MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 1-ranked West Virginia University rifle team earned its fifth straight win of the season, defeating No. 4-ranked Murray State, 4697-4692, this morning, in a shoulder-to-shoulder match at the University of Akron’s Championship Rehearsal Rifle Match, inside the Louis and Freda Stile Athletics Field House.
Today’s match served as a test run for the 2016 NCAA National Championships, set for March 11-12, also inside the Field House.
Twelve teams will shoot at the preview this weekend. In addition to the Racers, the Mountaineers (5-0, 3-0) also shot alongside No. 2 Alaska-Fairbanks and No.