#13 Rifle Set for First Action of 2019 at Nebraska

RALEIGH, N.C. – After nearly a two-month break in action, the 13th-ranked NC State rifle team is set to open its 2019 calendar slate this weekend by traveling to Lincoln, Nebraska for a pair of Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) matches.

The Wolfpack will take on No. 8 Navy in a neutral site battle Saturday morning at 10 a.m. inside the Nebraska Rifle Range before facing the 10th-ranked host Cornhuskers at 9 a.m. Sunday morning.

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Last Time Out
In its last outing, NC State came up short at top-ranked West Virginia on Nov. 17, 2018. Will Marciniak led the Wolfpack in smallbore at the match with a score of 576 and freshman Emily Fisher paced the Pack in air rifle with a 587, headlined by a pair of series with a 99.

Weekend Outlook
NC State heads into the weekend with a 3-4 overall record and a 2-4 mark against GARC opponents. Navy is 7-3 on the season and 3-1 in GARC matches, while Nebraska is 4-5 and 2-3 versus league competition.

Last season, the Wolfpack earned a non-conference win against Nebraska, but fell to the Cornhuskers in a GARC match last January. Only five points decided NC State's match with Navy last year, as both the Wolfpack and Midshipmen had record-breaking performances with NC State firing a 4678 and Navy a 4683.

Both scores were the best in program history for each school.

Leading the Pack
Senior Claire Spina has led the Wolfpack in air rifle average this season with a mark of 586, headlined by a career-best 589 against The Citadel in the season opener. Classmate Marciniak leads the way in smallbore with an average of 577, highlighted by a season-high 579 at Kentucky.

#13 Rifle Set for First Action of 2019 at Nebraska

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Players Mentioned

Emily Fisher

Will Marciniak

Claire Spina

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