The No. 13 Nebraska rifle team remained undefeated on Sunday, defeating No. 11 Air Force 4,707-4,699. With the win, the Huskers improve to 4-0 on the season.

Junior All-American Cecelia Ossi (1,180) and freshman Emma Rhode (1,180) placed first and second overall. Junior All-American Madelynn Erickson joined them in the top five overall, finishing fifth with a score of 1,175.

"The team did a great job," said Head Coach Mindy Miles. "We still need to work on consistency between matches, but I am optimistic that will come as the season develops. Cecelia and Emma both had a great weekend with 1,181 and 1,180 aggregates. Maddie did a very good job in smallbore. I am excited for her to break into the 590s this year."

In the smallbore, Huskers earned the top three spots. Erickson was first with a score of 587, Ossi was second with a 585 and Rhode was third, also with a 585.

Huskers also took the top two spots in the air rifle. Ossi placed first with a 595 while Rhode followed her in second with a 595.

Nebraska will travel to No. 7 Ohio State next weekend for competition in Columbus, Ohio. The match is set to start at 8 a.m. (central) and results can be followed at https://results.megalink.no/#!/

Huskers to Host Big Ten Quarterfinal Match

Madison, Wis. – Despite falling to Wisconsin, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon, the Nebraska soccer team (7-6-5, 5-3-2 Big Ten) will host Ohio State on Sunday in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.
 
The Huskers, who grabbed the four-seed for the tournament, outshot Wisconsin (11-4-3, 5-3-1 Big Ten) by a 13-12 margin, but the Badgers scored in both halves to claim the victory. 
 
The Big Red attacked early as freshman Lauryn Anglim recorded her first career goal and the quickest finish of the year for the Huskers. From a free kick in the 36th second, Anglim shot the ball into the goalbox, which bounced over the head of the Wisconsin goalie and into the back of the net.
 
The Badgers evened the score at one apiece with a goal of their own in the seventh minute. Ashley Martinez shot a header inside the goalbox past Sami Hauk for the equalizer. Wisconsin then extended its lead to 2-1 with another finish in the 35th minute. The Badgers blocked a shot by NU in the midfield, which set up a counter attack for Wisconsin that it capitalized on for the score.  
 
At the half, the Huskers held the 9-7 advantage in shots and the teams were tied with three shots on goal each. 
 
In the opening minute of the second half, sophomore Abbey Schwarz had a chance to even the score, but her shot was saved by the diving Erin McKinney. Wisconsin's Aryssa Mahrt then led the offensive attack and recorded a brace with goals in the 59th and 68th minutes to take the 4-1 UW lead that it held for the remainder of the game. 
 
Junior goalkeeper Hauk, coming off a career-high 13 saves last game against Penn State, recorded two saves and played the entire 90 minutes.
 
Up next, the Huskers will face Ohio State in the quarterfinal match of the Big Ten Tournament. Tickets for the match will go on sale Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. (CT) and can be purchased by calling 1-800-8 BIG RED or by visiting Huskers.com/tickets.

Huskers Finish Fourth at Bearcat Roto Grip Open

Fairview Heights, Ill. – The Nebraska bowling team took home fourth place at the 2022 Bearcat Roto Grip Open.  

The Huskers started Sunday's play with one traditional match, defeating Maryville (1,171-1,029). The combined total pinfall from this traditional match as well as Friday's and Saturday's matches sent the Big Red to the championship bracket as the second seed. 

Nebraska started strong with a first-game win (247-236), before Mercyhurst battled back to claim the following four games (214-235), (173-216), (170-183) and (181-194). The Big Red then moved to compete for the third-place spot against No. 1 McKendree.  

The Huskers and Bearcats battled all seven rounds with McKendree claiming the third-place position. The Huskers fell in the first two games against McKendree (170-226) and (184-193). NU then came back strong with two wins in game three (192-191) and four (224-216). McKendree came back in game five, winning 207-233. The Huskers then claimed game six (179-145), but McKendree closed out the seventh game (199-247) to claim the third-place finish. 

Nebraska finished 7-3 overall at the tournament with a total pinfall of 10,904, good for fourth place. 

Freshman Jillian Martin (219.50 average) took second in the individual portion of the event, while senior Kendyl Hofmeister followed closely in the top rankings receiving sixth overall with an average of 210.83.  

Up next, Nebraska returns to the lanes Nov. 4-6 at the Track Kat Klash in Houston Texas.  

Bearcat Roto Grip Open Final Standings:

No. 24 Lincoln Memorial
Mercyhurst
No. 1 McKendree 
No. 3 Nebraska
No. 15 Maryville
No. 25 Newman
No. 21 Central Missouri
Upper Iowa
Quincy 
Kentucky Wesleyan
Tusculum