Rifle Wraps Up Regular Season At Ole Miss Sunday

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis rifle squad heads back out on the road Sunday, this time traveling an hour south to Oxford, Miss., to face Ole Miss in a final match before postseason begins next weekend.

Sunday's action starts at 9 a.m. (CT) at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center. Memphis is ranked No. 16 in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) poll, and Ole Miss is No. 8.

Although shooting in their third-straight competition away from the Bluff City, the Tigers have enjoyed their time on the road in 2017-18, posting some of their top team aggregate scores.

Two weeks ago at Kentucky (Jan. 27), Memphis shot a 4650 aggregate, the team's second-highest score of the campaign. The week prior at the Jan. 20 Withrow Invitational, the Tigers shot a 4646, their third-best aggregate of the season. Memphis shot a season-high 4664 aggregate in a match at TCU Oct. 28, 2017.

Head coach Dan Hermsmeier
"It was a great match (at Kentucky) for us. Our shooters are doing a great job. They're starting to understand what we're doing in practice. I'm looking forward to the next few weeks and next year.

"We had a good performance at Kentucky. We know there is still more in us. We're doing more specific training to get rid of our bad habits.

"Sunday will be a great match with Ole Miss. The Rebels are doing really well. It will be a good head-to-head match-up as we go into the postseason next week. The rifle scores across the country are up this year, so we have to give it all we have to shoot our best every day."

Tigers Tidbits

This is Memphis' fourth-straight match on the road, dating back to the Nov. 19 Jacksonville State Gamecock Invitational.
The Tigers, as a team, shoot better on the road, and their aggregate averages prove it. Memphis' home aggregate average is 4610.6, and the Tigers' away aggregate average is 4640.8 – a difference of over 30 points.
On Sunday, the Tigers are looking to bounce back from its season-opening performance at the Ole Miss Open in Oxford Sept. 30, 2017. Memphis posted its lowest team aggregate in a road match this season (4612).
Sunday's match is only Ole Miss' third at home in 2017-18, and the Rebels' first home match since Oct. 15, 2017.
Last season, the Tigers dropped a 4640-4615 decision to Ole Miss at the Memphis Rifle Facility. The match was Memphis' second in its new on-campus home.

Up Next
The Tigers begin the 2018 postseason at the NCAA Sectional Qualifier at Murray, Ky., Feb. 17.

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