JACKSONVILLE — The 14th-ranked Jax State rifle squad took down in-state rival and 19th-ranked UAB on Saturday morning, to move to 9-2 overall on the season and continue its eight-match win streak.

The match was scheduled in response to the postponement of the Withrow Invitational at Murray State due to the severe winter weather in the area. Both Jax State and UAB were slated to take part in the invitational, but found a solution and took on each other instead.

Frans Rasmusson led all performers with the highest aggregate and air rifle aggregate in the match. Rasmusson posted a 1180 aggregate with 82 center shots, with a 597 with 51 centers in the air rifle portion of the match.

Maja Pedersen was the second-best performer on the day with an aggregate of 1176 with 68 center shots. She was the top performer in the smallbore portion of the match with a score of 588 with 30 centers.

Alex Watts was the third-best performer and the last of the Gamecocks in the top three. She posted an aggregate of 1169 with 63 centers, finishing in fourth in air rifle with a score of 592 with 38 centers.

Akos Marta posted the second-highest air rifle score with a 592 and 45 center shots. In smallbore, Annie Iannotti and Jenny Ek rounded out the top fve with scores of 582-25x and 578-32x, respectively.

The Gamecocks will return to action next week with a weekend match at second-ranked Nebraska. 

INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Alphabetical Order by Last Name

Jenny Ek
Smallbore: 578-32x
Air Rifle: 584-35x
Aggregate: 1162-67x

Annie Iannotti
Smallbore: 582-25x
Air Rifle: -
Aggregate: 582-25x

Lars Lilleng
Smallbore: 571-22x
Air Rifle: 565-18x
Aggregate: 1169-64x

Akos Marta
Smallbore: -
Air Rifle: 592-45x
Aggregate: 592-45x

Maja Pedersen
Smallbore: 588-30x
Air Rifle: 588-38x
Aggregate: 1176-68x

Frans Rasmusson
Smallbore: 583-31x
Air Rifle: 597-51x
Aggregate: 1180-82x

Alex Watts
Smallbore: 577-24x
Air Rifle: 592-38x
Aggregate: 1169-62x