BURLESON, Texas — Top-seeded TCU and No. 2-seed Oklahoma State advanced to Saturday’s 2025 Big 12 Equestrian Championship final with wins in the semifinal round at Bear Creek Farms. The Horned Frogs defeated No. 4-seeded Fresno State 15-4 while the Cowgirls took down No. 3 seed Baylor, 11-9.
The championship match is set for 10 a.m. CT.
No. 1 TCU 15, No. 4 Fresno State 4
TCU swept the fences discipline as Lilly Goldstein (87.33) Ashleigh Scully (84.0), Ella Bostwick (83.67), Lex Lipacis (80.33) and Jordyn Scelsa (72.0) all came away with points. Goldstein finished with a team-leading score of 87.33.
Fresno State secured the flat discipline, taking four of the five points. Molly Stewart posted a win for the Bulldogs with an 86.67, while Paris Mahoney delivered an event-best 89.0. Sage Linvall (85.0) and Autumn Bradbury rounded out the discipline wins for Fresno State. TCU’s lone point in the flat came from Lipacis, who finished with a score 74.33.
In horsemanship, the Horned Frogs took all five points to regain control. Elizabeth West (74.17), Shea Graham (76.33), Payton Boutelle (74.83), Jessica McAllister (75.0) and Sidney Dunham (73.0) added wins to sweep the second discipline of the day.
TCU sealed the western totals score at 9-0 with four more victories in reining. Lannie-Jo Lisac (71.0) and Graham (69.5) took two points, while Kaylene Cunningham (69.67) and McAllister (67.67) contributed two more points.
No. 2 Oklahoma State 11, No. 3 Baylor 9
Baylor took the fences discipline, winning three of the five points. Riley Hogan (87.67) notched the highest score in the discipline and one of the Cowgirls two points while Baylor’s trio of Lauren Reid (84.33), Juliette Earley (80.33) and Emma Covarrubias earned the three points for the Bears. Emma Hechtman rounded out the discipline with the final point for OSU.
Lauren Stebbins (88), Madison Mitchell (83.67) and Reid (92) took the flat discipline for the Bears. Hannah Dodd (80) and Hogan (89) tacked on two more points for the Cowgirls to bring the jumping seat score to 6-4 in favor of the Bears.
Oklahoma State took the horsemanship discipline, winning three of the five points behind Bella D'Onofrio (74.83), June Roberson (75.83), and Alana Stanton (73.17). Baylor’s Nadalee Vasquez (72.83) and Rutledge (75) took the other two points.
In reining, Oklahoma State took four of the five points including a pair of discipline-leading 71-point performances by Tristan Bagby and Ava Bush. Quincee Clark (69.33) and Emma Filiatreau (70.5) grabbed the other two points for OSU while Baylor’s Sadie Peters (67.83) earned the Bears' only reining point.