#13 Wolfpack Rifle Slips Past #10 Akron in GARC Opener

Saturday, October 13

Annapolis, Md.

8:30 A.M.

NC State

4664

4659

#10 Akron

Photo by: Greg Mintel

#13 Wolfpack Rifle Slips Past #10 Akron in GARC Opener

10/13/2018 7:35:00 PM | Rifle

Results

NC State opens conference competition with win

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – After opening the season with a strong score last weekend to earn the victory, the NC State rifle team followed that performance with an even better showing on Saturday. The Wolfpack edged No. 10 Akron, 4664-4659, to win its first Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) opener inside Bancroft Hall Rifle Range on Navy's campus.

The Pack fired a team score of 2313 in smallbore and a 2351 in air rifle to compile its aggregate score of 4664, while the Zips charted a 2318 in smallbore and a 2341 in air rifle to log a 4659 aggregate total.

NC State is now 2-0 under first-year head coach Emily Holsopple and is 1-0 in GARC matches, while Akron moves to 1-2 and 0-1 in conference action.

Smallbore Notes
- Kendra Jacobs matched her career-high with a score of 589 in the smallbore competition to lead all athletes in the match. She tallied a perfect second series in prone and fired scores of 99 in both kneeling series, as well as her first series in prone.
- Claire Spina turned in the Wolfpack's second-highest score with a 580 to claim seventh, highlighted by a perfect first series in prone.
- Will Marciniak charted a perfect second series in prone en route to a score of 576.
- Emily Fisher and Claire Zanti earned scores of 568 to round out the couting lineup for NC State.
- Aron Tinter made his collegiate debut in the match and scored a 549 in smallbore, while Tyler Lefebvre also saw action with a score of 548.

Air Rifle Notes
- Jacobs also notched the match-high in air rifle with a score of 594, just two points shy of her career high of 596. She fired a perfect first series and recorded 99s on each of her remaining series with the exception of the fourth series (98).
- Tinter tallied an outstanding air rifle score in his first collegiate match, registering a 587 to finish among the top 10 shooters in the event. The freshman logged a perfect second series.
- Spina also earned a score of 587, while Fisher notched a 583 and Zanti was also a member of the Wolfpack's counters with a 582.
- Marciniak competed in exhibition in air rifle and recorded a 581, while Lefebvre tallied a 573.

Aggregate Notes
- Jacobs charted a career high in the aggregate with an 1183 thanks to her strong scores in smallbore and air rifle. That total was the best in the match.
- Spina also recorded a stellar aggregate score of 1167, fourth best in the match and second best in her collegiate career.

Up Next
NC State returns to action on October 27 when the Wolfpack travels to Memphis, Tenn., for a GARC matchup with the Memphis Tigers.