Men's and Women's Rifle | 11/21/2016 10:56:00 AM
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks coed rifle team won their fourth-straight match on Sunday afternoon, defeating No. 12 NC State 4,674 – 4,647 at the E.F. Horton Rifle Range at the Patty Center. The win completes the weekend sweep for the Nooks, as they also defeated No. 4 Kentucky on Saturday to conclude their final home two home matches of the 2016-17 season.
"I was happy to see our smallbore scores improve today, it will give us some confidence going into winter break," interim head coach Layne Lewis said following Sunday's match. "Today was our last home match of the season and it went great, we are glad to see that NC State had a good trip and are looking forward to seeing them here again sometime in the future."
Redshirt-junior co-captain Sagen Maddalena placed first overall individually on Sunday afternoon for her fifth-consecutive honor of the season. Maddalena shot an aggregate score of 1,182 on the day, combining her smallbore score of 586 (first individually) and her air rifle score of 596 (second individually). Maddalena's aggregate score was three points ahead of NC State's Olympian Lucas Kozeniesky, who totaled a 1,179.
The Nanooks swept third through eighth place in the top-10 individual overall rankings, as redshirt-senior co-captain Soren Butler placed third overall on Sunday, combining a smallbore score of 580 (fourth individually) and an air rifle score of 586 (sixth individually) to tally 1,168 In his final home match as a Nook.
Redshirt-sophomore Robert Scott shot personal-bests in both smallbore and air rifle, shooting 575 and 572 and 592, respectively, to tally 1,167. The Fairbanks native's score ranked him fourth overall individually, his highest of the season.
Fellow Fairbanks natives JT Schnering (1,166) and Amy Gentry (1,164) placed fifth and sixth overall individually, respectively. The victory marks Schnering's second-straight top-five individual overall finishes this season.
Freshman Liam Eberhart and junior Luke Johnson rounded-out the Nanooks in the top-10, as Eberhart shot a 1,159, while Johnson shot a 1,158 to place seventh and eighth place overall, respectively.
The Alaska Nanooks rifle team takes a break from competition until after the Winter Break, taking on No. 1-ranked West Virginia in Morgantown on Jan. 10.
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