Morehead, Ky. – The Morehead State rifle team was in action this past Saturday as they hosted the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State won the overall match firing an aggregate score of 4577, MSU’s gold team took second overall with a final score of 4562 and MSU’s blue team fired a 4285. Morehead State’s gold team defeated the Buckeye’s in the smallbore event with a score of 2270 which was four points higher than Ohio State’s 2266. Ohio State won the air rifle shooting a score of 2311 and MSU’s gold team shot a 2292 which was good for second and MSU’s blue team fired a 2157 for third place.
The Eagles had four shooters place in the top six of the smallbore event. Elizabeth Lyon took second place with a 574 and Kevin Mulligan took fourth with a score of 568. Shawn Holley and
Rob Gagliani tied for fifth place both firing a 564. Ohio State’s Amanda Furrer won the event with a score of 583.
Lyon won the air rifle event after she fired a 586. Other notable finishers in the air rifle were Holley and Mulligan placing sixth and seventh respectively.
On Nov. 15 the Morehead State rifle team will travel to Lexington, Va., to battle the Virginia Military Institute Keydets. The match begins at 8 a.m.
