Preview: No. 5 SMU & No. 2 South Carolina

Thursday, October 1

Columbia, S.C.

1:35 p.m. / 9 a.m.

TCU

SMU

Preview: No. 5 SMU & No. 2 South Carolina

9/30/2026 4:18:00 PM | Equestrian

Live Scoring (SMU)Live Scoring (South Carolina)

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. – For the first time this season, the sixth-ranked TCU equestrian team will hit the road to travel to Columbia, South Carolina, for matchups against No. 5 SMU and defending National Champion and second-ranked South Carolina on Thursday and Friday at One Wood Farm.

The Horned Frogs will take on the Mustangs beginning at 1:35 p.m. CT with Reining and Flat. The day will complete around 3 p.m. with the two events. Friday morning beginning at 9 a.m., TCU and SMU will compete in Horsemanship and Fences to conclude the meet.

Following the conclusion of the crosstown rivalry, the Frogs and Gamecocks will compete at 11:25 a.m. CT.

TCU LINEUP (vs. SMU)

Fences
Maggie Dumrauf
Lilly Goldstein
Amy Krebs
Lily Muzzy
Chandler Wilks

Flat
Hanna Dolan
Lilly Goldstein
Amy Krebs
Madi Lo Porto
Lily Muzzy

Horsemanship
Estelle Atkinson
Sydney Feager
Piper Keller
Peyton Staat
Calla Thomas

Reining
Rita Clausen
Adele Cunningham
Cassie Hacking
Sydney Sargent
Calla Thomas

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS

The Mustangs finished the 2025-26 season with an overall record of 5-6. SMU fell in the NCEA Quarterfinals to the eventual National Champion, South Carolina.

SCOUTING THE GAMECOCKS

The Gamecocks head into the 2026-27 campaign as the reigning NCEA National Champions, taking home the program's fourth title earlier this spring after taking down SEC foe Texas A&M (April 18). Head Coach Carol Gwin was named the NCEA Dual Discipline Coach of the Year, alongside TR Potts earning the NCEA Western Coach of the Year nod.

RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS

The Horned Frogs returns all four NCEA All-Americans from last year's squad, including three who earned the honor as freshmen in 2025-26. Lilly Goldstein earned the award in both Fences and Flat, while Lily Muzzy (Fences), Cassie Hacking (Reining) and Piper Keller (Horsemanship) also picked up recognition as Freshmen. TCU was the only school to have three freshmen earn the accolade last season.

CONSISTENT SUCCESS

TCU Equestrian is currently amidst its winningest era, posting five straight winning seasons for the first time in program history. In addition, the Frogs have qualified for the postseason in every year of the team's existence and has been a mainstay in the NCEA rankings.

LAST TIME OUT

The Horned Frogs opened their season with a bang, taking down South Dakota State on September 18 by a score of 16-2. TCU swept MOPs (Goldstein, Goldstein, Feager, Cunningham), and the 14-point margin was the largest since 2022.