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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, October 13
West Point, N.Y.
9:00 AM
Ole Miss
vs
Memphis/Army
Rifle Aims for Top Marks at West Point
10/12/2018 | Rifle
Ole Miss travels for first road matches Saturday, Sunday
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The No. 16 ranked Ole Miss rifle team travels to West Point, New York for a pair of matches, Saturday and Sunday at the Tronsrue Marksmanship Center. On Saturday, the Rebels shoot for a score alongside No. 10 Army and No. 14 Memphis, and begin its Great America Rifle Conference schedule against the Black Knights on Sunday.
Start times both days…
Smallbore: 9:00 a.m. CT.
Air Rifle: 11:45 a.m. CT (approximate).
Live results…
Live results for each match can be found at http://results.megalink.no and final results will be posted to NCAArifle.org.
The Competitors…
On Saturday, Abby Buesseler, Sophia Cuozzo, Harley Gardner, and Jillian Zakreski will look to count in both events. Randi Loudin will take aim in smallbore, while Kamilla Kisch is set to compete in air rifle. Emily Cock will also be making the trip and could be a counter on Sunday.
Scouting the Opponents…
Memphis is coming off a victory at the Tiger Open, firing a 4649 on Sept. 30. Leighton Dempster shot a match- (1175) and air rifle-best (593). Teammate Levi Clark (583) edged Dempster by one point for the top score in smallbore. Both shot at the 2018 NCAA Rifle Championships along with Army's Clayton Hanson and Payne Nunn. The Black Knights have yet to compete this season
Last meetings…
Ole Miss defeated both opponents in head-to-head matches last season. Last October, the Rebels defeated Army 4645-4624, and edged Memphis 4650-4648 in the regular season finale on Feb. 11.
Marsha's Minute…
On how scoring will work…
"In Saturday's match, we are essentially shooting for score only. Results will not count in conference standings. Saturday will provide us an opportunity to become familiar with the U.S. Military Academy range and test what we've been working on the last two weeks. Sunday, we open our Great America Rifle Conference season with a shoulder-to-shoulder match with Army."
On the parity of the GARC…
"We are pretty evenly matched with both Army and Memphis. The GARC conference race looks like it will be very close this year. As of now, two teams, defending NCAA Champion Kentucky and NCAA runner-up West Virginia, are out in front, but the other seven teams are likely to be putting up similar scores, which will make for a very interesting season. Our job will be to focus on the things that will help us improve."
On the national rankings…
"The rifle season is just getting started – in fact four top-20 teams have yet to compete. The CRCA uses a score-based system to rank teams and it doesn't work well at the beginning of the season. About half of the teams have only shot one match, so they are ranked on their first score of the year. Teams that have shot more than one match are ranked on their best score to date. Finally, the teams that haven't yet opened are ranked on their three best scores from last year."
On coaching against her son for the first time…
"I scheduled our match with Army last March, before Aaron (Flowers) had received his appointment to USMA. I am excited to be coaching one of the teams competing with Army during his first college match."
Numbers and Nuggets…
Last match highlights vs. Jacksonville State…
For more information on Ole Miss Rifle, follow the Rebels on Facebook (OleMissRifle), Twitter (@OleMissRifle), Instagram (@OleMissRifle), and at olemisssports.com.
Start times both days…
Smallbore: 9:00 a.m. CT.
Air Rifle: 11:45 a.m. CT (approximate).
Live results…
Live results for each match can be found at http://results.megalink.no and final results will be posted to NCAArifle.org.
The Competitors…
On Saturday, Abby Buesseler, Sophia Cuozzo, Harley Gardner, and Jillian Zakreski will look to count in both events. Randi Loudin will take aim in smallbore, while Kamilla Kisch is set to compete in air rifle. Emily Cock will also be making the trip and could be a counter on Sunday.
Scouting the Opponents…
Memphis is coming off a victory at the Tiger Open, firing a 4649 on Sept. 30. Leighton Dempster shot a match- (1175) and air rifle-best (593). Teammate Levi Clark (583) edged Dempster by one point for the top score in smallbore. Both shot at the 2018 NCAA Rifle Championships along with Army's Clayton Hanson and Payne Nunn. The Black Knights have yet to compete this season
Last meetings…
Ole Miss defeated both opponents in head-to-head matches last season. Last October, the Rebels defeated Army 4645-4624, and edged Memphis 4650-4648 in the regular season finale on Feb. 11.
Marsha's Minute…
On how scoring will work…
"In Saturday's match, we are essentially shooting for score only. Results will not count in conference standings. Saturday will provide us an opportunity to become familiar with the U.S. Military Academy range and test what we've been working on the last two weeks. Sunday, we open our Great America Rifle Conference season with a shoulder-to-shoulder match with Army."
On the parity of the GARC…
"We are pretty evenly matched with both Army and Memphis. The GARC conference race looks like it will be very close this year. As of now, two teams, defending NCAA Champion Kentucky and NCAA runner-up West Virginia, are out in front, but the other seven teams are likely to be putting up similar scores, which will make for a very interesting season. Our job will be to focus on the things that will help us improve."
On the national rankings…
"The rifle season is just getting started – in fact four top-20 teams have yet to compete. The CRCA uses a score-based system to rank teams and it doesn't work well at the beginning of the season. About half of the teams have only shot one match, so they are ranked on their first score of the year. Teams that have shot more than one match are ranked on their best score to date. Finally, the teams that haven't yet opened are ranked on their three best scores from last year."
On coaching against her son for the first time…
"I scheduled our match with Army last March, before Aaron (Flowers) had received his appointment to USMA. I am excited to be coaching one of the teams competing with Army during his first college match."
Numbers and Nuggets…
- Ole Miss is on the road for two of its first six matches. The team will return home to face Navy on Saturday, Oct. 21.
- Rifle is coming off a program-best eight-win season where it recorded the four highest aggregate scores in school history.
- The team finished a program-best third in the GARC regular season in 2017-18.
- The Rebels return eight letterwinners from 2017-18, while losing two seniors.
- Rebel rifles' all-time best aggregate score sits at 4687, set Jan. 19, 2018.
- The top smallbore mark in program history is 2325 (set in 2005) and 2365 for air rifle (set in 2012).
- Army is one of only seven teams since 1980 to have won the NCAA Rifle Championship, having done so in 2005.
- Coaches at all three schools competing Saturday have ties with the West Virginia University rifle dynasty, being a part of 16 of WVU's 19 NCAA Rifle Championships (Ole Miss – Beasley, assistant coach Jean-Pierre Lucas; Army – head coach Web Wright; Memphis – head coach Dan Hermsmeier).
Last match highlights vs. Jacksonville State…
- The Rebels posted a 4645 in its first match of the season, Sept. 29 at the Ole Miss Rifle Range. Hayley Carroll posted a career best in air rifle (592), while Jillian Zakrzeski led the Rebels with an overall score of 1163.
- In smallbore, Sophia Cuozzo tallied her first perfect 200 in prone competition to go help her earn a 572. Abby Buesseler and Randi Loudin tied for the best score in the event (576). Zakrzeski tied her career best 573, with personal bests in kneeling (189) and prone (199), as a non-counter.
- In air rifle, Carroll's 592 led all shooters, as a non-counter. Leading Ole Miss' scorers in second was Zakrzeski with a 590. Kamilla Kisch (588), Buesseler (586), and Harley Gardner (583) all eclipsed 580 points.
For more information on Ole Miss Rifle, follow the Rebels on Facebook (OleMissRifle), Twitter (@OleMissRifle), Instagram (@OleMissRifle), and at olemisssports.com.
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