NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The MIT rifle team kicked off its season by defeating host Norwich University, 4,345 – 4,317 on Saturday.
Phoebe Xu had the top aggregate score (1,102), narrowly ahead of teammate
Danny Antonelli (1,096).
THE BASICS:
- Overall Score: MIT 4,345; Norwich 4,317
- MIT Overall Record: 1-0
HOW IT HAPPENED - SMALLBORE:
- Norwich captured the narrow victory with 2,121 points, just 17 more than MIT.
- Xu won the event with a total of 540, but the Cadets claimed the next two spots with scores of 538 and 536.
- In his intercollegiate debut, William Knowlton was fourth (532) as Antonelli finished fifth (530).
- Avaneesh Pal placed eighth with 502 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED – AIR RIFLE:
- The Engineers had a comfortable victory in air rifle as they defeated Norwich, 2,241 – 2,196.
- MIT secured the top three slots as Antonelli led the way (566), followed by Evia Rodriguez (562), and Xu (562).
- Knowlton was sixth with a tally of 551 points.
UP NEXT:
- MIT will host the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the University of Rhode Island on Saturday, October 18 at 9:30 AM and 2:00 PM, respectively.
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