Rifle Returns To Action Saturday

FORT WORTH – The No. 7 TCU women's rifle team returns to action as they head to El Paso this weekend to face off against UTEP. The match is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. CT and will feature two relays.

Viola Allen, Isabella Cilliers, Marissa Fedora, Christina Hillinger, Rylie Passmore, Amanda Pettersen and Ziva Swick will be heading to El Paso for the weekend's match.

The Frogs are among the nation's best, sitting in fourth in the NCAA team standings. They currently rank sixth in aggregate average of 4,724.67. TCU ranks seventh in air rifle (2,381.00) and sixth in smallbore (2,343.67.

Fedora has paced the Frogs this season, ranking in the top 25 nationally in both disciplines. She is 24th in air rifle (595.33), 14th in smallbore (587.67) and 11th in aggregate (1,183.00).

Last time out, TCU had eight shooters among the Top 10. Hillinger led the pack with an aggregate score of 1,185. Passmore (1,182), Rosenlew (1,182), Pettersen (1,181), Fedora (1,180), Allen (1,178) and Swick (1,173) rounded out the top seven shooters in that order. Cilliers placed ninth with a 1,166 aggregate.

In smallbore and air rifle, the Frogs had six and seven shooters in the top ten, respectively. Hillinger (587) and Passmore (585) both shot season highs in smallbore. Allen finished second among all shooters and shot a career-high 587. Hillinger led all shooters in air rifle with a season-high of 598. Passmore fired another season-high score of 597 while Pettersen also shot a season-high mark of 597.

The Frogs will be without Rosenlew for the match as she heads off to the FISU World University Championships in Chinese Taipei, New Taipei.

UTEP shot its first match of the season last weekend and posted an aggregate score of 4,661. The Miners will participate in head-to-head matches this weekend against Alaska Fairbanks on Friday and against TCU on Saturday.

Schedule:
Smallbore Relay 1:
Prep and Sighters 9:30 a.m.
Match time 9:45-11:15 a.m.

Air Rifle Relay 1:
Prep and sighters Noon
Match time 12:15-1:30 p.m.

Smallbore Relay 2
Prep and Sighters 2:30 p.m.
Match time 2:45-4:15 p.m.

Air Rifle Relay 2
Prep and sighters 5 p.m.
Match time 5:15-6:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Viola Allen

Isabella Cilliers

Marissa Fedora

Christina Hillinger

Rylie Passmore

Amanda Pettersen

Ziva Swick

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