Black Knights Host Wolfpack and Wildcats at Home

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point rifle team will host No. 3 Kentucky and No. 13 N.C. State this weekend to start of the 2018 season.

On Saturday, Jan. 13 the Black Knights will compete against the Wildcats at Tronsrue at 9 a.m. The Wildcats face the Wolfpack on Sunday, and the weekend will conclude with a Cadet-Wolfpack match up on Monday, Jan.15.

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Coach's Quotes:
"This weekend on Saturday, we are going to shoot against the University of Kentucky," said head coach Web Wright. "They're ranked number three right now; they are always a tough team. They are well coached. We will see what happens."

"We've been shooting pretty well coming out of the break. They [the cadets] came in working really hard and they're very focused. There's probably more intensity than we saw at the end of the season last year, just because they're coming back fresh. This is the final stretch. So, I like the intensity and the commitment that I've seen since they've been back these couple of days."

"N.C. State just had an Olympian graduate last year, and I think that was some big shoes to fill. In the past they've had that extra power behind them, and I don't see anyone who's stepped up to fill that space on their team. But that's not to take away from their talent and their hard work. They have an excellent coach. But I think at this point in time we are a little bit better, and if everything goes right, the match will go well for us."

"If everything goes well, and everybody keeps their wits about themselves, I think there is potential to bring ourselves up in the NCAA standings, which gets us a little bit closer to qualifying for NCAA's."

ARMY (2-6)

The Black Knights are No. 11 in the latest Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) poll.
Army comes to this match after a loss to TCU, 4642-4713.
Payne Nunn led the squad with an aggregate of 1169, and in the smallbore discipline with a score of 578.
Nunn led once again in the air rifle discipline with a score of 591, tying Army's top score for the season.

THE COMPETITION:
KENTUCKY (20-1)

This is the first match of 2018 for the Wildcats.
Kentucky comes to this match after coming in first overall at a four-team tournament held by Air Force.
Freshman Henrik Larsen leads the nation in aggregate (1188.96) and smallbore (592.29) averages.
The team fired an aggregate of 4696 the first day of the tournament and 4687 the second day.

N.C. STATE (7-4)

This is the first match of 2018 for the Wolfpack.
N.C. State comes off a home win against North Georgia, 4650-4575.
Will Marciniak and Lauren Phillips both scored a perfect 100 in prone at that match.
Phillips also recorded a season-high score of 595 in air rifle, one point off from her career best.
Phillips set a PR and the second-best aggregate score in program history, tallying up 1179 points.

UP NEXT:
The Black Knights continue their season by heading to Palmyra, Pa., to battle against No. 12 Akron on Jan. 28.

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Black Knights Host Wolfpack and Wildcats at Home

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