Rustburg, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg equestrian team matched up in a top-tier meet against Dartmouth on Friday afternoon at the Lynchburg equestrian center and narrowly lost, 5-4.

No. 2 Dartmouth (2-0) earned a 3-2 advantage in fences before the teams divided the four available points on the flat. No. 1 Lynchburg (1-1) finished with a combined raw score of 819.5, while Dartmouth totaled 748.5.

Amaya Bellfield earned Lynchburg's first point of the meet in fences. Bellfield posted an 85 aboard Itina to defeat Ellie Sadrian's score of 80. Stella Patenaude secured the Hornets' second fences point with an 83 on Tommy. Patenaude's ride topped Lucinda Exner's score of 75.

Rebecca Collier scored an 82 on Jethro but fell to Grace Russo's 84. Mary Katherine Ragsdale recorded a 78 on Motaz against Camilla Jerng's 85.5, and Madeline Rubin earned an 84.5 on Luna against Cassidy Exner's 86.

Lynchburg held a 412.5-410.5 advantage in the fences raw scores despite Dartmouth claiming three points. Grace Hogan also recorded an exhibition score of 84 on Ollie, while Dartmouth's Mia Thomasson scored an exhibition 85.

Collier earned Lynchburg's first flat point with an 85 aboard Carl, defeating Russo's score of 77. Ragsdale added the Hornets' second point in the event after scoring a 79 on Ollie. Bellfield produced an 80 on Caleb against Jerng's 89, while Rubin scored a 78 on Eragon against Cassidy Exner's 87. Kristin Palmer and Lucinda Exner each received an 85 on Itina, with neither rider earning a point.

Lilly Yinger posted an exhibition score of 67 on Zehn. Alina Sweeney also completed two demonstration rides aboard Lance, receiving scores of 74 and 70. Lynchburg totaled 407 points on the flat compared with Dartmouth's 338. Jefferey Ayers served as the jumping seat judge, and KC Meadows served as the jumping seat steward.

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