No. 12 Memphis Earns Road Win at No. 18 UT Martin

Sunday, January 28

Martin, Tenn.

9 A.M.

University of Memphis

4691

4624

UT Martin

Jan 28, 2024 | Rifle

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MARTIN, Tenn. – The No. 12-ranked University of Memphis rifle team earned a road victory against No. 18 UT Martin, 4691-4624, in Martin, Tenn. on Sunday. The Tigers (5-6) won smallbore, 2316-2296, before beating the Skyhawks (1-7) in air rifle, 2375-2328.

"I'm definitely happy that we saw some improvement after yesterday's match," head coach Morgan Phillips remarked. "We shot really well in prone across the board and had some pretty solid air rifle too. One really big highlight was two season-highs from Chase today. I definitely think we still have a lot of room for growth and I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do with the rest of our season."

KEY MOMENTS
• Sophomore Gabriela Zych was outstanding for Memphis on Sunday, placing first overall in the individual standings with an aggregate score of 1182.
• Zych was the top finisher in both smallbore (586) and air rifle (596).
• Sophia Cruz took fourth individually with an aggregate total of 1169. She placed third in air rifle with a score of 593 and took sixth in smallbore with a 576.
• Angeline Henry placed fifth individually with an aggregate total of 1167, highlighted by a second-place finish in air rifle with a score of 595.
• Freshman Kenlee Ewton was sixth overall with an aggregate of 1164, while Jack Kersey took seventh place with his aggregate of 1164.
• Chase Trammell finished in eighth place in the individual standings with an aggregate score of 1157, while Tanner Barth was 10^th with an aggregate of 1147.

TIGER SCORECARD
1. Gabriela Zych – 586 smallbore, 596 air rifle, 1182 aggregate
4. Sophia Cruz – 576, 593, 1169
5. Angeline Henry – 572, 595, 1167
6. Kenlee Ewton – 573, 591, 1164
7. Jack Kersey – 581, 583, 1164
8. Chase Trammell – 569, 588, 1157
10. Tanner Barth – 562, 585, 1147

NOTABLES
• Cruz matched her season-best score in air rifle with her 593.
• Trammell set career-high totals in both air rifle (588) and aggregate (1157).
• All seven Tigers placed in the top-10 of the individual standings.

UP NEXT
• The Memphis Tigers will be back in action on Thursday, Feb. 8 when the team heads to Oxford, Miss. to face Ole Miss. Live targets for the match can be found at GoTigersGo.com.

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