor by 23 points while Mesiarik also won with a large 24-point margin of victory thanks to her 82 on Kobe.
 
Dachis' score of 80 was three points better than her University of the South opponent Campbell Flanagan.
 
In flat competition, Sweet Briar went a perfect 4-0. Atherton was named Most Outstanding Performer with her score of an 80 on Buddy while fellow junior Paige Kennedy (Purcellville, Va.) also totaled an 80 with the help of Stan.
 
Sophomore Wyette Felton (Canton, Ga.) and junior Ella Peterson (Ashland, Va.) total scores of 76 and 79, respectively, to help the Vixens remain perfect and earn the 7-1 victory.
 
Highlights
  • Sweet Briar remains undefeated against Sewanee with four-straight wins.
  • Atherton and Mesiarik now move to 5-0 on the season in fences while Peterson and Kennedy are yet to lose on the flat.
 
What's Next
The Vixens will open up the spring season against Bridgewater on Feb. 2.

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Players Mentioned

Katherine Atherton

Katherine Atherton

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Junior
Naomi Dachis

Naomi Dachis

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Sophomore
Wyette Felton

Wyette Felton

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Sophomore
Paige Kennedy

Paige Kennedy

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Senior
Isabelle  Mesiarik

Isabelle Mesiarik

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Junior
Ella Peterson

Ella Peterson

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Junior

Players Mentioned

Katherine Atherton

Katherine Atherton

Junior
Jumping Seat
Naomi Dachis

Naomi Dachis

Sophomore
Jumping Seat
Wyette Felton

Wyette Felton

Sophomore
Jumping Seat
Paige Kennedy

Paige Kennedy

Senior
Jumping Seat
Isabelle  Mesiarik

Isabelle Mesiarik

Junior
Jumping Seat
Ella Peterson

Ella Peterson

Junior
Jumping Seat