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No. 1 Mountaineers to Face GARC Foe Memphis
November 04, 2016 12:40 PM | Rifle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.– The No. 1- ranked West Virginia University rifle team will face No. 14 Memphis this Saturday, Nov. 5, at the WVU Rifle Range.
The Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) match is set to begin with the smallbore discipline at 8 a.m.
“We’re not treating this match differently from any of the others,” coach Jon Hammond said.
WVU (4-0, 2-0 GARC) returns to competition following a two-week break.
The Mountaineers are 9-2 all-time against the Tigers. WVU defeated Memphis 4693-4671 last season, scoring 2367-2355 in air rifle and 2326-2316 in smallbore.
“The mental approach is that we’re competing against ourselves,” Hammond said. “There will be another team here; we’ll have a score and they’ll have a score, but ultimately we’re competing against ourselves.”
Most recently, the Mountaineers shot a season-high aggregate score of 4724 against GARC opponent Akron (4627), on Oct. 22, at Akron. WVU, shooting an aggregate score of 4721, then defeated Ohio State (4670), on Oct. 23, in Columbus.
Many personal bests were shot against Akron and Ohio State. Freshman Jack Anderson shot a season-high smallbore score of 569 against the Buckeyes, while sophomore Will Anti shot a season-high air rifle score of 591 against Akron.
Also against Akron, senior Jean-Pierre Lucas tied his season-high smallbore score of 588, and junior Elizabeth Gratz shot a career-high air rifle score of 597. Additionally, freshman Milica Babic set a season-high smallbore score of 580.
At Ohio State, freshman Morgan Phillips set season-high scores in both disciplines, shooting 585 in smallbore and 593 in air rifle. Babic added a season-high mark of 596 in air rifle.
Of note, sophomore Ginny Thrasher shot her career-high air rifle score of 599 at Akron and Ohio State.
In their last competition, Memphis defeated UT Martin, 4637-4607, scoring 2333-2322 in air rifle and 2304-2285 in smallbore, on Oct. 29, in Memphis.
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