The Fresno State equestrian team earned a second-place finish at the 2019 United Equestrian Conference Championships with a 14-2 loss to top-seeded Southern Methodist University in the championship finals this past weekend, according to a Fresno State Athletics news release.
The loss earns the ‘Dogs a second place finish in back-to-back years after falling to the Mustangs in similar fashion in the final round of 2018, 13-3.
The No. 3-seeded Bulldogs advanced to the UEC Championship round with a 9-7 win over the No. 2-seeded Delaware State in the semifinals on Friday.
First up was equitation over fences and horsemanship, as the Mustangs took an early 7-3 lead at the half after sweeping the fences competition and taking horsemanship, 3-1.