Thursday, March 21
Martin, Tenn.
10 A.M.
UT Martin
vs
South Dakota State
UNITED EQUESTRIAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SET FOR THIS WEEK ON UT MARTIN CAMPUS
3/18/2019 4:00:00 PM | Equestrian
2019 UEC Championship Tournament Central
MARTIN, Tenn. – Five teams will vie for the 2019 United Equestrian Conference championship this week as the University of Tennessee at Martin plays host to the three-day tournament on March 21-23. Admission is free to the event.
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All competitions will begin at 10 a.m. at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Pavilion with two arenas going simultaneously (indoor and outdoor). The event begins on Thursday, March 21 when No. 4 seed UT Martin takes on No. 5 South Dakota State in the quarterfinal round. The winner advances to play No. 1 SMU on Friday, March 22 while No. 2 Delaware State also battles No. 3 Fresno State in the semifinals that same day. The two semifinal victors will clash on Saturday, March 23 to determine the league champion.
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The tournament involves three current representatives in the National Collegiate Equestrian Association top-10 rankings (No. 6 SMU, No. 9 Fresno State and No. 10 UT Martin). Delaware State and South Dakota State also regularly appeared in the national top-10 poll during the early stages of the 2018-19 season.
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SMU is 7-4 overall and claimed the top seed in the tournament after going a perfect 3-0 in UEC play. Delaware State (4-7) tallied a 3-2 mark against UEC competition while Fresno State (4-7) and UT Martin (4-6) each went 2-2 against league foes. South Dakota State went 1-7 this season with an 0-3 conference mark.
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This is the second time that the Skyhawks have hosted the UEC Championship. UT Martin hosted and won the inaugural UEC Championship tournament in 2013 and was followed by South Dakota State (2014), Fresno State (2015), New Mexico State (2016), Delaware State (2017) and SMU (2018) – as six different schools have seized the championship over the last six years.
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For all information on the 2019 UEC Championship – including live scoring, Facebook live streams, a daily event schedule and the official tournament program – please visit the tournament central webpage located at the top of the webpage.
MARTIN, Tenn. – Five teams will vie for the 2019 United Equestrian Conference championship this week as the University of Tennessee at Martin plays host to the three-day tournament on March 21-23. Admission is free to the event.
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All competitions will begin at 10 a.m. at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Pavilion with two arenas going simultaneously (indoor and outdoor). The event begins on Thursday, March 21 when No. 4 seed UT Martin takes on No. 5 South Dakota State in the quarterfinal round. The winner advances to play No. 1 SMU on Friday, March 22 while No. 2 Delaware State also battles No. 3 Fresno State in the semifinals that same day. The two semifinal victors will clash on Saturday, March 23 to determine the league champion.
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The tournament involves three current representatives in the National Collegiate Equestrian Association top-10 rankings (No. 6 SMU, No. 9 Fresno State and No. 10 UT Martin). Delaware State and South Dakota State also regularly appeared in the national top-10 poll during the early stages of the 2018-19 season.
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SMU is 7-4 overall and claimed the top seed in the tournament after going a perfect 3-0 in UEC play. Delaware State (4-7) tallied a 3-2 mark against UEC competition while Fresno State (4-7) and UT Martin (4-6) each went 2-2 against league foes. South Dakota State went 1-7 this season with an 0-3 conference mark.
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This is the second time that the Skyhawks have hosted the UEC Championship. UT Martin hosted and won the inaugural UEC Championship tournament in 2013 and was followed by South Dakota State (2014), Fresno State (2015), New Mexico State (2016), Delaware State (2017) and SMU (2018) – as six different schools have seized the championship over the last six years.
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For all information on the 2019 UEC Championship – including live scoring, Facebook live streams, a daily event schedule and the official tournament program – please visit the tournament central webpage located at the top of the webpage.
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