NCAA SCORECARD
MURRAY, Ky. - All seven Georgia Southern shooters placed in the top 10 of aggregate to pace a strong win over No. 6 Murray State Saturday morning at the Pat Spurgeon Rifle Range. The Eagles shot a 4,728, outpacing a strong Racer team by eight points in both team's spring semester debut.
In smallbore,
Bremen Butler set a school record with a 594 to take the gold. She was followed by
Emma Pohlmann (589; 3rd) and
Tori Watts (588; 4th).
Hailey Singleton shot a 585 to take sixth and was followed by
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo (583; 9th),
Ella Goldfaden (582; 10th), and
Emme Walrath (578; 14th).
In air rifle, Butler shot a 597 to take second place to lead the way. Pohlmann also shot a 597, but was third based on center shots. Goldfaden (4th) and Walrath (5th) bot put up 596s while Watts shot a 593 to take eighth, Gonzalez Mazo shot a 590 to take 10th and Singleton recorded a 589 to finished 12th.
The Eagles were led in aggregate by Butler, who tied the school record with a 1,191 and took the gold. Pohlmann took silver with a 1,186, her best effort of the season. Also placing in the top 10 were Watts (1,181; 5th), Goldfaden (1,178; 6th), Walrath (1,174; 8th), Singleton (1,174; 9th) and Gonzalez Mazo (1,173; 10th).
Words From Coach Soren Butler:
"Overall we're pretty happy with today. We knew this road trip was going to be a good test coming back from break, after a lot of travel, and going up against two good teams. We had some great air today and had some good things in smallbore as well. Looking forward to watching the Eagles shoot again tomorrow. Hail Southern!"
THE SCORES
#5 Georgia Southern: 4,728 (2,342 smallbore; 2,386 air rifle)
#6 Murray State: 4,720 (2,346 smallbore; 2,374 air rifle)
THE INDIVIDUALS (Alphabetical Order)
Bremen Butler
Sophomore - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Smallbore - 594 (1st; SCHOOL RECORD)
Air Rifle - 597 (2nd)
Aggregate - 1,191 (1st; TIES SCHOOL RECORD)
Ella Goldfaden
Sophomore - Bat Hefer, Israel
Smallbore - 582 (10th)
Air Rifle - 596 (4th)
Aggregate - 1,178 (6th)
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Sophomore - Logroño, Spain
Smallbore - 583 (9th)
Air Rifle - 590 (10th)
Aggregate - 1,173 (10th)
Emma Pohlmann
Junior - Nentershausen, Germany
Smallbore - 589 (3rd)
Air Rifle - 597 (3rd)
Aggregate - 1,186 (2nd)
Hailey Singleton
Freshman - Bellevue, Ohio
Smallbore - 585 (6th)
Air Rifle - 589 (12th)
Aggregate - 1,174 (9th)
Emme Walrath
Freshman - Kenosha, Wis.
Smallbore - 578 (14th)
Air Rifle - 596 (5th)
Aggregate - 1,174 (8th)
Tori Watts
Junior - Folsom, Calif.
Smallbore - 588 (4th)
Air Rifle - 593 (8th)
Aggregate - 1,181 (5th)
UP NEXT: The Eagles will head to the eastern part of the state to take on No. 3 Kentucky Sunday morning in Lexington for a match starting at 9 a.m.
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