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No. 18 Akron Rifle Slated for Dual With Top Ranked Opponents, No. 4 Kentucky and No. 8 Nebraska

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AKRON, Ohio – The 18th ranked Akron rifle squad heads to Lexington, Ky., for a two-day dual with a pair of top-ten ranked opponents, No. 4 Kentucky and No. 8 Nebraska, this weekend.

First up, the Zips will go shoulder-to-shoulder with the Wildcats on Friday, Nov. 4, with competition beginning at 9 a.m. Akron is set for a shootout with the Cornhuskers on Nov. 5, with the first shot scheduled for 8 a.m.

Through six matches thus far in 2016, the Zips have averaged a combined team score of 4,621.4, averaged a 2,298.8 in the smallbore competition and a 2,322.