Rifle Posts Second-Highest Aggregate Of Season

Saturday, January 27

Lexington, Ky.

8 am

University of Memphis

Kentucky

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Jan 29, 2018 | Rifle

Hickerson leads the way with career-high match.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A week after sophomore Amberlie Ezell had a career-best performance, freshman Adriana Hickerson had her career match in the University of Memphis' rifle match against No. 3 Kentucky. The Tigers faced the Wildcats in a tri-match with North Georgia.

Kentucky won the match 4686-4650 over Memphis, but the Tigers posted their second-highest aggregate of the 2017-18 campaign. North Georgia was third at 4599.

Hickerson tied her career-best air rifle score with a 593, as she also posted the same mark in the discipline versus Nebraska Oct. 29. The White Bluff, Tenn., native recorded career-bests in smallbore (564) and aggregate (1157). Her previous-bests were 556 in smallbore versus West Virginia Nov. 11 and 1141 aggregate at Jacksonville State's Gamecock Invitational Nov. 19.

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The Tigers take a week off from competition and return to action Feb. 11 at Ole Miss.

Tigers Tidbits

The Tigers' 4650 aggregate versus No. 3 Kentucky was the team's second-best of the season. Memphis shot a 4663 aggregate against No. 2 TCU Oct. 28. Memphis shot a 4646 at the Jan. 20 Withrow Invitational that included No. 3 Kentucky and No. 4 Murray State.
The Tigers placed five shooters among the top-10 aggregate scorers.
The match at Kentucky was the first time this season the Tigers had four shooters with aggregates of 1160 or higher (Leighton Dempster, 1164; Amberlie Ezell, 1161; Levi Clark, 1160; Matt Dorey, 1160).
A week after shooting her best marks in smallbore and aggregate, sophomore Amberlie Ezell tied her career-best with a 589 air rifle score versus the Wildcats. She shot a 589 twice in the 2016-17 season.
Ezell also posted an aggregate of over 1160 for a second-straight match. She shot a 1161 (572-589). It is the first time in her career she shot 1160 or better in consecutive matches (1169 at Jan. 20 Withrow Invitational).
Junior Leighton Dempster posted the Tigers' top aggregate score of 1164 (575-589) and placed fifth overall. It was the second-straight match Dempster shot a 1164 aggregate, and the 1164 aggregate is tied for the fourth-best of her career.
Sophomore Levi Clark shot a 1160 or higher aggregate for the first time since Oct. 29 versus Nebraska (1162).
Freshman Matt Dorey shot a 1160 (572-588) aggregate versus Kentucky. His 588 air rifle score was his best of the season. His 1160 aggregate was his second-best total of 2017-18.

Team/National Rank	Smallbore	Air Rifle	Aggregate
Kentucky/#3	2328	2358	4686
Memphis/#16	2297	2353	4650
North Georgia/#19	2282	2317	4599

Memphis Individuals	Smallbore	Air Rifle	Aggregate
Leighton Dempster*^	575	589	1164
Amberlie Ezell*^	572	589	1161
Levi Clark*	578	582	1160
Matt Dorey*	572	588	1160
Adriana Hickerson^	564	593	1157
Haylea Broughton^	574	582	1156
Makennon Doran	568	569	1137