Eagles Fall to Second-Ranked Wildcats by One Point

Saturday, October 3

Statesboro, GA

8 AM

Georgia Southern University

4723

4724

Kentucky

NCAA Box Score

10/3/2026 12:04:00 PM | Women's Rifle

Both teams open season with strong scores

NCAA SCORECARD

STATESBORO - Georgia Southern fell to second-ranked Kentucky by one point to open the season Saturday at the Shooting Sports Education Center. After the two teams tied in smallbore, the Wildcats got the Eagles by one point in air rifle to take a 4,724-4,723 victory.

In smallbore, Emme Walrath and Bremen Butler both shot 588s to tie for the second-highest score. Walrath's center shots put her at second while Butler's placed her at fourth. Also finishing in the top 10 were Emma Pohlmann (583; 6th), Carlee Valenta (582; 8th) and Hailey Singleton (579; 10th).

In air rifle, Valenta led the way with a 598 to tie for the top score, but her center shots placed her second. Walrath's 597 was good for third place, while Butler (595; 6th), Leyi Xu (593; 9th) and Pohlmann (592; 10th) all placed in the top 10.

In aggregate, Walrath took third with an 1,185 and was followed by Butler (1,183; 4th), Valenta (1,180; 5th), Pohlmann (1,175; 8th) and Xu (1,171; 10th) finished in the top 10.

Words From Coach Soren Butler: "I think this was a solid start to the season. Definitely hard to go down to the wire with Kentucky and end up short again but I'm really happy with a lot of things from the girls. I full expect this team to get better every match and we'll start here. Hail Southern."

THE SCORES
#2 Kentucky: 4,724 (2,341 smallbore; 2,383 air rifle)
#6 Georgia Southern: 4,723 (2,341 smallbore; 2,381 air rifle)

THE INDIVIDUALS (Alphabetical Order)
Bremen Butler
Fourth Year - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Smallbore - 588 (4th)
Air Rifle - 595 (6th)
Aggregate - 1,183 (4th)

Matilda Eylander
Second Year - Adelaide, South Australia
Smallbore - 560 (15th)
Air Rifle - 582 (14th)
Aggregate - 1,142

Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Fourth Year - Logroño, Spain
Smallbore - 571 (13th)
Air Rifle - 589 (12th)
Aggregate - 1,160

Chloe Parish
First Year - Conway, Ark.
Smallbore - 565 (14th)
Air Rifle - 589 (13th)
Aggregate - 1,154

Emma Pohlmann
Fifth Year - Nentershausen, Germany
Smallbore - 583 (6th)
Air Rifle - 592 (10th)
Aggregate - 1,175 (8th)

Hailey Singleton
Third Year - Bellevue, Ohio
Smallbore - 579 (10th)
Air Rifle - 580 (15th)
Aggregate - 1,159

Carlee Valenta
Third Year - Harrison City, Pa.
Smallbore - 582 (8th)
Air Rifle - 598 (2nd)
Aggregate - 1,180 (5th)

Emme Walrath
Third Year - Kenosha, Wisc.
Smallbore - 588 (2nd)
Air Rifle - 597 (3rd)
Aggregate - 1,185 (3rd)

Leyi Xu
First Year - Beijing, China
Smallbore - 578 (11th)
Air Rifle - 593 (9th)
Aggregate - 1,171 (10th)

UP NEXT: at The Citadel; Saturday, Oct. 10