Army West Point Athletics
Rifle Heads to Kentucky and Morehead State
October 28, 2016 | Rifle
West Point, N.Y. – The Army West Point rifle team (1-1, 0-1 GARC) is on the road for a pair of matches this weekend where the Black Knights will take on Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) rival Kentucky on Saturday and Morehead State on Sunday.
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SCOUTING KENTUCKY (6-1, 1-0 GARC)
SCOUTING MOREHEAD STATE (1-2)
UP NEXT:
Army travels to the President's Trophy match hosted by Air Force, who are the reigning champions, on Saturday Nov. 5.
For more information on Army West Point rifle, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Rifle on Twitter.
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HOW TO FOLLOW:
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THE DETAILS:
- The Black Knights, idle following GARC loss to Memphis two weeks ago, are listed at No. 16 in the latest Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association rankings.
- Kentucky is ranked sixth, while Morehead State came in at No. 18.
- Army has top teams scores of 2342 in air rifle, 2299 in smallbore and 4641 aggregate score this season.
- Marvin Lewis had the top score in air rifle shooting a 589.
- Nathan Brewer had the top score in smallbore with 579.
SCOUTING KENTUCKY (6-1, 1-0 GARC)
- Kentucky captured second at the GARC championships last year and placed fourth at the NCAA championships.
- The Wildcats are coming off a 4688-4645 win over Navy just two weeks ago.
- Kentucky is led by junior Billy Azzinaro who shot a personal best 1177 aggregate score and 588 in smallbore.
- Last year, the teams met at West Point where the Wildcats claimed a 4649-4597 victory over Army.
SCOUTING MOREHEAD STATE (1-2)
- After defeating Virginia Military Institute, the Eagles lost to No. 15 Jacksonville State (4642-4612) and No. 10 Ole Miss (4642-4604).
- Morehead State set school records in aggregate (4612) and air rifle (2334) in the team's first match of the season against VMI.
- Karly Potts fired the top mark of the season in air rifle of 587.
- Seth Baker and Sarah Fink both recorded 576 to lead the Eagles in smallbore.
UP NEXT:
Army travels to the President's Trophy match hosted by Air Force, who are the reigning champions, on Saturday Nov. 5.
For more information on Army West Point rifle, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Rifle on Twitter.
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