Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, February 2
West Point, NY
9:00 AM
Army West Point
4666
vs
4680
Navy
Army Falls To Navy In Star Match
February 02, 2019 | Rifle
WEST POINT - The Army West Point rifle team fell to rival Navy on Saturday in the 2019 Army-Navy Star Match at West Point.
The Mids' took a big lead in smallbore they never relinquished despite a strong air rifle showing from the Black Knights.
"This is a tough loss," head coach Web Wright said. "We shot fairly well, only two points off the program record we set last week. It just came up a little short. Navy shot well. Congratulations to them."
Navy's victory snaps a nine game winning streak by the Black Knights over their rival.
"The positive side is that we moved up in the rankings a little and positioned us for a potential NCAA berth," Wright said "We need to shoot a good score in the qualifier on February 16th and we have a good shot at earning the position."
From a scoring standpoint, the Cades have posted back to back strong showings. The team shot a program record 4668 in last week's victory over Akron.
"We will take Monday off and get back at it for the last part of the regular season."
AGGREGATE: Navy: 4680 (Star Total: 5846*), Army: 4666 (Star Total: 5822*)
UP NEXT: Army will host their NCAA qualifying match on February 16 at West Point.
The Mids' took a big lead in smallbore they never relinquished despite a strong air rifle showing from the Black Knights.
"This is a tough loss," head coach Web Wright said. "We shot fairly well, only two points off the program record we set last week. It just came up a little short. Navy shot well. Congratulations to them."
Navy's victory snaps a nine game winning streak by the Black Knights over their rival.
"The positive side is that we moved up in the rankings a little and positioned us for a potential NCAA berth," Wright said "We need to shoot a good score in the qualifier on February 16th and we have a good shot at earning the position."
From a scoring standpoint, the Cades have posted back to back strong showings. The team shot a program record 4668 in last week's victory over Akron.
"We will take Monday off and get back at it for the last part of the regular season."
AGGREGATE: Navy: 4680 (Star Total: 5846*), Army: 4666 (Star Total: 5822*)
- Navy's Kestrel Kuhne topped the charts with an 1176 aggregate.
- Senior co-captain Payne Nunn was the top scoring Cadet, posting an 1174.
- Navy's Kestrel Kuhne posted the top air rifle score with a 594.
- Nunn led the Black Knights with a 592.
- Sophomore Kaitlyn Kutz tied for third on the charts with a score of 591.
- Navy's Josh Watson was the match's top smallbore shooter with a score of 584.
- Nunn and sophomore co-captain Clayton Hanson were the highest scoring Black Knights with scores of 582.
UP NEXT: Army will host their NCAA qualifying match on February 16 at West Point.
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