CHARLESTON, S.C. – The No. 10 Navy rifle team (13-5) swept a pair of matches over the weekend against The Citadel (1-12) in Charleston, S.C. at the Inouye Marksmanship Center. The Midshipmen won 4726-4556 against the Bulldogs coed team on Saturday before claiming a 4726-3487 victory versus The Citadel's women's team on Sunday. The 4726 score was the second-highest score in program history, falling one-point shy of Navy's program record of 4727, which was set last season at The Citadel.
"We had a great couple of days at The Citadel," head coach
Mike Anti said of the weekend. "We were very consistent shooting the same score both days which was just one point off our program record. We have been working all year to be more consistent so it is great to see that work payoff. With this score going into our season average it keeps us in the hunt to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
"Our standout performer this weekend was
Isabella Baldwin. She led the team in scoring both days with outstanding scores in both events.
Stephanie Milvain shot her personal career best on day one and a solid day two performance.
Marleigh Duncan,
Parker Haydin and
Ryan Wee shot near to their season high scores, all of which contributed to a final season high performance. Next week we have the final NCAA Qualifier against John Jay. We have a few days to prepare physically and mentally for the final competition of the regular season."
Each day, the rifle team posted a smallbore tally of 2349, which was the third-best performance in school history. In air rifle, the squad notched a combined score of 2377, which was one point out of the top five in the Navy annals. On Sunday, the Midshipmen tallied 14 perfect 100 scores in air rifle.
Up next, Navy will return home to face John Jay in the NCAA Qualifier at the Bancroft Hall Rifle Range in the final tune up for the Midshipmen before the Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Championship. Competition against John Jay is slated for 9:00 a.m. and live results will be available.
Match 1 Recap: #10 Navy 4726, The Citadel 4556
On Saturday, the Midshipmen were led by
Isabella Baldwin. The sophomore tied a career-high with 1186 aggregate score. She posted team-high totals of 589 in smallbore and 597 in air rifle.
Marleigh Duncan notched a season-best performance of 1184 with
Stephanie Milvain following with a career-high score of 1182. Duncan was one-point back of Baldwin in both smallbore and air rifle with scores of 588 and 596, respectively. Milvain was one point shy of her career-high total in smallbore with a 589, but topped her best air rifle performance for a new high of 593.
Parker Haydin and
Ryan Wee followed with scores of 1176 and 1172, respectively. Haydin notched a 582 in smallbore to go along with 594 in air rifle, while Wee posted a 583 in smallbore and a 589 in air rifle.
Catherine Dely registered an aggregate total of 1163, followed by
Joshua Potts and
Grace Shepard who each scored an 1162. Dely and Potts posted smallbore totals of 573 with Dely edging Potts 590 to 589 in air rifle. Shepard shot a 575 in smallbore to go along with a 587 in air rifle.
Devin Uhrich and
Chelsie Glover rounded out the scoring for the Midshipmen on the first day of competition. Uhrich shot an 1157 (576 SB, 581 AR), while Glover finished with an 1148 (570 SB, 578 AR).
Match 2 Recap: #10 Navy 4726, The Citadel 3487
On Sunday, Baldwin once again led the way for the Mids. She boosted her total to 1189 for a new career high. Baldwin notched a new season-best in smallbore with a 593 to go along with her 596 in air rifle. Haydin joined Baldwin on the second day of competition, topping the 1180 plateau. The junior finished with an 1181, which was one point shy of his season high of 1182 at West Virginia. Haydin shot a 587 in smallbore and upped his total to 594 in air rifle.
Duncan, Milvain, and Wee each shot in the 1170s. Duncan used a 583 in smallbore and a 594 in air rifle for an 1177 on the day. Milvain followed with an 1174 thanks to a 581 smallbore and 593 in air rifle. Wee was consistent shooting 586 in both disciplines for an 1172 aggregate score.
Potts and Uhrich followed with an 1165 and 1161, correspondingly. Potts tallied scores of 574 (smallbore) and 591 (air rifle), while Uhrich finished with a 573 (smallbore) and 588 (air rifle).
Rounding out the Navy shooters was Delay, Glover, and Shepard. Dely posted totals of 574 (SB) and 584 (AR) for a total of 1158, while Glover followed with a 569 (SB) and 585 (AR) for her 1154. Shepard shot a 562 (SB) and 582 (AR) for a final score of 1144.
