By Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations
MOREHEAD, Ky -- Led by a combined personal best-day from junior
Alexa Potts, the Morehead State Rifle team opened the 2019 portion of the 2018-19 schedule with a 4,638-4,467 win at Virginia Military Institute Saturday.
The Eagles also topped the VMI women's-only club, which scored a 4,351. The Eagles are now 6-0 in dual matches.
Potts fired a team-best 590 in air and added a 576 in smallbore (tying her career high) for a combined personal-best of 1166. Among her scores were a personal-best in kneeling, at 198 while tying her prone high-water mark of 197.
In air, sophomore
Ryan Hinson shot a 589, while junior
Karly Potts was on target with a 586.
On the smallbore range,
Alexa Potts led the squad with a 576, followed by a 574 from Hinson. Freshman
Amber Schifano set a career-high with a 196 in prone.
Morehead State will now prepare for the OVC Championships, set for Feb. 2-3 at Jacksonville State.