Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, October 21
Lincoln, NE
10 AM (9 AM C.T.)
Army West Point
4630
at
4631
Nebraska
Black Knights Topped by Nebraska
October 21, 2017 | Rifle
Lincoln, Neb. - The No. 12 Army West Point rifle team fell by a thin margin of one point, 4631-4630, to No. 15 Nebraska in a tough match on Saturday morning.
The Black Knights dropped to 1-3 on the season, while the Huskers improved to 1-1.
Coach's Quotes:
"This was a little disappointing," said head coach Web Wright. "We didn't shoot very well and lost by a point. Clayton and Payne shot pretty well in smallbore. As a team, we struggled in kneeling and that set a bit of a disappointing tone. That's clearly something we are going to work on.
"Air rifle was a little better. Once again, Payne came through for us. Kaitlyn also shot well leading the team with a 589."
"We will head back to West Point and get back to training. I think CEP is going to continue to a big focus. I know we have the talent. I have seen everyone on the team shoot phenomenal scores in practice. We just need to bring it out when it counts."
AGGREGATE (4630)
SMALLBORE (2293)
AIR RIFLE (2337)
UP NEXT:
The Black Knights will head to Annapolis, Md., to participate in the annual Presidents Match against service academy rivals Navy and Air Force on Nov. 4th.
For more information on Army West Point rifle, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Rifle on Twitter.
The Black Knights dropped to 1-3 on the season, while the Huskers improved to 1-1.
Coach's Quotes:
"This was a little disappointing," said head coach Web Wright. "We didn't shoot very well and lost by a point. Clayton and Payne shot pretty well in smallbore. As a team, we struggled in kneeling and that set a bit of a disappointing tone. That's clearly something we are going to work on.
"Air rifle was a little better. Once again, Payne came through for us. Kaitlyn also shot well leading the team with a 589."
"We will head back to West Point and get back to training. I think CEP is going to continue to a big focus. I know we have the talent. I have seen everyone on the team shoot phenomenal scores in practice. We just need to bring it out when it counts."
AGGREGATE (4630)
- The Black Knights tallied an aggregate score of 4630, falling behind Nebraska's score of 4631.
- Junior Payne Nunn led the squad with a score of 1169, which was good for the top individual spot for the match.
- Also earning a spot in the top individuals for the match was freshman Clayton Hanson (1162), taking the fourth spot.
SMALLBORE (2293)
- Nunn led the squad in smallbore, shooting 581 to take the first spot in that discipline.
- Hanson followed close behind shooting 579, earning the second highest overall smallbore score.
- Senior Ethan Cook (570) and Junior Nathan Brewer (569) closed out the top ten spots in 9th and 10th respectively.
AIR RIFLE (2337)
- Freshman Kaitlyn Kutz led the Black Knights in the air rifle discipline with a score of 589.
- She was trailed closely by Nunn (588) who took the second spot for the discipline.
UP NEXT:
The Black Knights will head to Annapolis, Md., to participate in the annual Presidents Match against service academy rivals Navy and Air Force on Nov. 4th.
For more information on Army West Point rifle, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Rifle on Twitter.
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