Sunday, October 18
Statesboro, Ga.
8 A.M.
West Virginia University
4738
at
4740
Georgia Southern
Mountaineers Split Match with Georgia Southern and UAB
October 18, 2026 04:23 PM | Rifle
STATESBORO, Ga. – The West Virginia University rifle team finished in the middle of a tri-match after falling short of Georgia Southern, 4740-4738, and beating Alabama Birmingham, 4738-4568, on Sunday inside the Shooting Sports Education Center.
The Mountaineers finished with a score of 2358 in smallbore and a 2380 in air rifle. Georgia Southern finished with scores of 2350 in smallbore and 2390 in air rifle, while UAB hit a smallbore mark of 2261 and an air rifle score of 2370.
In smallbore, Jennifer Kocher, Griffin Lake, Karlie Lynn, Oceanne Muller, Kocher, and Lauri Syrja served as counters, while Ashlyn Blake and Hana Strakusek replaced Lynn and Syrja as counters in air rifle.Â
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Muller finished first on the overall individual leaderboard with a 1190 after scoring 591 in smallbore and 599 in air rifle. This season, Muller averages a nation-leading 599.6 in air rifle. Kocher finished in fourth place with a 1187 after hitting the top smallbore mark of 592 and adding a 595 in air rifle. Lake finished just behind in fifth place with 1184. He scored 589 in smallbore and a 595 in air rifle.
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Syrja finished in seventh place with a 1180 (586 SB – 594 AR), as Ogoreuc rounded out the Mountaineer in the top 10 in ninth place with a 1179 (584 SB – 595 AR).
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Jacob Wisman 1175 (583 SB – 592 AR), Hana Strakusek 1172 (584 SB – 588 AR), Karlie Lynn 1171 (577 SB – 594 AR) and Ashlyn Blake 1166 (575 SB – 591 AR) also competed at the event.
West Virginia is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 24, when they take on Memphis in the team's second Great America Rifle Conference match of the season. WVU and Memphis are set to begin the match at 9 a.m. ET on the Bill McKenzie Mobile Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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The Mountaineers finished with a score of 2358 in smallbore and a 2380 in air rifle. Georgia Southern finished with scores of 2350 in smallbore and 2390 in air rifle, while UAB hit a smallbore mark of 2261 and an air rifle score of 2370.
In smallbore, Jennifer Kocher, Griffin Lake, Karlie Lynn, Oceanne Muller, Kocher, and Lauri Syrja served as counters, while Ashlyn Blake and Hana Strakusek replaced Lynn and Syrja as counters in air rifle.Â
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Muller finished first on the overall individual leaderboard with a 1190 after scoring 591 in smallbore and 599 in air rifle. This season, Muller averages a nation-leading 599.6 in air rifle. Kocher finished in fourth place with a 1187 after hitting the top smallbore mark of 592 and adding a 595 in air rifle. Lake finished just behind in fifth place with 1184. He scored 589 in smallbore and a 595 in air rifle.
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Syrja finished in seventh place with a 1180 (586 SB – 594 AR), as Ogoreuc rounded out the Mountaineer in the top 10 in ninth place with a 1179 (584 SB – 595 AR).
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Jacob Wisman 1175 (583 SB – 592 AR), Hana Strakusek 1172 (584 SB – 588 AR), Karlie Lynn 1171 (577 SB – 594 AR) and Ashlyn Blake 1166 (575 SB – 591 AR) also competed at the event.
West Virginia is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 24, when they take on Memphis in the team's second Great America Rifle Conference match of the season. WVU and Memphis are set to begin the match at 9 a.m. ET on the Bill McKenzie Mobile Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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