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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, January 11
Columbus, OH.
8 AM
Ole Miss
vs
Alaska Fairbanks
No. 6 Rifle Duals No. 14 Alaska Fairbanks to Begin 2020
1/10/2020 | Rifle
The Rebels Face the Nanooks in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday
OXFORD, Miss. – After the annual midseason break, the No. 6 Ole Miss rifle team begins the second half of its schedule with a nonconference dual against No. 14 Alaska Fairbanks on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, beginning at 8 a.m. CT.
The Rebels will look to carry over its momentum from 2019 and compete for the first time as a team in seven weeks. No. 3 Kentucky will also post individual scores in Columbus, but will not count against Ole Miss as the two programs have already faced off in a GARC match earlier this season.
Live stats can be accessed via the link provided as well as in-match updates via the @OleMissRifle Twitter account.
COUNTERS
Smallbore/Air Rifle: Abby Buesseler, Kristen Derting, Alana Kelly, Claire O'Neel, Erin Walsh
TOPS ACROSS THE BOARD
Ole Miss has been solid across all three total average trackers at the national level. The team ranks seventh in smallbore and follows that up with the fifth-highest air rifle average. Those totals combine to give the squad the fifth-highest aggregate average in the country.
REBELS IN THE TOP 25 NATIONALLY
Smallbore: Buesseler (14th, 581.8); Ole Miss (seventh, 2309.8)
Air Rifle: Buesseler (19th, 590.7); O'Neel (20th, 590.5); Ole Miss (fifth, 2358.5)
Aggregate: Buesseler (14th, 1172.5); O'Neel (21st, 1168.2); Ole Miss (fifth, 4668.3)
FINDING BIG SUCCESS AGAINST ALASKA
Each of the last two matches against the Nanooks have been highly successful for the Rebels. On Jan. 19, 2018 the Rebels made the 3,200-mile journey to Fairbanks and posted the highest total in program history with 4687 points. Then-freshman Buesseler propelled the Rebels with a 594 in air rifle. Last January Ole Miss opened up the season's second half at Columbus and came away victorious over host Ohio State and then-No. 6 UAF. Buesseler was the top overall shooter (583-592-1175) in the tri-match.
STAYING SHARP AT WINTER AIRGUN
Buesseler (35th), O'Neel (44th), sophomore Jillian Zakrzeski (47th, 1228.5), and junior Kamilla Kisch (59th) competed against the nation's best at the 2019 Winter Airgun Championships in early December. All three finished in the top 60 of 215 total competitors. Rebel alum Ali Weisz finished second to earn the Silver Medal in the event which doubled as Part I of the Olympic Trials for air rifle.
GARC TOUGH
The Great America Rifle Conference is proving to be the deepest conference in the country as all nine of its members are ranked No. 11 or better in the latest College Rifle Coaches Association Top 20 poll. Only No. 1 TCU and No. 5 Air Force represent a separate league (Patriot Rifle Conference).
TOP 10 ALL DAY
This season the Rebels have not fallen outside the Top 10 in the CRCA poll. Ole Miss has spent four weeks as high as No. 5, a new program best. The current and remaining rankings this season will be based off each team's top-three-score average across three locations.
REBELS IN THE RANKINGS
*Top-three-score average in three locations
SCOUTING THE NANOOKS
Alaska Fairbanks is looking to extend its own record and advance to the NCAA Championships for the 33rd consecutive season. During that time, UAF has captured the national title 10 times, second only to West Virginia. This season the Nanooks are powered by sophomore Kellen McAferty and junior Jessica Boyce. McAferty ranks sixth in the NCAA for smallbore averaging 585.83 points and Boyce sits tenth with a 592.75 average in air rifle.
LAST MATCH HIGHLIGHTS AT GAMECOCK INVITATIONAL (NOV. 23)
The Rebels finished second with 4663 points in the five-team, two-weekend Gamecock Invitational which included Memphis, Murray State, UAB and host Jacksonville State. Ole Miss competed in its single relay on Nov. 23, while the remaining teams tallied scores Nov. 16-17 and Nov. 23-24 inside the Gamecock Rifle Range.
Junior Kamilla Kisch led the Rebels to a team victory in air rifle (2362) with the top individual score of 594 points. Ole Miss was unstoppable by placing six shooters in the top 10 of the event. The air rifle effort allowed the Rebels to finish with four student-athletes in the aggregate top 10 standings. Senior Alana Kelly finished in a tie for seventh in smallbore with her 577, powering Ole Miss to a 2301 in the opening event.
UP NEXT
The Rebels trek to Annapolis, Maryland for a pair of GARC matches, Jan. 17-18. No. 8 and host Navy battles Ole Miss on Friday while No. 9 Nebraska challenges the Rebels on Saturday.
For more information on Ole Miss Rifle, follow the Rebels on Facebook (OleMissRifle), Twitter (@OleMissRifle), Instagram (@OleMissRifle), and at olemisssports.com.
The Rebels will look to carry over its momentum from 2019 and compete for the first time as a team in seven weeks. No. 3 Kentucky will also post individual scores in Columbus, but will not count against Ole Miss as the two programs have already faced off in a GARC match earlier this season.
Live stats can be accessed via the link provided as well as in-match updates via the @OleMissRifle Twitter account.
COUNTERS
Smallbore/Air Rifle: Abby Buesseler, Kristen Derting, Alana Kelly, Claire O'Neel, Erin Walsh
TOPS ACROSS THE BOARD
Ole Miss has been solid across all three total average trackers at the national level. The team ranks seventh in smallbore and follows that up with the fifth-highest air rifle average. Those totals combine to give the squad the fifth-highest aggregate average in the country.
REBELS IN THE TOP 25 NATIONALLY
Smallbore: Buesseler (14th, 581.8); Ole Miss (seventh, 2309.8)
Air Rifle: Buesseler (19th, 590.7); O'Neel (20th, 590.5); Ole Miss (fifth, 2358.5)
Aggregate: Buesseler (14th, 1172.5); O'Neel (21st, 1168.2); Ole Miss (fifth, 4668.3)
FINDING BIG SUCCESS AGAINST ALASKA
Each of the last two matches against the Nanooks have been highly successful for the Rebels. On Jan. 19, 2018 the Rebels made the 3,200-mile journey to Fairbanks and posted the highest total in program history with 4687 points. Then-freshman Buesseler propelled the Rebels with a 594 in air rifle. Last January Ole Miss opened up the season's second half at Columbus and came away victorious over host Ohio State and then-No. 6 UAF. Buesseler was the top overall shooter (583-592-1175) in the tri-match.
STAYING SHARP AT WINTER AIRGUN
Buesseler (35th), O'Neel (44th), sophomore Jillian Zakrzeski (47th, 1228.5), and junior Kamilla Kisch (59th) competed against the nation's best at the 2019 Winter Airgun Championships in early December. All three finished in the top 60 of 215 total competitors. Rebel alum Ali Weisz finished second to earn the Silver Medal in the event which doubled as Part I of the Olympic Trials for air rifle.
GARC TOUGH
The Great America Rifle Conference is proving to be the deepest conference in the country as all nine of its members are ranked No. 11 or better in the latest College Rifle Coaches Association Top 20 poll. Only No. 1 TCU and No. 5 Air Force represent a separate league (Patriot Rifle Conference).
TOP 10 ALL DAY
This season the Rebels have not fallen outside the Top 10 in the CRCA poll. Ole Miss has spent four weeks as high as No. 5, a new program best. The current and remaining rankings this season will be based off each team's top-three-score average across three locations.
REBELS IN THE RANKINGS
| Oct. 7 | Oct. 14 | Oct. 21 | Oct. 28 | Nov. 4 | Nov. 11 | Nov. 18 | Nov. 25 | Dec. 1 | Jan. 6 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6* |
SCOUTING THE NANOOKS
Alaska Fairbanks is looking to extend its own record and advance to the NCAA Championships for the 33rd consecutive season. During that time, UAF has captured the national title 10 times, second only to West Virginia. This season the Nanooks are powered by sophomore Kellen McAferty and junior Jessica Boyce. McAferty ranks sixth in the NCAA for smallbore averaging 585.83 points and Boyce sits tenth with a 592.75 average in air rifle.
LAST MATCH HIGHLIGHTS AT GAMECOCK INVITATIONAL (NOV. 23)
The Rebels finished second with 4663 points in the five-team, two-weekend Gamecock Invitational which included Memphis, Murray State, UAB and host Jacksonville State. Ole Miss competed in its single relay on Nov. 23, while the remaining teams tallied scores Nov. 16-17 and Nov. 23-24 inside the Gamecock Rifle Range.
Junior Kamilla Kisch led the Rebels to a team victory in air rifle (2362) with the top individual score of 594 points. Ole Miss was unstoppable by placing six shooters in the top 10 of the event. The air rifle effort allowed the Rebels to finish with four student-athletes in the aggregate top 10 standings. Senior Alana Kelly finished in a tie for seventh in smallbore with her 577, powering Ole Miss to a 2301 in the opening event.
UP NEXT
The Rebels trek to Annapolis, Maryland for a pair of GARC matches, Jan. 17-18. No. 8 and host Navy battles Ole Miss on Friday while No. 9 Nebraska challenges the Rebels on Saturday.
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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