SCHEDULE | March to the Mountains Campaign

STATESBORO – Georgia Southern head rifle coach Sandra Worman released the 2018-19 Eagle rifle schedule Tuesday, one that is highlighted by the Southern Conference Championships coming to Statesboro for the first time.

The slate of 13 dates includes four home matches at the Georgia Southern Shooting Sports Education Center and nine road events. The season will be divided up into seven matches during the fall of 2018 with the remaining six, including the 2019 Southern Conference Championships, in the spring.

"This schedule is one that will challenge us throughout in hopes of peaking at the Southern Conference Championships," Worman said. "We like to have a good balance when scheduling and I think we've accomplished that this year. Getting the opportunity to go out to Colorado to take on some elite competition will test us, but I'm excited about this group of women and what they bring to the table. I know we're all excited to host the conference event this year and look forward to putting on a great show for Eagle Nation."

The Eagles will start the season off on the road at North Georgia while taking on Morehead State on Sunday, Sept. 30. The next weekend, GS will head to Oxford, Mississippi, on Oct. 5 to take on Ole Miss, UAB and Murray State. On Oct. 20, the Eagles will take on The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, for the first of several matchups between the two schools. After opening the season with three road contests, the Eagles will host The Citadel on Oct. 27.

Southern will head to Kentucky to take on Morehead State on Nov. 10 before heading to Colorado for its toughest competition of the season. The Eagles will participate in the Winter Air Gun, hosted at the USA National Training Center in Colorado Springs, on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 before taking on nationally ranked Air Force, Ohio State and TCU on Dec. 2. The team has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help raise money for their 'March to the Mountains' in an effort to raise enough funds to cover travel, accommodations and entry fees for each team member. With a goal of $15,900, the giving site is located at Give.GSEagles.com/Rifle and will run until Friday, October 14, 2018.

The second half of the season begins on Jan. 12 at home as the Eagles host Georgia Military College and North Georgia. The next weekend, the Eagles travel to Greenville, South Carolina, to take on host Wofford and The Citadel. On Jan. 26, GS heads back to Charleston to face The Citadel and VMI. Senior Day will be held on Feb. 9 as Southern hosts UAB and Wofford to wrap up the regular season.

The month of February will conclude by traveling to Charleston to take on The Citadel, UAB and Wofford in an NCAA qualifying match on Saturday, Feb. 16.

The Eagles will close out the campaign by hosting the 2019 Southern Conference Rifle Championships at the Shooting Sports Education Center. The SoCon Championships will begin with smallbore on Saturday, March 2 and will conclude with the air rifle portion on Sunday, March 3.

The 2018-19 squad consists of six women: freshman Caroline Brakeville, freshman Emily Christopoul, freshman Rachel Gray, senior Rosemary Kramer, redshirt junior Lydia Odlin and senior Courtney Weekley.

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