DAVIS, Calif. — Down 7-3 after jumping seat competition, the UC Davis equestrian team (2-3, 2-0) rallied in the second half, pushing the No. 2 SMU Mustangs (4-2) to the final ride of the afternoon at the UC Davis Equestrian Center on Saturday morning. 

The meet opened with just Fences competition as stormy weather forced teams to complete all four events in the covered arena. 

Lauren Kolbe (85) and Emma Jolly (86) scored points for the Aggies, but SMU the other three, including the Fences MOP to build a 3-2 lead early on.

The Mustangs had a very strong showing in Flat, picking up four points to Davis' one. Margaret Franke scored a 76 to bring the deficit to four, 7-3.

Marcella Bee opened scoring in Horsemanship, picking up a point with a score of 76. The judges found Kendall Lance and Natasha Replogle's rides to be favorable, and the Aggies cut into the Mustang lead with a 3-2 event. 

UC Davis scored the first three points in Reining, after Macey Newkirk, Kendal Scheiner and Nicole Shroyer helped the home side even the score, 9-9 with two points left to be allocated. 

Scheiner was the lone Aggie to win MOP in her event, scoring a 72 on Cruiser.

The Mustangs won the final two points of the day to take the meet 11-9.

UC Davis can enjoy the next two months off from competition and are back in action on Feb. 9 and 10 when they travel to Tennessee to take on ECAC opponents Delaware State and UT Martin.