WEST POINT, NY - The Army West Point rifle team closed its fall season with a win over VMI on Saturday morning. The Black Knights topped the Keydets mixed team 4636-4502 in aggregate scoring. The VMI women's team also shot and finished with an aggregate score of 4364. Army improves to 2-5 while VMI falls to 1-6. "I think if you compare this performance with the rest of the year, its right in the middle," Army head coach Web Wright said afterwards. "Still working on tying it all together but we're getting much better."
The Black Knights had a commanding performance in smallbore. They took the top nine spots as Danielle Cuomo tied a personal season-high with a 582 score. Army's NCAA scoring team tallied a 2309 in smallbore while the VMI mixed team had a 2205 and the women's team 2142. Senior Alyssa Gestl led the way in air rifle. The Black Knights took the top five spots in the event as they won 2327-2297 while the VMI women shot 2222. Gestl's 590 consisted of five scores 98 or above and one 100. Read More