Monday, January 15
West Point, N.Y.
9 A.M.
NC State
4663
at
4632
#11 Army
Photo by: Greg Mintel
No. 13 NC State Rifle Takes Down No. 11 Army in New York
1/15/2018 3:08:00 PM | Rifle
Wolfpack earns GARC win against Black Knights
WEST POINT, N.Y. – After tying the program record on Sunday, No. 13 NC State put together another strong performance to take down the 11th-ranked Army Black Knights, 4663-4632, inside their home facility the Tronsrue Marksmanship Center Monday afternoon.
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The Wolfpack fired a team score of 2315 in the smallbore competition and a 2348 in air rifle to compile its aggregate total of 4663. Army logged an overall mark of 4632 thanks to a 2292 in smallbore and a 2340 in the air rifle event. Coast Guard recorded a 2264 in smallbore and a 2257 in air rifle to accumulate an aggregate score of 4521.
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NC State moves to 10-5 on the year and 3-3 in Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) matches, while the Black Knights fall to 3-7 and 1-4 against league opponents.
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Miller's Minute
Overall thoughts…
"The GARC win is important, as our conference race is tight," said head coach Keith Miller. "Right now, we're 3-3 in the GARC with two more matches coming up this weekend at Navy.
We're still struggling to get more consistent overall. It's good to have two or three shooters performing at a high level in a predictable fashion, but we're still working to get all of our counters up a few points and a bit more consistent. That's our focus for the next few weeks."
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On Kendra [Jacobs] and Lauren [Phillips] performances…
"Today we were led again by Kendra and Lauren. These two both had great back-to-back performances this weekend, feeding off each other's success. It's really great watching them both on the line. When one comes off with a strong score, the other sees it and it encourages them further. This is the kind of positive example of individual effort and team support happening concurrently that a coach loves to see."
On Claire Spina's strong outing…
"One good individual thing to see was Claire's performance today, particularly in air rifle. She fired her second highest air rifle score and her highest total score. It's good to see all the hard work that she's put in during training translate over to solid match scores."
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Smallbore Notes
- NC State's Kendra Jacobs and Lauren Phillips finished first and second, respectively, in the smallbore competition to lead the Wolfpack to a team score of 2315.
- Jacobs fired a personal best 589 in smallbore after charting a perfect second series in prone and 99s on her second series in kneeling and first in prone.
- Phillips logged a score of 585 thanks to a score of 99 on her second series in kneeling and first in standing.
- Will Marciniak recorded a score of 571 to finish sixth and Claire Zanti tallied a 570.
- Zach Eisenberg rounded out the counting lineup with a mark of 564, headlined by a perfect second series in prone.
- Claire Spina and Tyler Lefebvre competed in exhibition, registering scores of 565 and 542, respectively.
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Air Rifle Notes
- Phillips enjoyed a standout day in the air rifle discipline, turning in a score of 594, tied for her second highest of the year, to finish first. She charted a perfect third and fifth series.
- After a career high on Sunday, Jacobs continued her stellar weekend with a 591 in air rifle, highlighted by a perfect 100 in her final series.
- Zanti earned a score of 583 and Marciniak notched a 580.
- Eisenberg logged a 579, while Spina also saw action in air rifle and earned the second-best score of her career with a 587.
- Lefebvre was the Wolfpack's final competitor in the event and attained a mark of 566.
- As a team, NC State achieved a team score 2348.
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Aggregate Notes
- Jacobs finished atop the individual results in the aggregate with a personal best 1180 just one day after earning a career high with an 1178 against Kentucky on Sunday.
- Phillips claimed second place with an 1179.
- Spina also charted a personal best in the aggregate with a score of 1152.
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Up Next
NC State returns to action Saturday, Jan. 20, when the Wolfpack travels to Annapolis, Md., to compete against No. 9 Nebraska inside Navy's Rifle Range.
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The Wolfpack fired a team score of 2315 in the smallbore competition and a 2348 in air rifle to compile its aggregate total of 4663. Army logged an overall mark of 4632 thanks to a 2292 in smallbore and a 2340 in the air rifle event. Coast Guard recorded a 2264 in smallbore and a 2257 in air rifle to accumulate an aggregate score of 4521.
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NC State moves to 10-5 on the year and 3-3 in Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) matches, while the Black Knights fall to 3-7 and 1-4 against league opponents.
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Miller's Minute
Overall thoughts…
"The GARC win is important, as our conference race is tight," said head coach Keith Miller. "Right now, we're 3-3 in the GARC with two more matches coming up this weekend at Navy.
We're still struggling to get more consistent overall. It's good to have two or three shooters performing at a high level in a predictable fashion, but we're still working to get all of our counters up a few points and a bit more consistent. That's our focus for the next few weeks."
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On Kendra [Jacobs] and Lauren [Phillips] performances…
"Today we were led again by Kendra and Lauren. These two both had great back-to-back performances this weekend, feeding off each other's success. It's really great watching them both on the line. When one comes off with a strong score, the other sees it and it encourages them further. This is the kind of positive example of individual effort and team support happening concurrently that a coach loves to see."
On Claire Spina's strong outing…
"One good individual thing to see was Claire's performance today, particularly in air rifle. She fired her second highest air rifle score and her highest total score. It's good to see all the hard work that she's put in during training translate over to solid match scores."
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Smallbore Notes
- NC State's Kendra Jacobs and Lauren Phillips finished first and second, respectively, in the smallbore competition to lead the Wolfpack to a team score of 2315.
- Jacobs fired a personal best 589 in smallbore after charting a perfect second series in prone and 99s on her second series in kneeling and first in prone.
- Phillips logged a score of 585 thanks to a score of 99 on her second series in kneeling and first in standing.
- Will Marciniak recorded a score of 571 to finish sixth and Claire Zanti tallied a 570.
- Zach Eisenberg rounded out the counting lineup with a mark of 564, headlined by a perfect second series in prone.
- Claire Spina and Tyler Lefebvre competed in exhibition, registering scores of 565 and 542, respectively.
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Air Rifle Notes
- Phillips enjoyed a standout day in the air rifle discipline, turning in a score of 594, tied for her second highest of the year, to finish first. She charted a perfect third and fifth series.
- After a career high on Sunday, Jacobs continued her stellar weekend with a 591 in air rifle, highlighted by a perfect 100 in her final series.
- Zanti earned a score of 583 and Marciniak notched a 580.
- Eisenberg logged a 579, while Spina also saw action in air rifle and earned the second-best score of her career with a 587.
- Lefebvre was the Wolfpack's final competitor in the event and attained a mark of 566.
- As a team, NC State achieved a team score 2348.
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Aggregate Notes
- Jacobs finished atop the individual results in the aggregate with a personal best 1180 just one day after earning a career high with an 1178 against Kentucky on Sunday.
- Phillips claimed second place with an 1179.
- Spina also charted a personal best in the aggregate with a score of 1152.
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Up Next
NC State returns to action Saturday, Jan. 20, when the Wolfpack travels to Annapolis, Md., to compete against No. 9 Nebraska inside Navy's Rifle Range.
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