Rifle Edged by No. 3 Murray State, Defeats No. 11 Memphis

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Rifle Edged by No. 3 Murray State, Defeats No. 11 Memphis

10/7/2017 9:56:00 PM | Rifle

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Wolfpack earns first GARC victory against the Tigers

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The ninth-ranked NC State rifle team split a pair of matches this weekend, falling to No. 3 Murray State before earning a Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) win against 11^th-ranked Memphis.

The Wolfpack logged a score of 4645 against Murray State thanks to a mark of 2349 in the air rifle competition and a 2296 in smallbore. The Racers recorded a 4692 aggregate score with a 2366 in air rifle and 2326 in smallbore to deserve the win.

NC State turned in an aggregate total of 4629 versus Memphis to earn the victory after firing a 2341 in air rifle and a 2288 in smallbore. The Tigers logged a 2339 in air rifle and 2267 in smallbore to compile a team score of 4606.

NCSU moves to 4-4 on the year and picks up its first GARC win to improve to 1-2 against conference opponents.

Match Recap Versus No. 3 Murray State
Smallbore
- Kendra Jacobs and Lauren Phillips led the Wolfpack in the smallbore competition, as each notched a score of 579.
- Zach Eisenberg earned the third-best mark on the squad with a 577 and William Marciniak finished right behind him with a 574.
- Derya Pekari and Claire Zanti rounded out the lineup, firing scores of 566 and 560, respectively.
- As a team, NC State registered a 2296 in smallbore.

Air Rifle
- NC State registered a team score of 2349 in the air rifle competition.
- Phillips and Jacobs also paced the Pack in air rifle, as Phillips recorded a score of 591 and Jacobs turned in a 590.
- Eisenberg charted a 586, Marciniak earned a 583 and Zanti tallied a 582.
- Pekari also competed in the event and produced a score of 576.

Aggregate
- In the aggregate competition, Phillips headlined the group with an 1170 and Jacobs turned in an 1169.
- Eisenberg earned a career high 1163, Marciniak tallied an 1157 and Pekari and Zanti each notched totals of 1142.

Match Recap Versus No. 11 Memphis
Smallbore
- Wolfpack shooters recorded three of the top five scores in smallbore, headlined by Phillips who won the event with a score of 577. She logged a 99 on both series in the prone position.
- Marciniak turned in NC State's next-highest score with a 572 thanks to a pair of 99s in the prone position.
- Eisenberg finished fourth in the competition with a 570 clip and was the only athlete to log a perfect score in a smallbore series with a 100 in his first series of prone.
- Jacobs recorded a 569 and Zanti tallied a 565.
- NC State earned a team total of 2288, while Memphis shooters combined to record a 2267.

Air Rifle
- Phillips led the Pack in air rifle with a season-high 594, including a perfect fifth series, to claim first in the event.
- Eisenberg fired a personal best 590 to end in a tie for third thanks to a perfect third series.
- Zanti and Marciniak recorded scores of 579 and 578, respectively, while Jacobs earned a mark of 576.
- NC State finished the air rifle competition with a score of 2341.

Aggregate
- Phillips claimed first in the aggregate event with an 1171 and Eisenberg was second with an 1160.
- Marciniak earned an 1150, Jacobs shot an 1145 and Zanti compiled an aggregate score of 1144.

Up Next
NC State returns to action at home against Akron Oct. 21 inside Reynolds Coliseum.