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The No. 6 Nebraska rifle team will head to West Point, N.Y., for a pair of matches this weekend. The Huskers will face off against No. 3 Kentucky and No. 14 Army on Saturday, Oct. 25, and then compete against No. 3 Kentucky, Mount Aloysius, and Norwich on Sunday, Oct. 26. Both of this weekend’s matches are set to begin at 8 a.m. (CT).
The Big Red enters the weekend at 2-0 after a record-breaking match against UAB on Oct. 11. NU shot program high team aggregate (4,734) and smallbore (2,360) scores on its way to a 4,734-4,597 victory over the Blazers.
“It’s always a fun time of year when we start traveling and it is exciting to be heading to USMA again,” said Head Coach Richard Clark. “Travel always provides a unique challenge to go out and stay true to who we are as a program in an environment that’s not our usual comfort zone. This weekend will be a great test for the team to be on the line and do exactly that; stay true to their process and doing the little things right.”
Kentucky enters the weekend having posted wins over No. 8 Memphis, No. 9 Navy, and No. 10 Ohio State. Nebraska has a 13-44 all-time series record, and most recently fell to Kentucky, 4,706-4,731 at last season’s Withrow Invitational.
Army comes into the match with a 3-1 record, posting wins over The Citadel, North Georgia, and Schreiner, with a loss against No. 2 Georgia Southern. The Huskers have competed against Army 46 times, and have won 28 of those matches. The Big Red last defeated the Black Knights 4,731-4,672 on Jan. 25.
In just its second year with a collegiate rifle team, Mount Aloysius has an 0-3 record so far this season. NU defeated the Mounties 4,731-4,566 on Jan. 25 in its first match against the program.
The Huskers have a 3-0 all-time record against Norwich, with their last match being a 6,121-6,070 victory at the 2000 NCAA Championships.
Next up, the Nebraska rifle team will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, for another pair of matches. The Huskers will take on No. 7 TCU on Saturday, Nov. 1, and Schreiner on Sunday, Nov. 2.