Hollins at Lynchburg | Friday, October 30, 2026 | Rustburg, Va.
The Basics: Hollins Riding NCEA
Score: #8 Hollins 3, #2 Univ. of Lynchburg 7
Total Points: Hollins 757 | Hornets 817
The Lead: The Hollins riding team made the trip to the Lynchburg for a pair of National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) events on Friday. Hollins, ranked #8 in the most recent NCEA Single Discipline rankings, would challenge the #2 ranked Hornets of the University of Lynchburg in their first event of the day. Lynchburg won four of the five matchups over fences to take a lead onto the flat. The home team won the first three matchups on the flat to pull out to a big lead. Hollins rallied to the final two matches of the event but fell to the Hornets 7-3.
Highlights
- First year Olivia Aul won her matchup over fences with n 84-77 win aboard Jethro. That would be the lone point in the first set of matchups against the Hornets.
- Lauren Williams recorded 82 points on her ride of Zehn and had to wait for the final of the 10 fences rides. The final rider, Stella Patenaude posted a score of 86 to give Lynchburg a 4-1 advantage heading onto the flat.
- Lynchburg won the first three matchups on the flat to claim the necessary points to win the event and led 7-1.
- Williams rode Lizzy to 80 points in Hollins final ride of the morning and picked up a win 80-70.
- Aul posted a score of 82 with Hollins third ride on the flat and would have to wait until the 10th and final ride of the session. When the Hornet rider scored 70, Aul had claimed her second win of the matchup and made the final score 7-3.
Up Next: Hollins faces Old Dominion Athletic Conference rival Bridgewater later this afternoon in Rustburg.
