NCAA SCORECARD
STATESBORO - The seventh-ranked Georgia Southern rifle team broke three more school records as it rolled past Wofford Sunday at the Shooting Sports Education Center in SoCon action.
In smallbore, the Eagles shot a 2,340, setting a new school record by five points. Sophomore
Emma Pohlmann broke the sophomore record with a 588, tied for the fourth-highest score in SSEC history. Freshman
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo shot a career-high 586 to place second while
Addy Burrow placed third with a 584.
Ella Goldfaden was fourth with a 582 and was followed by
Amy Visconti (579; fifth),
Bremen Butler (577; sixth),
Brooklynne Weatherford (572; seventh) and
Bella Gamez (566; eighth).
In air rifle, the Eagles broke the team record by six points with 2,384. Pohlmann posted a career-high 598 to take the gold. Gonzalez Mazo placed second with a 596, followed by Goldfaden and Butler tying for third with 595. Burrow (593) placed fifth and was followed by Visconti (587; 6th), Gamez (579; 7th) andf Weatherford (577; 8th). The team score ties the SSEC record set originally by #2 TCU earlier this year.
The Eagles were led in aggregate by Pohlmann's 1,186, which tied the school record set by Burrow last season. Gonzalez Mazo shot a career-high 1,182 to take second and Burrow and Goldfaden tied for third with a 1,177.
As a team, the Eagles shot 4,724, breaking the school record by 11 points.
RECORDS BROKEN/TIED
Team Smallbore: 2,340
Team Air Rifle: 2,384
Team Aggregate: 4,724
Sophomore Smallbore:
Emma Pohlmann, 588
Sophomore Air Rifle:
Emma Pohlmann, 598
Sophomore Aggregate:
Emma Pohlmann, 1,086
Aggregate:
Emma Pohlmann, 1,086 (TIED)
Words From Coach Soren Butler:
"That was a pretty awesome day for our program overall. I think the girls finally got a little glimpse of their work paying off and Abby and I are really happy for them. Today's score really was a total team score which I'm super proud of and all eight of them are trending up. We're looking forward to building off this match now and finishing our fall slate off next weekend. Hail Southern!
THE SCORES
#7 Georgia Southern: 4,724 (2,340 smallbore; 2,384 air rifle)
Wofford: 4,379 (2,130 smallbore; 2,249 air rifle)
THE INDIVIDUALS (Alphabetical Order)
Addy Burrow
Fifth Year - Williamson, Ga.
Smallbore - 587 (3rd)
Air Rifle - 593 (5th)
Aggregate - 1,177 (T-3rd)
Bremen Butler
Freshman - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Smallbore - 577 (6th)
Air Rifle - 595 (T-3rd)
Aggregate - 1,172 (5th)
Bella Gamez
Senior - San Antonio, Texas
Smallbore - 566 (8th)
Air Rifle - 579 (7th)
Aggregate - 1,145 (8th)
Ella Goldfaden
Freshman - Bat Hefer, Israel
Smallbore - 582 (4th)
Air Rifle - 595 (T-3rd)
Aggregate - 1,177 (T-3rd)
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Freshman - Logroño, Spain
Smallbore - 586 (2nd; CAREER HIGH)
Air Rifle - 596 (2nd; CAREER HIGH)
Aggregate - 1,182 (2nd; CAREER HIGH)
Emma Pohlmann
Freshman - Nentershausen, Germany
Smallbore - 588 (1st; CAREER HIGH)
Air Rifle - 598 (1st; CAREER HIGH)
Aggregate - 1,186 (1st; CAREER HIGH; TIES SCHOOL RECORD)
Amy Visconti
Senior - Champlain, N.Y.
Smallbore - 579 (5th)
Air Rifle - 587 (6th)
Aggregate - 1,166 (6th)
Brooklynne Weatherford
Freshman - Bartow, Fla.
Smallbore - 572 (7th)
Air Rifle - 577 (8th)
Aggregate - 1,149 (7th)
UP NEXT: The Eagles return to action next weekend to wrap up the fall, traveling to #6 Ole Miss on Saturday and #8 Memphis on Sunday.