Jan. 26, 2007

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Navy rifle team posted a strong performance, particularly in air rifle, to record a score of 4634 on Friday against the University of the Sciences. USP had not finished at the time of press, therefore the final score will not be known until later. The score was the second best of the year for the Mids, shy of the 4648 shot last weekend against Alaska-Fairbanks.

The Mids shot an outstanding score of 2348 in the air rifle, recording four scores of 583 or better. Sophomore Lisa Kunzelman led the way, equaling a USP range record with a 594. Fellow classmate Alex Karacsonyi added a 588 and Josh Albright and Sarah Bergman tallied 583s each.

"I was really pleased with our air rifle score," said Navy head coach Bill Kelley. "That is a very solid score, led by Kunzelman. She had an outstanding score and really carried us in that discipline. We were just three points off what we shot last weekend against Alaska-Fairbanks (2351), so it was a pretty good score."

The Mids, however, faltered a bit in the smallbore, posting a 2286. By comparison, the Mids shot a 2297 last weekend against the Nanooks. Chris Schneider led the way with a 580, Sarah Bergman tallied a 570 and Karacsonyi and Albright contributed with a 569 and 567, respectively.

"It wasn't quite what we wanted today from smallbore, but its not a terrible score. We were just hoping to shoot a little better," said Kelley. "Hopefully, we can come out relaxed tomorrow and shoot a good score."

The Mids will shoot against USP again on Saturday morning in Philadelphia.

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