No. 13 Memphis Takes Down No. T-9 Murray State on Senior Day

Saturday, February 10

Memphis, Tenn.

9 A.M.

University of Memphis

4710

4697

Murray State

No. 13 Memphis Takes Down No. T-9 Murray State on Senior Day

Feb 10, 2024 | Rifle

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The No. 13-ranked University of Memphis rifle team earned back-to-back victories over top-10 ranked teams with a 4710-4697 win over No. T-9 Murray State on Saturday, Feb. 10 on Senior Day at the R.F. Fogelman Rifle Range.

The Tigers (7-6) won smallbore over the Racers (5-4), 2331-2330, and took air rifle with a score of 2379-2367.

"I'm really happy with today's win against Murray State," head coach Morgan Phillips said. "This was a really great week for us winning two matches against two top-10 teams. We also tied our season high today and that's the kind of momentum we need going into the qualifier a week from today. We'll keep working hard this week and I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do at the qualifier!"

KEY MOMENTS
• Angeline Henry led the way for Memphis in the victory, taking second overall in the individual standings with an aggregate score of 1179.
• Henry won air rifle with a total of 596 and finished third in smallbore with a 583.
• Sophomore Gabriela Zych took third overall in the individual standings with an aggregate of 1179. Zych was second in air rifle with a total of 596 and fourth in smallbore with a total of 583.
• Freshman Kenlee Ewton was fifth overall with an aggregate of 1176 which included a second-place finish in smallbore with a score of 584.
• Jack Kersey took sixth in the individual standings with an aggregate of 1175, thanks in part to his fifth-place finish in air rifle (594).
• Sophia Cruz took eighth overall with an aggregate of 1161, while Maisyn Douglas was 10^th with a total of 1155.

TIGER SCORECARD
2. Angeline Henry – 583 smallbore, 596 air rifle, 1179 aggregate
3. Gabriela Zych – 583, 596, 1179
5. Kenlee Ewton – 584, 592, 1176
6. Jack Kersey – 581, 594, 1175
8. Sophia Cruz – 568, 593, 1161
10. Maisyn Douglas – 569, 586, 1155
Chase Trammell – 571, 580, 1151
Sam Sparrow – 565, 585, 1150
Tanner Barth – 555, 578, 1133

NOTABLES
• The back-to-back victories over top-10 ranked teams (No. 7 Ole Miss) was the first for the Tigers under Phillips.
• The seven wins are also the most in a season for Memphis in Phillips' tenure.
• Cruz matched her season-high in air rifle (593) for the fifth time this year.
• Saturday's match was Senior Day for the Tigers, as the program honored both Henry and Kersey.

UP NEXT
• The No. 13 Memphis Tigers will head to Oxford, Miss. to compete in the team's NCAA Qualifier on Saturday, Feb. 17. Live targets for the match can be found GoTigersGo.com.

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