Army Falls To Navy In Star Match

Saturday, February 2

West Point, NY

9:00 AM

Army West Point

4666

4680

Navy

Army Falls To Navy In Star Match

February 02, 2019 | Rifle

WEST POINT - The Army West Point rifle team fell to rival Navy on Saturday in the 2019 Army-Navy Star Match at West Point.

The Mids' took a big lead in smallbore they never relinquished despite a strong air rifle showing from the Black Knights.

"This is a tough loss," head coach Web Wright said. "We shot fairly well, only two points off the program record we set last week. It just came up a little short. Navy shot well. Congratulations to them."

Navy's victory snaps a nine game winning streak by the Black Knights over their rival.

"The positive side is that we moved up in the rankings a little and positioned us for a potential NCAA berth," Wright said "We need to shoot a good score in the qualifier on February 16th and we have a good shot at earning the position."

From a scoring standpoint, the Cades have posted back to back strong showings. The team shot a program record 4668 in last week's victory over Akron.

"We will take Monday off and get back at it for the last part of the regular season."

AGGREGATE: Navy: 4680 (Star Total: 5846*), Army: 4666 (Star Total: 5822*)

Navy's Kestrel Kuhne topped the charts with an 1176 aggregate.
Senior co-captain Payne Nunn was the top scoring Cadet, posting an 1174.

AIR RIFLE: Navy: 2358, Army: 2358

Navy's Kestrel Kuhne posted the top air rifle score with a 594.
Nunn led the Black Knights with a 592.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Kutz tied for third on the charts with a score of 591.

SMALLBORE: Navy: 2322, Army: 2308

Navy's Josh Watson was the match's top smallbore shooter with a score of 584.
Nunn and sophomore co-captain Clayton Hanson were the highest scoring Black Knights with scores of 582.

UP NEXT: Army will host their NCAA qualifying match on February 16 at West Point.