The No. 7 Nebraska rifle team (4-6, 2-1 PRC) will host the Georgia Southern Eagles (10-1, 5-0 SoCon) on Saturday, Jan. 20 starting at 8 a.m. (CT) at the Nebraska Rifle Range. Fans can follow along with live results here. The range is in the basement of the Military and Naval Sciences building and attendance is free.
“The team has worked hard on the problem areas from last week,” Head Coach Mindy Miles said. “If we commit to good performances in those areas, the team scores should follow. It’ll be nice to eliminate travel and focus on a good match at home.”
NU opened its spring season on Jan. 14 against No. 3 Kentucky and lost by a score of 4,723-4,696. Sophomore Emma Rhode grabbed a third-place overall finish with an aggregate score of 1,181 while junior Mackenzie Strauch was sixth (1,176). Rhode also finished fifth in the air rifle and second in the smallbore, while Strauch added a third-place finish in smallbore.
The Eagles are 10-1 on the season and have posted notable wins over No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 10 Murray State and No. 12 Memphis. They average an aggregate score of 4,718.22.
Nebraska and Georgia Southern have only competed once, which was on October 16, 2023. NU came out with the 4,677-4,628 victory.
Following the match with the Eagles, the Huskers will travel to El Paso, Texas, to take on the UTEP Miners on Jan. 27-28.
