UK Rifle Wins at Home, Improves to 7-1

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky rifle team increased its win
total to seven on the season by defeating No. 16 Army 4704-4651 on Saturday.

“I am very pleased with our performance today,” head coach
Harry Mullins said. “We made some good decisions, and we’re starting to see
some of the things that we’ve been working on pay off. Billy (Azzinaro) had a good
air rifle score, as did Hanna (Carr) in smallbore. As a team, we are starting
to come together in scoring to pick up a few points here and there. Overall,
it’s always nice to come away with a win and better score than the previous
match. It is a step in the right direction.”

The Wildcats fired their highest smallbore score of the
season with a 2335, while also posting a new season-high aggregate.

Azzinaro led all shooters and replicated his success from
two weeks ago at Navy by setting another personal-best aggregate score – this
time an 1185. The junior’s score ranks fifth in the country for the season and
is the new team-high individual score this season. Azzinaro obliterated his
career-best air rifle score of 589 with a 598, which is only one point away
from the current national leaders.

Hanna Carr and Sonya May both fired 1171 aggregate scores.
Carr, a sophomore, shot a 590 in smallbore, which is her new season high, and a
581 in air rifle. May increased her smallbore score for the second event in a
row after shooting a 581. She followed with a strong 590 in air rifle.

Senior Heather Kirby owned the fourth overall spot, giving
the Wildcats the top four individuals for the competition. Kirby’s score was
just one point shy of tying Carr and May as she matched her season high in air
rifle, 593.

Jason Spaude finished in sixth place overall after an 1166
aggregate with a 588 in air rifle. Cathryn Papasodora held an 1161 aggregate
with a 573 in smallbore and 588 in air rifle. Carmen Fry fired an 1159
aggregate score compiled of a 579 smallbore score and 580 in air rifle to
finish as the ninth individual overall.

The Wildcats will be back in action Friday, Nov. 4, in a
home match against Akron.

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