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Kentucky & Murray
Ole Miss Rifle Falls to Murray State and Kentucky
1/15/2017 | Rifle
OXFORD, Miss. -- The Ole Miss rifle team welcomed No. 3 Murray State and No. 5 Kentucky to open the second half of the 2016-17 season on Jan. 14, while fans enjoyed free Chick-fil-A and coffee.
The Rebels fell to Murray State (4708) and Kentucky (4664) in both air rifle (2345) and smallbore (2279) to post a 4624 aggregate.
Recapping the Match
Ole Miss was led by senior Alison Weisz in air rifle, as she posted her second highest score of her career (595), which was two points off the school record that she set in the fall. Weisz's score was the second highest in the match behind Murray State's junior Bobby Broadstreet (597). Sophomore Harley Gardner followed behind Weisz shooting a 587, her fourth highest score this season.
Junior Jessica Haig led the Rebels in smallbore shooting a 574, the same score she shot against Army back in November. This is the third highest score for Haig this season, just five points behind her career high. Gardner followed behind Haig shooting a 571, but despite the uncharacteristic total she fired two perfect scores in prone for the first time. Sophomore Randi Loudin mirrored Gardner as she too shot a perfect 200 in the prone competition. The best score for smallbore in this match was shot by Murray State's junior Ivan Roe (589).
SMALLBORE RESULTS
Jessica Haig 574
Harley Gardner 571
Alison Weisz 570
Hayley Carroll 564
Randi Loudin 558
TOTAL 2,279
AIR RIFLE RESULTS
Alison Weisz 595
Harley Gardner 587
Jessica Haig 585
Jillian Tyler 578
Hayley Carroll 575
TOTAL 2,345
Talking with Head Coach Marsha Beasley
"This was a very rough day for us. It is always tricky coming back from a long break. Sometimes folks can pick up where they left off, but other times it takes a couple weeks to get back to the level where they were performing," Beasley said. "We knew Kentucky and Murray State would be tough to beat, but I would like for us to have been more competitive."
Up Next
The Rebels will travel to Murray, Ky. on Jan. 22 to face No. 11 North Carolina State at 9 a.m. CT. The Wolfpack competed against Nebraska and Army this weekend, topping Army 4673-4668, but falling to Nebraska 4678-4665.
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