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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
Army West Point
Ole Miss Rifle Concludes Fall Season
11/14/2016 | Rifle
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Ole Miss rifle team traveled to West Point, New York this past weekend for their final match of the fall season to face No. 15 Army and No. 1 West Virginia.
On Friday, Ole Miss fell to Army in smallbore (2321-2293) and tied in air rifle (2349), in a 4670-4642 defeat. On Saturday the Rebels fell short to WVU in both smallbore (2333-2290) and air rifle (2371-2354).
Recapping the Match vs. Army
Ole Miss was led by sophomore Harley Gardner in both smallbore (576) and air rifle (591). This marks the second time this season Gardner has posted her second highest score in air rifle. The Rebels struggled in smallbore against Army, but tied in air rifle as senior Alison Weisz followed behind Gardner with a 589 score. Junior Jessica Haig shot a 587.
SMALLBORE RESULTS
Harley Gardner 576
Jessica Haig 574
Alison Weisz 572
Hayley Carroll 571
Alana Kelly 560
TOTAL 2,293
AIR RIFLE RESULTS
Harley Gardner 591
Alison Weisz 589
Jessica Haig 587
Hayley Carroll 582
Alana Kelly 574
TOTAL 2,349
Recapping the Match vs. West Virginia
Ole Miss collectively shot 2349 in air rifle marking the second time the Rebels have shot their second highest score this season. This score was led by senior Alison Weisz who posted a 593, her third highest score of the season. The Rebels were led by junior Jessica Haig in smallbore with a 576, her second highest smallbore score of the season. She also posted her highest aggregate score of the season with a 1165. Freshman Hayley Carroll was able to contribute to the team's total, as she posted a personal best smallbore score with 572 and a personal best in combined scores of 1159.
SMALLBORE RESULTS
Jessica Haig 576
Alison Weisz 575
Hayley Carroll 572
Harley Gardner 567
Alana Kelly 564
TOTAL 2,290
AIR RIFLE RESULTS
Alison Weisz 593
Jessica Haig 589
Hayley Carroll 587
Harley Gardner 585
Alana Kelly 582
TOTAL 2,354
Talking with Head Coach Marsha Beasley
"These were two good matches. Army had been shooting scores very similar to the scores we had been putting up. I thought it would be a close match, however, we were on their home turf and they were ready for us. We performed within a few points of how we have been doing, but across the board our performance was flat. We tied Army in air rifle, but they had a season best in smallbore and we weren't even close."
"It was fun to shoot against West Virginia. WVU's team is the defending NCAA Champion and has been ranked either one or two all season. They are clearly the better team and we had a good opportunity to learn some things from them. I was happy to see Hayley Carroll tie her personal best in smallbore, 572, and post a personal best for combined scores of 1159."
Up Next
The Rebels will take some time to enjoy the holidays before returning to the range on Jan. 14 against Kentucky and Murray State at the Patricia C. Lamar Readiness Center.
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