Rifle Hits the Road for a Three-Match Series

West Point, N.Y. – The Army West Point rifle team will be on the road this weekend as they travel to Ole Miss, Murray State and Memphis to start off the 2017-2018 season.

The Black Knights open a three-match road series by heading to Oxford, Mississippi to challenge Ole Miss on Saturday, Oct. 7th. They'll continue the trip by traveling to Murray, Ky., to battle Murray State on Oct. 8, and finally wrap-up the weekend by heading to the University of Memphis on Monday, Oct. 9.

Army (0-0-0)

The Black Knights are No.12 in the latest Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) poll.
Army comes to this match after placing fifth in the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) last season.
The Black Knights finished last season with a 6-6 overall record and a 3-5 conference showing.
Among this year's top returners is junior Nathan Brewer who competed individually the last two years in the NCAA Rifle Championships. Last season he placed 29th in the air rifle discipline.

Coach's Quotes:
"It's our season kick off, so we are just looking forward to seeing how we handle this first initial match pressure," said head coach Webster Wright. "We've been doing pretty well in practice, so we are looking forward to posting some pretty good scores."

"Ole Miss has put up some pretty good scores in the first couple weeks of the season. Murray State always has a good team. It's not going to be an easy match, but I think if we put things together we will certainly challenge them, and if everything goes right, we could come out on top. Memphis has posted some pretty good scores this year. They have a new coach and a little bit different direction, and it seems to be paying off for them."

"It's always fun to make this trip and to shoot against a couple different schools in the south."

THE COMPETITION:

Ole Miss (1-0) (1-0 GARC)

Ole Miss, who is currently ranked No. 13 in the CRCA, will host Army on Saturday, Oct. 7^th.
The Rebels are coming off a 4661-4650 win over N.C. State.
Ole Miss is led by junior Hayley Gardner who shot an aggregate score of 1172, claiming both disciplines against NC State.
Last year the teams met at West Point where the Black Knights claimed a 4670-4642 victory over the Rebels.

Murray State (2-0)

Murray State will host the Black Knights at Purgin Rifle Range on Sunday, Oct. 8^th
The Racers are ranked No.3 in the CRCA and were participants in the 2017 NCAA Championships.
Murray State will face the Black Knights after coming off two wins over UT Martin and Georgia Southern.
Murray State is led by Barbara Schläpfer who was their lead scorer in the UT Martin match with an aggregate of 1180, and Dana Buesseler who led in the Georgia Southern match with an aggregate of 1163.

Memphis (0-1) (0-1 GARC)

The Tigers, who are ranked at No.11 in the CRCA, will host the Black Knights on Monday, Oct. 9
Memphis comes to the match after dropping a 4634-4595 decision to GARC rival, Navy.
The Tigers are led by sophomore Levi Clark who had an aggregate of 1157 and also posted the match's second-best smallbore score of 580.
Last year the teams met at West Point where the Tigers claimed a 4652-4641 win over the Black Knights.

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UP NEXT:
The Black Knights continue their road series by traveling to Nebraska, GARC rival and 2017 NCAA Championship participant, on Oct. 21.

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