In the equivalent of double overtime, No. 1 Kentucky Rifle (8-0, 4-0) persevered against No. 8 Georgia Southern (7-3-1, 3-0) with a stirring 4,742 aggregate score.
A tie-breaking procedure decided the match, where both teams scored 4,742. The first tiebreaker is the number of center shots the team totaled. However, both universities were deadlocked at 343 centers.
The next tiebreaker is the total aggregate score of the fifth shooter in each gun. Once those scores were totaled up, it made it 1,175 for Kentucky and 1,167 for Georgia Southern, extending the Wildcat’s unbeaten streak to eight.
The team’s outing was highlighted by sophomore Braden Peiser, who was the top performer of the day with a dignified aggregate score of 1,194 and 89 total centers.