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Ole Miss Rifle Tops Akron in Close Match
2/5/2017 | Rifle
OXFORD, Miss. -- The Ole Miss rifle team topped No. 15 Akron in a tight match 4649-4643 in Lexington, Kentucky Saturday. This marks the highest score shot against Akron (by 58 points) in school history.
The Rebels defeated the Zips in air rifle (2352-2336), but fell in the smallbore competition (2307-2297).
Recapping the Match
Senior Alison Weisz led the Rebels in air rifle as she posted a 592 to contribute to the team's overall 2352 and lead all scorers in the match. Freshman Hayley Carroll followed behind Weisz shooting a 588, the second highest score of her career at Ole Miss. Junior Jessica Haig finished just one point behind Carroll as she shot a 587. Though sophomore Samantha Sandifer's score did not contribute to the team's aggregate, she tied her personal best with a 581.
Akron senior Zach Strohl led all scorers in smallbore with a 583, which was six points higher than the Rebels smallbore leaders, Weisz and Haig, who shot 577. Sophomore Harley Gardner followed one point behind posting a 576.
SMALLBORE RESULTS
Alison Weisz 577
Jessica Haig 577
Harley Gardner 576
Alana Kelly 567
TOTAL 2297
AIR RIFLE RESULTS
Alison Weisz 592
Hayley Carroll 588
Jessica Haig 587
Harley Gardner 585
TOTAL 2352
Marsha's Minute
"We are very happy to finally come out on top of a close contest. I'm also glad to see us performing on the high side of our average," Beasley said. "We have struggled a bit on the road, but today we were solid."
Up Next
The Rebels will travel to Memphis, Tennessee to face No. 11 Memphis for the third time this season on Feb. 11 at 8 a.m. CT. The Rebels will look to top the Tigers as they have fallen to them in close contests twice this season.
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