Martin Shoots Personal-Best Against Kentucky

Fairbanks, Alaska – Denise Martin fired a career-best smallbore score of 587 against No. 2 Kentucky on Saturday, but despite a valiant effort, the Huskers fell to the Wildcats by a score of 4,669-4,676.

Fifth-ranked Nebraska led Kentucky after smallbore, outscoring the Wildcats 2,316-2,307.  Martin, along with Maggie Mical, who tallied a 578 and Rachel Martin (577) finished with high smallbore scores for the Huskers.   Lauren Phillips and Kelsey Hansen followed closely behind – Phillips with a 574 and Hansen with a 571. 

For Kentucky, Connor Davis finished with a smallbore score of 585, while Sonya May ended with a 579. 

In air rifle, Nebraska’s Lauren Phillips and Rachel Martin both had high scores – Martin with a 590 and Phillips with a 591.  Jaycee Carter and Hansen both fired a 586, while D. Martin and Mical finished with 585.  The Huskers’ final air rifle score was 2,353.

Four Wildcats – Connor Davis, Elijah Ellis, Heather Kirby and Jonathan Pinkel – ended the day with scores of 594 in air rifle to help the team come from behind in the second discipline to beat the Huskers.  Kentucky finished with a team air rifle score of 2,369.

The Huskers are back in action on Sunday as the team competes in its final match of the year.  Nebraska will face off against No. 7 Alaska-Fairbanks at 9 am.

No. 5 Nebraska (4,669)

No. 2 Kentucky (4,676)

 

Smallbore (2,316)

Jaycee Carter: 556

Kelsey Hansen: 571

Denise Martin: 587

Rachel Martin: 577

Maggie Mical: 578

Lauren Phillips: 574

 

Air Rifle: (2,353)

Jaycee Carter: 586

Kelsey Hansen: 586

Denise Martin: 585

Rachel Martin: 590

Maggie Mical: 585

Lauren Phillips: 591