ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy rifle team (7-3, 2-1) travels to Ohio for a pair of matches over the weekend. The Midshipmen open competition at the Robert A. Pinn Shooting Range in Akron, Ohio on Saturday as the Mids take on Akron (6-3, 3-1) in a Great American Rifle Conference match before squaring off at the Hugh W. Wylie Range in Columbus, Ohio against Ohio State (4-6) on Sunday. Both matches are slated to start at 9:00 a.m. and live results will be available.
 
Scouting the Midshipmen
The Midshipmen enter the weekend with a 7-3 overall record. The Midshipmen return to the range after posting a pair of victories against NC State (W, 4703-4693) and the Citadel (W, 4714-4624) last weekend. The Mids topped the 4,700-point plateau in both matches, marking the first time this season that Navy crossed the 4,700-point threshold.
 
Marleigh Duncan (Wake Forest, N.C.) leads the Midshipmen in smallbore and aggregate, while ranking second on the team in air rifle. The sophomore is tied for the with Parker Haydin (Joshua, Texas) with a 586.3 average in smallbore to lead the team. Duncan's 1,178.8 aggregate average also paces the Mids' team. She ranks second behind Clarissa Layland (Granbury, Texas) in air rifle with an average of 592.5.
 
Haydin is knotted with Duncan atop the smallbore standings with an average score of 586.3, while coming in second on the team in aggregate average and third on the squad in air rifle. The freshman has a collective of 1,178.3 in aggregate, while registering an average of 592.0 in air rifle.
 
Layland tops the air rifle standings for the Midshipmen with an average score of 593.0, while coming in third in aggregate with a score of 1,164.2.
 
Stephanie Milvain (Matthews, N.C.) averages 579.2 to rank third on the squad in smallbore, while notching a 584.3 average in air rifle. Her aggregate average is 1,163.5, which ranks fourth on the team. Joshua Potts (Ephrata, Pa.) is fourth in both smallbore (575.3) and air rifle (586.2) to tally the fifth-best aggregate average on the team (1,161.5). Layland rounds out the Mids' top five in smallbore score, notching a 571.2, while Deonte Hayes (Fort Mills, S.C.) is fifth in air rifle with an average of 585.8.
 
Scouting the Opposition
The Zips enter the weekend with a 6-3 overall record, including a 3-1 mark after GARC matches. Akron enters the weekend following a 4,697-4,674-road win against Memphis. In the smallbore, led by Gavin Perkowski (587), the Zips captured the top-five spots with all five scoring in the 580s. This gave Akron a victory in smallbore with the team score of 2,338, which was one point off the school record. Alexis Kirk and Andrew Duross paced Akron in the air rifle scoring in the 590s earning identical 592s. Akron could not match the prowess of Memphis, who took the division 2,367-2,359.
 
The Buckeyes are 4-6 overall on the season. The Ohio State rifle team competed against Murray State (4,697) and UTEP (4,588) on Saturday, Nov. 5 firing a team score of 4,684. In smallbore, the team fired a team score of 2,330 led by a strong performance by Viktor Kiss who fired a team high 587. In air rifle, the team fired a score of 2,354 and were again led by Kiss who fired a score of 592.
 
Last Time Out
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Navy rifle team posted a pair of victories over the weekend in Charleston, S.C. at the Inouye Marksmanship Center on the campus of The Citadel. The Midshipmen defeated NC State by a score of 4,703-4,693 before besting weekend-host The Citadel on Sunday, 4,714-4,624.
 
The Mids topped the 4,700-point plateau in both matches, marking the first time this season that Navy crossed the 4,700-point threshold.
 
Match 1 Recap: Navy 4,703, NC State 4,693
Navy opened up the weekend with a GARC victory over NC State, 4,703-4,693. The Midshipmen registered the top three shooters of the match as Marleigh Duncan (Wake Forest, N.C.), Clarissa Layland (Granbury, Texas), and Parker Haydin (Joshua, Texas) finished in the top three spots. Duncan finished one point shy of tying her season-best performance, while Layland set a new personal best.
 
Duncan and Layland tied with aggregate scores of 1,181, while Haydin was four points back in third place overall with a collective tally of 1,177. Stephanie Milvain (Matthews, N.C.), who started in smallbore, posted a combined score of 1,171 to finish seventh overall. Catherine Dely (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Joshua Potts (Ephrata, Pa.) closed out the top ten with scores of 1,155 and 1,154, respectively. Mark Dely (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Deonte Hayes (Fort Mill, S.C.) posted overall scores of 1,152 and 1,147 to round out the scoring.
 
The Mids started the day by matching the program record in smallbore with a score of 2,346. Duncan led the way with a season-best score of 589, followed closely by Haydin and Layland who each notched scores of 588 in the event. Milvain turned in a score of 581, while Potts rounded out Navy's starters with a score of 573.
 
Catherine and Mark Dely tied with smallbore tallies of 571 with Hayes carding a score of 564 to close out Navy's travel squad in the smallbore.
 
In air rifle, Layland paced the squad with a score of 593, while Duncan was one point back at 592. Milvain followed with a 590 to give the sophomore a new career high in the discipline. Haydin followed with a score of 589, while C.Dely and Hayes were next with scores of 584 and 583, respectively. Potts and M.Dely rounded out the shooters in air rifle with 581 apiece.
 
Match 2 Recap: Navy 4,714, The Citadel 4,624
On the second day of competition, Navy defeated match host The Citadel, 4,714-4,624. Haydin led the way, setting school records in smallbore (595) and aggregate (1,190) to lead all scorers. In addition, the Midshipmen posted the third-best team score in program history.
 
Duncan (1,182), Potts (1,170), and Layland (1,168) followed Haydin to lead Navy to a sweep of the top four spots in the match. Hayes and Milvain registered score of 1,159 to finish seventh and eighth overall with M.Dely closing out the top 10 scores with an 1,149.
 
Haydin's program record score of 595 paced the Midshipmen in the smallbore. He was followed by Duncan and Potts who shot score of 588 and 581 in the event. Milvain posted a smallbore tally of 576, while M.Dely (575), Hayes (573), Layland (572), and C.Dely (565) followed in order.
 
Navy registered the top four air rifle performances on the day. Layland led the way with a 596, while Haydin was second with a 595. Duncan was third with a 594 to give the Mids three student-athletes with scores of 590 or higher. Potts missed the 590 plateau by one point, carding a score of 589, while Hayes was next with a score of 586 in air rifle. Milvain and C.Dely shot scores of 583 and 581, respectively, with M.Dely closing out the scoring with mark of 574.
 
Up Next
Following the matches against Akron and Ohio State to conclude the fall, Navy will resume competition in January as the Midshipmen host Ole Miss and Akron at the Bancroft Hall Rifle Range on Saturday, Jan. 14.