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Huskers Travel To Mississippi

Lincoln, Neb. - The No. 4 Nebraska rifle team travels to Oxford, Miss., this weekend to take on No. 7 Ole Miss on Friday, Feb. 14, in a reschedule of the canceled match from Jan. 19. Match action is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m and fans can follow along on social media.
 
Scouting Ole Miss
The Rebels enter Friday's match with a 4-5 record after falling to TCU two weeks ago. The shooter to watch for Ole Miss is junior Abby Buesseler.
 
Last Time Out - Huskers Fire Second-Highest Score in Program History to Defeat No. 4 Akron
The No. 7 Nebraska Rifle team defeated No. 4 Akron in Akron, Ohio, by a final match score of 4,687-4,677. The Huskers' mark of 4,687 is tied for the second highest overall score in program history, matching the 4,687 the team fired on October 23, 2005 and behind only the 4,690 from February 22, 2015.
 
The Huskers took the lead in smallbore with a team score of 2,329, the third-highest in program history (behind 2,339 on October 23, 2005 and 2,336 on October 22, 2005). Hana Musser led the Huskers with 588, followed by Elena Flake with 579. Macey Way fired 585 and Emily Cheramie added 577. Samantha Peterson fired 573 to round out the squadded scores.
 
Musser was out front for the Huskers in air rifle, firing 591 to lead the team to a total score of 2,358. She was followed closely by Way, Flake and Cheramie, who all shot 589. Aletto fired 579 to round out the squadded scores. Musser's total combined score of 1,179 was highest on the day for either team and a career high.
 
Akron fired a combined smallbore score of 2,318, led by Lauryn Cinadr's 583. In air rifle the Zips shot 2,359, led by Kera Kauffman, who fired a match-high 594.
 
The Huskers are back in action next weekend for the last dual match of the season when the team travels to Oxford, Miss., to take on Ole Miss on Feb. 14. That match will begin at 8 a.m. and fans can follow on social media.
 
Nebraska - 4,687
Akron - 4,677
 
Smallbore - 2,329
Kinga Aletto - 555
*Emily Cheramie - 577
*Elena Flake - 579
*Hana Musser - 588
*Samantha Peterson - 573
*Macey Way - 585
 
Air Rifle - 2,358
*Kinga Aletto - 579
*Emily Cheramie - 589
*Elena Flake - 589
*Hana Musser - 591
Samantha Peterson - 580
*Macey Way - 589
 
*Denotes squadded member