Sweet Briar, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg equestrian team defeated Sewanee 6-4 in the semifinals of Old Dominion Athletic Conference head-to-head riding championship on Friday.
The Hornets trailed 3-2 after fences but won four of five points on the flat to swing the meet into their favor and advance to the championship against Sweet Briar. Lynchburg is the No. 2 seed in the tournament and the No. 2 team in the NCEA rankings. Sweet Briar is ranked No. 1 in both. The Hornets and Vixens square off at 9:35 a.m. from Sweet Briar's campus on Saturday, March 23. The winner will be crowned as the first-ever ODAC champion.
Emma Schweizer and Mackenna Moss won Lynchburg's first two points of the day over fences. Schweizer beat out her opponent on Eddie with an average score of 85.5, and Moss won her matchup on Chico with an 81.5.
Abby Zemp rode first for Lynchburg on the flat and scored a 91 and an 85 for an average of 88. Kelley McCormick brought in an 81, Devyn Borden averaged an 84.5, and Fallyn Belcastro, the ODAC fences rider of the year, scored an 86 to secure Lynchburg's sixth point of the day.
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