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The University of Mississippi Athletics
No. 10 Rebels to Host Morehead State Saturday
10/21/2016 | Rifle
OXFORD,Miss. -- The No. 10 Ole Miss rifle team is coming off an action-packed weekend, as they shot an air rifle school record 2357 and tied an aggregate record of 4654. The Rebels look to continue their success at home as they face No. 18 Morehead State Saturday in the third annual "Shoot Pink" match to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Promotions...
The match will be held at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center at 9 a.m. and the first 75 fans will get a "Shoot Pink" t-shirt. Also, all fans will earn 20 Rebel Reward points.
Noting the Rebels...
The Rebels are led by senior Alison Weisz who is coming off a record-setting weekend, shooting a school-record 597 in air rifle, just three points from a perfect score. She also led the team in smallbore shooting a 581. In just three matches so far this season, seven of the 10 team members have broken personal records in air rifle and half the team has broken their career-highs in smallbore.
Matchup with Morehead State...
This will be the second meeting between Ole Miss and Morehead State. The two teams last met on January 17, 2009. The Eagles are led by third-year head coach Alan Joseph, who previously coached 18 All-Americans and two Olympians during a 20-year career leading the Xavier Program. Morehead State's team does not hold any seniors, but are led by four juniors, Seth Baker, Joe Fischer, Dan Hall, and Hayley Wilson. Last weekend MSU surpassed their aggregate school record shooting 4,612 against Virginia Military Institute.
Talking with head coach Marsha Beasley...
"The team is looking forward to our shoulder-to-shoulder match with Morehead State, which is our last home match this fall. Everyone has been working hard and a home competition provides a good chance to test what we've been working on. We will be using the GARC format which means both teams have counters on each relay. The match outcome will not be known until the end of the second relay. This changes the competition dynamics and will make the contest more interesting for everyone."
Live Scoring…
If you can't make it to the match or live out of town, you can follow it online with live scoring at OleMissSports.com. Admission to all home matches is free, and the range is located at Highway 7 and Sisk Avenue.
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