<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4DLIaB_0wECKRdo00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4DLIaB_0wECKRdo00" width="1650" height="1100" ></figure>MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The No. 13-ranked University of Memphis rifle team fell to No. 2 West Virginia on the road Saturday morning, 4733-4699. The Mountaineers (4-0) won smallbore, 2352-2321, and then beat the Tigers (0-2) in air rifle, 2381-2378.The Tigers finished just four points shy of the program's air rifle record of 2382 set last season."I'm really happy with today's match and I think we saw a lot of improvement from our last match," head coach Morgan Phillips said. "We had a particularly good day in air rifle, being only a few points off our school record. One of the biggest highlights today was Kenlee's school record-tying performance in air rifle. She has been getting better and better every week, so it was awesome to see it come together in a match."It's always great to shoot a doubleheader like this and apply what we learned to the second day. We feel really good going into tomorrow's match and know what we need to focus on."KEY MOMENTS<ul><li>Junior Gabriela Zych led the way for the Tigers on Saturday, finishing fourth overall with a season-best aggregate score of 1180. Zych posted the team-best total in smallbore with a 584 clip, while finishing second on the team with a 596 in air rifle.</li><li>Kenlee Ewton was second for Memphis, and seventh overall, with an aggregate of 1178. She carded a 580 in smallbore, but tied the Memphis program record with a 598 in air rifle to lead all athletes on the day.</li><li>Graduate Jack Kersey</li></ul><ul><li>Katrina Demerele each shot aggregates of 1174 on the duo posted identical scores in smallbore (582) and air rifle (592).</li></ul>TIGER SCORECARD4. Gabriela Zych: 584 smallbore | 596 air rifle | 1180 aggregate | 81 centers7. Kenlee Ewton: 580 smallbore| 598 air rifle | 1178 aggregate | 75 centers8. Jack Kersey: 582 smallbore | 592 air rifle | 1174 aggregate | 75 centers9. Katrina Demerle: 582 smallbore | 592 air rile | 1174 aggregate | 73 centers- Sophie Cruz: 572 smallbore | 588 air rifle | 1160 aggregate | 60 centers- Megan Jaros: 575 smallbore | 581 air rifle | 1156 aggregate | 54 centers- Chase Trammell: 569 smallbore | 573 air rifle | 1142 aggregate | 44 centersThe Tigers will be back in action on Sunday with a short turnaround when they make the trip over to Annapolis, Maryland to take on Navy.HOW TO FOLLOW THE TIGERSFor complete information on Memphis Tigers Rifle, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.</div></body>

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The No. 13-ranked University of Memphis rifle team fell to No. 2 West Virginia on the road Saturday morning, 4733-4699. The Mountaineers (4-0) won smallbore, 2352-2321, and then beat the Tigers (0-2) in air rifle, 2381-2378. The Tigers finished just four points shy of the program's...