PREVIEW: Georgia Southern to Take on VMI in Postal Match
10/17/2020 2:05:00 PM | Women's Rifle
Eagles and Keydets to battle virtually
STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern rifle squad will be back in action on Sunday, taking on the VMI squads in a modern-day "postal match."
Postal, or virtual matches, have been approved by the NCAA and the SoCon for use in this year only to help with social distancing in the COVID-19 era. While not all teams are following the same testing protocols, this format allows teams to still compete with each other while not having to travel or be in close proximity. The team results and individual statistics count toward SoCON numbers, however they can not be used for NCAA postseason qualification.
The Eagles will shoot at the Shooting Sports Education Center in Statesboro while VMI will shoot at from Kilbourne Hall. The single-relay event will begin at 1 p.m. The SSEC is not allowing spectators this season due to COVID-19 spacing issues. Additionally, the Eagles will take on Plattsburgh State, who is coached by Peter Visconti, father of GS freshman Amy Visconti. The Cardinals already shot their event and posted their scores.
A postal match is a match in which competitor's fire on their home ranges using targets which have been marked for identification and are then mailed in for scoring and ranking for awards. In 2020, the teams will use a little more technology as both teams will stream the broadcast and live stats will be watched by both schools and then entered online for tabulation.
Georgia Southern's live results will be available through Sius.
The Eagles are 2-2 on the young season after splitting a pair of tri-matches at The Citadel.
VMI shot a 4,471 at The Citadel last weekend while the women shot a 4,309. GS shot a 4,506 at The Citadel two weekends ago.
Georgia Southern will have eight student-athletes who will split up the work. Five pre-determined shooters will count in both the USA Shooting 60-shot 3x20 small bore and 60-shot air rifle disciplines, although six or seven shooters will participate in each. The top four scores (among the pre-determined counters) from both disciplines are used to determine the scores for all three squads.
Postal, or virtual matches, have been approved by the NCAA and the SoCon for use in this year only to help with social distancing in the COVID-19 era. While not all teams are following the same testing protocols, this format allows teams to still compete with each other while not having to travel or be in close proximity. The team results and individual statistics count toward SoCON numbers, however they can not be used for NCAA postseason qualification.
The Eagles will shoot at the Shooting Sports Education Center in Statesboro while VMI will shoot at from Kilbourne Hall. The single-relay event will begin at 1 p.m. The SSEC is not allowing spectators this season due to COVID-19 spacing issues. Additionally, the Eagles will take on Plattsburgh State, who is coached by Peter Visconti, father of GS freshman Amy Visconti. The Cardinals already shot their event and posted their scores.
A postal match is a match in which competitor's fire on their home ranges using targets which have been marked for identification and are then mailed in for scoring and ranking for awards. In 2020, the teams will use a little more technology as both teams will stream the broadcast and live stats will be watched by both schools and then entered online for tabulation.
Georgia Southern's live results will be available through Sius.
The Eagles are 2-2 on the young season after splitting a pair of tri-matches at The Citadel.
VMI shot a 4,471 at The Citadel last weekend while the women shot a 4,309. GS shot a 4,506 at The Citadel two weekends ago.
Georgia Southern will have eight student-athletes who will split up the work. Five pre-determined shooters will count in both the USA Shooting 60-shot 3x20 small bore and 60-shot air rifle disciplines, although six or seven shooters will participate in each. The top four scores (among the pre-determined counters) from both disciplines are used to determine the scores for all three squads.
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