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MORGANTOWN -
The No. 3-ranked West Virginia rifle team opened its 2011-12 season with
a 4664-4587 victory over No. 9 Air Force this evening at the NU Rifle
Range, in Lincoln, Neb.
The Mountaineers (1-0) triumphed over the Falcons (1-2) in both guns, winning air rifle, 2346-2320, and smallbore, 2318-2267.
"We
had a good, solid performance today," says sixth-year coach Jon
Hammond. "Everyone came in to this match with the right attitude and
performed well. Obviously, the scores leave room for improvement, but I
like the direction this team is headed."
The Mountaineers took
the top six overall finishes. Junior Petra Zublasing finished first
overall with a combined of 1177, while senior Justin Pentz placed second
with a score of 1170. Freshman Taylor Ciotola opened his WVU career
with a third-place finish and a combined score of 1165.
"Taylor
had a great day," Hammond says. "He shot two great scores, and I was
happy to see him have such a strong performance in his first WVU match."
The Falcons were paced by Patrick Everson's 1150 combined score.
Zublasing,
the runner-up at the 2011 NCAA air rifle championship, won the
discipline today, shooting 597 (98-100-100-100-99-100) and matching a
career-best mark. Ciotola tied Everson for second place with a score of
586, while Pentz shot 584 and placed fourth.
Pentz also was
solid in smallbore, leading the Mountaineers to victory with a winning
586 (199 prone, 192 standing, 195 kneeling) score; the mark is two shots
off his personal best. Redshirt-freshman Thomas Kyanko finished in
second place with a score of 582, and Zublasing and Ciotola shot 580 and
579, respectively, and finished in third and fourth place.
Senior Michael Kulbacki, freshman Meelis Kiisk, Zublasing, Pentz and Kyanko combined for WVU's team scores today.
Also
of note, junior Chance Cover shot a combined score of 1139, including
an air-rifle mark of 572, in his first match as a Mountaineer.
With the win, WVU improves to 17-0 all-time against the Falcons.
The
Mountaineers return to the range tomorrow and face host and Great
American Rifle Conference foe Nebraska, at 9 a.m. ET. The No. 12-ranked
Huskers opened their season on Friday with a 4602-4570 loss to the
Falcons.
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