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Saturday, February 9
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No. 8 Ole Miss Rifle Concludes Regular Season in Memphis
2/8/2019 | Rifle
Rebels take on the No. 9 Tigers, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday
OXFORD, Miss. – The No. 8 Ole Miss Rifle team concludes the regular season Saturday as the Rebels travel to face No. 9 Memphis at the R.F. Fogelman Rifle Range. The crucial Great America Rifle Conference match begins at 9 a.m. CT.
Live stats can be accessed via the link provided as well as in-match updates via the @OleMissRifle Twitter account.
COUNTERS…
Smallbore: Abby Buesseler, Harley Gardner, Randi Loudin, Erin Walsh, Jillian Zakrzeski
Air Rifle: Abby Buesseler, Hayley Carroll, Kamilla Kisch, Erin Walsh, Jillian Zakrzeski
SCOUTING MEMPHIS…
The Tigers own a slight edge over Ole Miss in smallbore season average (2305-2304), but the Rebels own the advantage in air rifle (2354-2346). However, both teams have an extremely close NCAA qualifying average based off of the top three scores in three locations (Ole Miss: 4671.67, Memphis: 4670.33). The Tigers need to record more than 4674 points to improve on their average, while Ole Miss needs higher than a 4665.
Both teams are 3-4 in GARC action this season. The winner of Saturday's match will finish fourth of nine teams in the league standings. Leading the Tigers are Leighton Dempster and Levi Clark. Dempster owns averages of 580.5 in smallbore and 592.6 in air rifle. Clark has averages of 580.4 and 588.5, respectively.
LAST MEETING…
Ole Miss outshot the Tigers 4650-4648 on Feb. 11, 2018 in Oxford. Just three points separated the teams in smallbore. The Tigers scored 2297 while the Rebels compiled 2294. Then-freshman Abby Buesseler led Ole Miss with a 581.
In air rifle, Ole Miss turned in a 2356, five points above Memphis' 2351. Then-rookie Kamilla Kisch turned in a 595 to power the Rebels. She broke her previous best by three points. The 595 has only been attained by three other shooters in school history.
MARSHA'S MINUTE…
On Memphis and short trip…
"We are very much looking forward to competing with Memphis. While Memphis is an away match, it is a day trip for us, which makes things easier."
On Memphis' range…
"Memphis opened their new facility just two years ago. They were able to install a range in an existing building on campus (I believe the space used to be an athlete dining hall). We were one of the first teams to compete at Memphis on the new facility. I understand they've made it even nicer, which we look forward to."
On key to success…
"Memphis is a strong team and they are having a good season. Our job will be to focus on what we've been working on in practice."
NUMBERS AND NUGGETS…
LAST MATCH HIGHLIGHTS (Feb. 2 vs. Nebraska)…
A record-breaking crowd witnessed the then-No. 7 Ole Miss Rifle team outshoot No. 11 Nebraska, 4665-4651, Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Ole Miss Rifle Range.
A total of 94 spectators saw eight Rebels post season or career bests on Senior Day. Nebraska took the early lead in smallbore (2308-2306), but Ole Miss stormed back in air rifle for the win (2359-2343). The Rebels' 4665 tied their second-best score of the season.
Sophomore Abby Buesseler led the Rebels with a 580 in smallbore. Buesseler recorded a season-best 199 in prone. Freshman Jillian Zakrzeski fired an impressive 195 in standing for a total of 577. Additionally, sophomore Kamilla Kisch earned a season best for kneeling (190). Adding to the Rebel score were freshman Erin Walsh (575) and junior Alana Kelly (574).
The success continued for Walsh as she led all with a new career mark in air rifle 593. Seniors Harley Gardner and Randi Loudin turned in another pair of solid performances. Gardner fired a 589 (one point off of season high) and Loudin notched 588 points (one off a career best). Sophomore Sophia Cuozzo tied her season high of 587. Ole Miss' scorers were Walsh, Kisch (591), Buesseler (589) and junior Hayley Carroll (586).
UP NEXT…
Ole Miss travels to Jacksonville, Ala. for its NCAA qualifier match on Saturday, Feb. 16. The match will start at 8 a.m. CT.
For more information on Ole Miss Rifle, follow the Rebels on Facebook (OleMissRifle), Twitter (@OleMissRifle), Instagram (@OleMissRifle), and at olemisssports.com.
Live stats can be accessed via the link provided as well as in-match updates via the @OleMissRifle Twitter account.
COUNTERS…
Smallbore: Abby Buesseler, Harley Gardner, Randi Loudin, Erin Walsh, Jillian Zakrzeski
Air Rifle: Abby Buesseler, Hayley Carroll, Kamilla Kisch, Erin Walsh, Jillian Zakrzeski
SCOUTING MEMPHIS…
The Tigers own a slight edge over Ole Miss in smallbore season average (2305-2304), but the Rebels own the advantage in air rifle (2354-2346). However, both teams have an extremely close NCAA qualifying average based off of the top three scores in three locations (Ole Miss: 4671.67, Memphis: 4670.33). The Tigers need to record more than 4674 points to improve on their average, while Ole Miss needs higher than a 4665.
Both teams are 3-4 in GARC action this season. The winner of Saturday's match will finish fourth of nine teams in the league standings. Leading the Tigers are Leighton Dempster and Levi Clark. Dempster owns averages of 580.5 in smallbore and 592.6 in air rifle. Clark has averages of 580.4 and 588.5, respectively.
LAST MEETING…
Ole Miss outshot the Tigers 4650-4648 on Feb. 11, 2018 in Oxford. Just three points separated the teams in smallbore. The Tigers scored 2297 while the Rebels compiled 2294. Then-freshman Abby Buesseler led Ole Miss with a 581.
In air rifle, Ole Miss turned in a 2356, five points above Memphis' 2351. Then-rookie Kamilla Kisch turned in a 595 to power the Rebels. She broke her previous best by three points. The 595 has only been attained by three other shooters in school history.
MARSHA'S MINUTE…
On Memphis and short trip…
"We are very much looking forward to competing with Memphis. While Memphis is an away match, it is a day trip for us, which makes things easier."
On Memphis' range…
"Memphis opened their new facility just two years ago. They were able to install a range in an existing building on campus (I believe the space used to be an athlete dining hall). We were one of the first teams to compete at Memphis on the new facility. I understand they've made it even nicer, which we look forward to."
On key to success…
"Memphis is a strong team and they are having a good season. Our job will be to focus on what we've been working on in practice."
NUMBERS AND NUGGETS…
- Less than eight points separate the No. 8 Rebels from the 13th-ranked team in the country to help determine which eight teams will compete at the 2019 NCAA Rifle Championships in March. Each team's NCAA qualifying match counts for fifty percent of the total used to determine advancement to the NCAA Rifle Championships; the other half comes from the closely contested top-three score season average race.
- Buesseler paces the team in smallbore (577.273) and air rifle average (1165.364). Zakrzeski touts a team-high air rifle average (589.727) (1165.6).
- Senior Harley Gardner sits tied for third in the Ole Miss record book with a 586 in smallbore.
- Zakrzeski shares fourth place in air rifle school history with a 595, set on Oct. 13 against Memphis/Army. She is also tied for the highest kneeling score by an Ole Miss shooter in the last four seasons with a 196, posted on Oct. 21 against Navy.
- Rebel rifles' all-time best aggregate score sits at 4687, set Jan. 19, 2018 against Alaska Fairbanks. The top smallbore mark in program history is 2325 (set in 2005) and 2365 for air rifle (set in 2012).
- The Rebels fired a 4685 (the second-highest score in program history) on Jan. 13 this season vs. Akron in Columbus, Ohio. Ole Miss fired the third-best smallbore (2323) and tied the fifth-highest air rifle (2362) in the same match.
LAST MATCH HIGHLIGHTS (Feb. 2 vs. Nebraska)…
A record-breaking crowd witnessed the then-No. 7 Ole Miss Rifle team outshoot No. 11 Nebraska, 4665-4651, Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Ole Miss Rifle Range.
A total of 94 spectators saw eight Rebels post season or career bests on Senior Day. Nebraska took the early lead in smallbore (2308-2306), but Ole Miss stormed back in air rifle for the win (2359-2343). The Rebels' 4665 tied their second-best score of the season.
Sophomore Abby Buesseler led the Rebels with a 580 in smallbore. Buesseler recorded a season-best 199 in prone. Freshman Jillian Zakrzeski fired an impressive 195 in standing for a total of 577. Additionally, sophomore Kamilla Kisch earned a season best for kneeling (190). Adding to the Rebel score were freshman Erin Walsh (575) and junior Alana Kelly (574).
The success continued for Walsh as she led all with a new career mark in air rifle 593. Seniors Harley Gardner and Randi Loudin turned in another pair of solid performances. Gardner fired a 589 (one point off of season high) and Loudin notched 588 points (one off a career best). Sophomore Sophia Cuozzo tied her season high of 587. Ole Miss' scorers were Walsh, Kisch (591), Buesseler (589) and junior Hayley Carroll (586).
UP NEXT…
Ole Miss travels to Jacksonville, Ala. for its NCAA qualifier match on Saturday, Feb. 16. The match will start at 8 a.m. CT.
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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