Nov. 11, 2006

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Navy rifle team continued its improvement as it shot a season-high score of 4600 to easily defeat MIT (4367), Wentworth (4128) and Massachusetts Maritime Academy (3832). The Mids improve to 4-2 overall with the wins.

"We improved significantly today. We showed good improvement in air rifle and had very good depth today," said Navy head coach Bill Kelley. "If I would have picked the right team, we would have had a much higher score. But we will take it. It was a good outing. We aren't where we need to be, but its getting better."

Navy shot a 2321 in air rifle, led by Sarah Bergman's 587. Lisa Kunzelman fired a 582, Josh Albright compiled a 577 and Monica Amagna shot a 575. Two other shooters, Alex Karacsonyi and Chris Schneider shot a 586 and 584, respectively.

The Mids scored a 2279 smallbore score. Schneider shot a 580, Albright added a 577, Amagna totaled a 563 and Karacsonyi shot a 559.

"Chris Schneider had a very good day today," said Kelley. "He really stepped up his performance today."

Navy will now be off for two months and will resume its season on Jan. 13, 2007, against the Coast Guard Academy.

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