NCAA SCORECARD

STATESBORO - The17th-ranked Georgia Southern rifle team claimed its second straight Georgia Collegiate Championship with wins over No. 18 North Georgia and Georgia Military College Saturday at the Shooting Sports Education Center. The Eagles posted a team aggregate of 4,576 to take the crown.

In smallbore, Bella Gamez took first with a 570, tying her career high. Kinsley Hannon tied her career high with a 568 to place second and Amy Visconti set a new personal best with a 566 to take third. Ashley Judson (562; 6th) and Brianne Staton (556; 8th) also posted strong scores to account for the 2,266 team total.

Judson took first in air rifle with a 584, followed by Hannon (582; 2nd), Gamez (575; 7th), Staton (569; 10th) and Visconti (567; 11th).

Hannon set a career high with a 1,150 aggregate to take the gold medal. Judson was close behind in second place with a 1,146 and Gamez rounded out the medalist honors with a 1,145. Visconti placed seventh with a 1,133 and Staton placed eighth with a 1,125.

The 2,266 team smallbore was the third-best score in program history.

Words From Coach Worman: "I'm proud of the hard work the team has been doing. It's really showing up in their final result, as was illustrated today. We talk about in-season being the long slow climb to March, and they are definitely on that track!"

THE SCORES
#17 Georgia Southern: 4,576 (2,266 smallbore, 2,310 air rifle)
#18 North Georgia: 4,548 (2,237 smallbore, 2,311 air rifle)
Georgia Military: 4,160 (1,990 smallbore, 2,170 air rifle)

THE INDIVIDUALS (Alphabetical Order)
Bella Gamez
Sophomore - San Antonio, Texas
Smallbore - 570 (1st; TIED CAREER HIGH)
Air Rifle - 575 (7th)
Aggregate - 1,145 (3rd)

Kinsley Hannon
Sophomore - Newnan, Ga.
Smallbore - 568 (2nd; TIED CAREER HIGH)
Air Rifle - 582 (2nd)
Aggregate - 1,150 (1st; CAREER HIGH)

Ashley Judson
Junior - Acworth, Ga.
Smallbore - 562 (6th)
Air Rifle - 584 (1st)
Aggregate - 1,146 (2nd)

Brianne Staton
Sophomore - Deatsville, Ala.
Smallbore - 556 (8th)
Air Rifle - 569 (10th)
Aggregate - 1,125 (8th)

Amy Visconti
Sophomore - Champlain, N.Y.
Smallbore - 566 (3rd; CAREER HIGH)
Air Rifle - 567 (11th)
Aggregate - 1,133 (7th)

Up Next: Saturday, Oct. 16 - 8 a.m. - vs. UAB