No. 11 Wolfpack Rifle Fires Season High Versus No. 8 Nebraska

Saturday, January 20

Annapolis, Md. (Navy)

All Day

NC State

4655

4670

#8 Nebraska

Photo by: Greg Mintel

No. 11 Wolfpack Rifle Fires Season High Versus No. 8 Nebraska

1/20/2018 6:39:00 PM | Rifle

Results

NC State earns best score of the season in air rifle competition

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The 11^th-ranked NC State rifle team enjoyed a standout performance in the air rifle competition versus No. 8 Nebraska, as the Wolfpack charted a season-high score of 2362 Saturday afternoon inside Bancroft Hall Rifle Range.

Unfortunately, the Pack struggled in smallbore with a score of 2293 as the Cornhuskers emerged victorious in the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) match by a final score of 4670-4655. Nebraska fired team scores of 2349 and 2321 in air rifle and smallbore, respectively, to compile its aggregate total.

NC State's air rifle team score is the third best in program history and ranks among the top scores in the event in the league this season. The Wolfpack falls to 10-6 on the year and 3-4 in conference action, while the Huskers improve to 3-10-1 and 2-4 against GARC opponents.

Miller's Minute
Overall thoughts…
"Today was a tale of two events," said head coach Keith Miller. "Smallbore was very rough for most of the team and air rifle was the best team total so far this season. It's great that we were able to put a rough smallbore match out of our minds and just focus on air rifle. Being in the moment like that is a key takeaway from the match. It's always about the event you're in now, the stage you're on, the shot you're about to take.

"Consistency is a big focus for us. We've bounced back and forth this season with a good day in smallbore or a good day in air rifle, but we need to have more days with solid performances in both guns. That's a big goal for us tomorrow - solid and consistent performances in both guns."

Smallbore Notes
- NC State had a tough day in the smallbore competition, as the Pack compiled a team score of 2293 while Nebraska earned a mark of 2321.
- Sophomore Kendra Jacobs led the Wolfpack in the event with a score of 576 thanks to scores of 97 on both series in kneeling and prone.
- Lauren Phillips and Claire Zanti each fired scores of 574 with both earning a perfect 100 on her first series in prone.
- Will Marciniak tallied a 569, highlighted by a perfect second series in prone, while Zach Eisenberg logged a score of 567 with 100s in both series of prone.
- Claire Spina also competed in the event and recorded a score of 567.

Air Rifle Notes
- Wolfpack shooters claimed the top-two spots in the air rifle event, as Jacobs fired a career-best 596 with perfect scores in her second, fourth and sixth relays.
- Phillips finished right behind her with a 595 after registering a perfect second and sixth series.
- Zanti garnered a mark of 588 to tie her personal best in the event and Eisenberg charted a score of 583 with a perfect third series.
- Spina was also a member of NC State's counting lineup with a 580 and Marciniak achieved a score of 577.
- As a team, NC State fired a season-high team score of 2362 to best Nebraska's score of 2349 in air rifle.

Aggregate Notes
- Jacobs led the Pack in the aggregate with an 1172 to finish second among individuals in the match and Phillips was third with an 1169.
- Zanti took seventh with an 1162 and Eisenberg also ranked in the top 10 with an 1150.

Up Next
NC State returns to action Sunday morning when the Wolfpack takes on No. 15 Navy inside Bancroft Hall Rifle Range. The match is slated to get underway at 9 a.m.