NCAA SCORECARD

STATESBORO - Behind the second-highest score in program history, the fifth-ranked Georgia Southern rifle team downed #3 TCU and #13 Akron Saturday at the Shooting Sports Education Center. The Eagles posted a 4,744 to pull away from the Horned Frogs late and win by 11. That score is the highest ever recorded by any team at the SSEC.

In smallbore, Tori Watts led the way with a 590 to place third while Bremen Butler posted a 589 to take fifth place. Emme Walrath and Emma Pohlmann both posted a 588 to tie for seventh place. Hailey Singleton (584), Ella Goldfaden (582), Zahra Gonzalez Mazo (579) and Matilda Eylander (568) rounded out the Eagles' scoring.

In air rifle, Georgia Southern had the top four finishers as it shot a 2,389, the second-highest score in program history. Butler tied the school record with a 599 (out of 600), hitting the mark for the second time in her career, to take the gold medal. Pohlmann was right behind her with a 598, followed by Watts and Walrath with 596s. Goldfaden shot a 594 in her first action of the season and was followed by Gonzalez Mazo (593), Eylander (591) and Singleton (588).

Bremen tied with TCU's Katie Zaun for the aggregate gold with an 1,188 and 92 centers while Watts and Pohlmann both shot an 1,186 to tie for third place. Walrath tied for fifth with an 1,184 to round out the top-10 scoring.

Words from Coach Soren Butler: "I think we liked a lot of things from today. It's always great to post a 40+ and to do it against two good teams was encouraging. Also doing it at home, which seems to have been an issue for us in the past, was exciting as well. The girls' processes are starting to shows signs of culminating in outcomes which is what we want to see. Hail Southern!"

THE SCORES
#5 Georgia Southern: 4,744 (2,355 smallbore; 2,389 air rifle)
#3 TCU: 4.733 (2,353 smallbore; 2,380 air rifle)
#13 Akron: 4,674 (2,328 smallbore; 4,674 air rifle)

THE INDIVIDUALS (Alphabetical Order)
Bremen Butler
Junior - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Smallbore - 589 (5th)
Air Rifle - 599 (1st)
Aggregate - 1,188 (2nd)

Matilda Eylander
Freshman - Adelaide, South Australia
Smallbore - 568 (21st)
Air Rifle - 591 (16th)
Aggregate - 1,159

Ella Goldfaden
Sophomore - Bat Hefer, Israel
Smallbore - 582 (12th)
Air Rifle - 594 (12th)
Aggregate - 1,176

Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Junior - Logroño, Spain
Smallbore - 579 (15th)
Air Rifle - 593 (14th)
Aggregate - 1,172

Emma Pohlmann
Senior - Nentershausen, Germany
Smallbore - 588 (8th)
Air Rifle - 598 (2nd)
Aggregate - 1,186 (4th)

Hailey Singleton
Sophomore - Bellevue, Ohio
Smallbore - 584 (11th)
Air Rifle - 588 (18th)
Aggregate - 1,172

Emme Walrath
Sophomore - Kenosha, Wis.
Smallbore - 588 (7th)
Air Rifle - 596 (4th)
Aggregate - 1,184 (5th)

Tori Watts
Senior - Folsom, Calif.
Smallbore - 590 (3rd)
Air Rifle - 596 (3rd)
Aggregate - 1,186 (3rd)

UP NEXT: Oct. 12, home vs. Army, North Georgia and Schreiner