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The No. 8 Nebraska rifle team welcomes the seventh-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes to the NU Rifle Range on Oct. 29 for its first home match of the season. The match is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Fans can follow the action live here: bit.ly/2e7h2IA.
The Huskers are coming off a 4,659-4,654 victory over Ole Miss on Oct. 15. Freshman Samantha Peterson led the team in smallbore in her collegiate debut firing 584. In air rifle, UT Martin transfer Dacotah Faught fired a team-high score of 592. Sophomores Katie Brown and Rachel Yager posted career-best scores in smallbore against the Rebels. The pair each scored 563.
The Buckeyes fell 4,721-4,670 to West Virginia on Oct. 23. Junior Josh Black earned a season best tying 583 in smallbore, while Rhiann Travis led the way for the team in air rifle with 594.
The Huskers will host a free fan breakfast catered by Hy-Vee for those in attendance on Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. There will also be a uniform and equipment display, along with a chance for fans to use practice equipment.
Huskers Ranked No. 8
The Nebraska rifle team ranks eighth in this week's CRCA Top 20 Poll, moving up one spot since last week. West Virginia and TCU hold the top two spots, respectively. Air Force and Murray State are tied for third, while Alaska rounds out the top five.
Offseason Notes
· Prior to the 2016-17 season, the Huskers added former UT Martin shooter Dacotah Faught.
· Faught dominates the UTM record books, holding the top three scores in both disciplines since the scoring change in 2005.
· Faught joins seniors Jaycee Carter and Rachel Martin as returning All-Americans on the 2016-17 team.
· The Huskers have only three upperclassmen in Faught, Carter and Martin.
· The Huskers welcome four newcomers to the team this season in Maddie Korthas, Samantha Peterson, Sarah Sutton and Kayla Gadeken.
· Gadeken becomes NU’s first in-state rifle athlete since Sheena Mahloch, who was a member of the Nebraska rifle team from 2008 to 2012
· The Huskers are looking for their fifth consecutive NCAA Championships appearance in 2016-17, which would tie the program record for most consecutive trips to the NCAA Championships.