Saturday, October 3
Statesboro, GA
8 AM
Georgia Southern University
vs
Kentucky
Eagles Set to Open Season Saturday
10/1/2026 9:30:00 AM | Women's Rifle
Team hosts #2 Kentucky at SSEC
STATESBORO - The sixth-ranked Georgia Southern rifle squad opens its 2026-27 season on Saturday, hosting second-ranked Kentucky at the Shooting Sports Education Center. Action begins at 8 a.m. with a single smallbore relay followed by a single air rifle relay.Â
Georgia Southern returns six of the seven shooters who helped lead the squad to tis fifth consecutive SoCon Championship, as well as a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Rifle Championship in its second-straight appearance. Those six returners are Bremen Butler, Matilda Eylander, Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Emma Pohlmann, Hailey Singleton and Emme Walrath. The squad also welcomes newcomer Carlee Valenta who transferred from UTEP, along with first-year shooters Chloe Parish of Arkansas and Leyi Xu of China.
Soren Butler returns for his fifth year as head coach and is joined on the staff by former All-American Lea Horvath (Ole Miss).
Live targets for the match can be viewed via ShooterOnline. A link is on the Rifle Schedule Page.Â
The Approximate Schedule:
Call to the Line: 7:30 am
Sighters and Prep: 7:45 am
First Shot (smallbore): 8:00 am
Smallbore ends: 9:30 am
Call to the Line: 9:45 am
Sighters and Prep: 10:00 am
First Shot (air rifle): 10:15 am
Air rifle ends: 11:30 am
Up Next: at The Citadel and The Citadel (W) on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 8 am
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Georgia Southern returns six of the seven shooters who helped lead the squad to tis fifth consecutive SoCon Championship, as well as a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Rifle Championship in its second-straight appearance. Those six returners are Bremen Butler, Matilda Eylander, Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Emma Pohlmann, Hailey Singleton and Emme Walrath. The squad also welcomes newcomer Carlee Valenta who transferred from UTEP, along with first-year shooters Chloe Parish of Arkansas and Leyi Xu of China.
Soren Butler returns for his fifth year as head coach and is joined on the staff by former All-American Lea Horvath (Ole Miss).
Live targets for the match can be viewed via ShooterOnline. A link is on the Rifle Schedule Page.Â
The Approximate Schedule:
Call to the Line: 7:30 am
Sighters and Prep: 7:45 am
First Shot (smallbore): 8:00 am
Smallbore ends: 9:30 am
Call to the Line: 9:45 am
Sighters and Prep: 10:00 am
First Shot (air rifle): 10:15 am
Air rifle ends: 11:30 am
Up Next: at The Citadel and The Citadel (W) on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 8 am
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