Black Knights Host Nevada and MIT at Tronsrue

West Point, N.Y. – The Army West Point rifle team continues its season as the Black Knights face off at home against No. 30 MIT and No.14 Nevada-Reno in a tri-match on Friday at 9 a.m.

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Coach's Quotes:

"We finished up last week at the President's Trophy match pretty well, and we got the win against Navy," said head coach Web Wright. "We came up a little short in a couple areas that we've been working on this week. Facing West Virginia, it kind of woke the team up a little bit. We've been getting some open training in, and we are going to do some target drills to work on a couple of things which I think will get us in the right place for this weekend."

"This is one of the teams [Nevada] I think we are evenly matched against. We are neck-and-neck with them throughout the last couple weeks, so I think it will be a good indicator of our ability to step up and get the job done. I think everyone is thirsty to get back up there and prove themselves a bit."

Army (1-4) (GARC 1-3)

The Black Knights are tied at No.11 in the latest Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) poll.
Army comes into this match after a tough weekend slate.
The squad earned an aggregate of 4656 in the President's Trophy Match, falling behind Air Force but edging out both Navy and Coast Guard.
In a tough match against West Virginia, the Black Knights fell 4640-4733.
Sophomore Emiliano Concha-Toro and freshman Matthew Lovre both recorded personal records with a score of 577 in the smallbore discipline.
Junior Payne Nunn led the squad in the smallbore discipline with a score of 585, where he recorded a perfect score in prone.

THE COMPETITION:
No. 14 Nevada (4-1)

The Wolf Pack comes into the match after edging out Air Force 4646-4641.
The Pack won the smallbore by just two points scoring 2298 to Air Force's 2296.
Nevada had four of the top eight scores in air rifle to win by a slim three-point margin in that discipline (2348-2345).

No. 30 MIT (0-2)

The Engineers come into the match after falling to No. 29 John Jay, 4356-4344.
Sophomore Thomas Rick had a career-best performance of 535 in smallbore, leading the team to a 2141-2103 advantage in that discipline.
Last year, the teams met at West Point where the Black Knights claimed a 4641-4225 victory.

UP NEXT:
The Black Knights will take on No. 2 TCU at the Tronsure Marksmanship Center on Nov. 18th.

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Black Knights Host Nevada and MIT at Tronsrue

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Players Mentioned

Emiliano Concha-Toro

Payne Nunn

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Black Knights Host Nevada and MIT at Tronsrue

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Players Mentioned

Emiliano Concha-Toro

Payne Nunn

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