WASHINGTON, D.C. – The No. 3-ranked West Virginia University rifle team travels to Columbus, Ohio, this weekend for a shoulder-to-shoulder match at Ohio State on Saturday, Feb. 1.
 
The match is set to begin at 9 a.m. ET inside the LT. Hugh W. Wylie Range. Links for live scores are available at WVUsports.com.
 
"We are looking for some really good performances this weekend," Mountaineer coach Jon Hammond said. "We haven't traveled to Ohio State in a couple years, so this is going to be a fairly new venue for a lot of them, but it's a good opportunity. I want them to really work on the things that they have been working on in practice and commit to shooting the way that they want to shoot. They had a good week, and I think this will be a really good test for them to go out and implement that into competition."
 
WVU (8-0, 7-0 GARC) is 46-0 all-time against Ohio State. In their last regular-season meeting, the Mountaineers claimed a 4683-4650 victory over the Buckeyes on Oct. 20, 2018, in Morgantown. West Virginia swept the disciplines, winning smallbore, 2315-2298, and air rifle, 2368-2352.
 
WVU opened its spring season last weekend, earning a 4683-4648 win over No. 11 Army on Jan. 26, at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building. The Mountaineers swept the Black Knights in both disciples, winning smallbore, 2316-2306, and air rifle, 2367-2342.
 
Junior David Koenders placed first overall with an aggregate total of 1179, while Army's Clayton Hanson and senior Milica Babic tied for second with matching 1171s. Koenders also won air rifle outright with a season-high score of 597, two shots shy of a career high. In smallbore, senior Morgan Phillips shot 588 for the discipline win.
 
WVU dropped one spot to No. 3 in this week's College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Rankings. This week's rankings are based on NCAA Team Selection Rankings, which are comprised of a squad's top-three scores earned at three different venues. The Mountaineers claim an average of 4717.67.
 
Babic paces the team and ranks No. 2 nationally with a 595.75 air rifle average. Phillips ranks No. 3 nationally with a 587 smallbore average.
 
Ohio State shot 4663 in its last week of competition, outscoring Air Force (4655) and UTEP (4594) on Jan. 25, in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes' score last Saturday was their second highest total of the season.
 
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