#10 Rifle Hosts #14 Army in Annual Star Match

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The No. 10 Navy rifle team (10-5, 3-2 GARC) is slated to return to action this Saturday at the Bancroft Hall Rifle Range at 9:00 a.m. against No. 14 Army (4-8, 0-4 GARC) in the annual Star Match. The competition is part of the Army-Navy Star Series, presented by USAA.
 
Live results of the match will be available via NavySports.com.
 
Accessing the USNA
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is closed to all vehicles without a Department of Defense-approved identification card. All other visitors are encouraged to park downtown and walk through the security gates at Gate 1. When walking on, those ages 18 and over must present a photo identification card (driver’s license) to gain access and those ages 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
 
Star Match Scoring Format
Scoring for the Star Match will feature eight starters for each team in smallbore and air rifle with the top-five scores counting toward each team’s final score. The NCAA scoring model of starting five shooters in each event with the top-four scores counting will still be used for NCAA Championship qualification purposes.
 
All-Time Series
In a series that dates back to the 1939 season, Army holds a 47-36 edge over Navy in the 83 meetings between the two service academies. However, the Midshipmen have won five of the last six matches against the Black Knights, including three straight Star wins, along with having a 5-2 record against Army under the direction of head coach Mike Anti.
 
2024-25 Star Series Breakdown
In the overall 2024-25 Army-Navy Star Series, presented by USAA, Army has a 9-3 advantage over Navy. The Midshipmen have claimed the Star in men’s rugby, men’s cross country, and football. Saturday’s rifle match is one of four Star competitions on the day, joining men’s and women’s indoor track and field and gymnastics. Rifle is the only Star competition taking place in Annapolis.
 
Navy Sports Magazine
Senior team captain Stephanie Milvain chatted with Tim Nolan on the Navy Sports Magazine to talk about the Army-Navy Star Match. (Video)
 
President’s Trophy Match
Army and Navy met earlier this season at the annual President’s Trophy Match in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Nov. 2. With an identical scoring structure as the Army-Navy Star Match, the Midshipmen finished second in the event with an overall score of 5860 points. The Black Knights finished third in the field of four teams, posting a score of 5823 points.
 
National Standings
Navy enters the weekend 10th in the standings with an NCAA qualifying score of 4717.67, while Army is four spots back in 14th with a tally of 4695.67. Heading into the weekend, Murray State holds the eighth and final spot that is needed to qualify for the NCAA Championship with a 4725 average score, setting the mark to beat in order to get into the coveted top 8.
 
Scouting the Midshipmen
Two weekends ago, Navy opened the spring portion of its season at top-ranked West Virginia. The Mountaineers recorded a 4754-4720 victory, but the 4720 points for the Mids marked a season-high and was the fourth-best performance in program history.
 
Sophomore Isabella Baldwin leads the team in air rifle and aggregate scoring, while ranking second on the squad in smallbore. She boasts a 596.4 average in air rifle, while notching an 1182.8 in aggregate. Baldwin has an average of 586.4 in smallbore.
 
Senior Marleigh Duncan is atop the Navy standings in smallbore, while ranking second on the team in air rifle and aggregate. She has a team-best average score of 586.5 in smallbore, while notching a 591.4 in air rifle. Duncan’s aggregate average is 1177.9.
 
Junior Parker Haydin is third on the team in air rifle and combined, while coming in fourth in smallbore. Haydin averages 581.6 in smallbore and 591.3 in air rifle for an aggregate tally of 1172.9.
 
Senior team captain Stephanie Milvain follows Haydin in both air rifle and aggregate, while finishing third behind Duncan in smallbore. Milvain has an average performance of 582.8 in smallbore with a 588.0 in air rifle. She has an aggregate score of 1170.0 just past the midway point of the 2024-25 season.
 
Sophomore Ryan Wee and senior Joshua Potts round out Navy’s top five in each shooting category. Wee is fifth in smallbore (579.8) and aggregate (1164.1) with Potts posting a 586.9 for fifth in air rifle. Potts is just behind Wee in smallbore (573.4) and aggregate (1160.3), while Wee has an air rifle tally of 584.7.
 
Juniors Catherine Dely, Grace Shepard, and Devin Uhrich, sophomores John Dely and Chelsie Glover, along with freshman Elizabeth Johnson close out the scoring for the Midshipmen. C.Dely has averages of 573.0 (smallbore), 584.6 (air rifle), and 1156.4 (aggregate) in six competitions. Shepard has competed in five matches with tallies of 564.2 (smallbore), 584.8 (air rifle), and 1149.0 (aggregate). Uhrich has notched averages of 568.4 in smallbore, 578.7 in air rifle, and 1146.4 in aggregate, while Johnson has median performances of 565.4 (smallbore), 581.0 (air rifle), and 1146.4 (aggregate). Glover saw her first action of the year at West Virginia, posting scores of 564 (smallbore), 573 (air rifle), and 1137 combined, while J.Dely has competed in four matches with totals of 540.3 (smallbore), 555.0 (air rifle), and 1092.8 (aggregate).
 
Scouting the Opposition
Army enters the match with a 4-8 overall record, including an 0-4 mark in the Great America Rifle Conference. Most recently, the Black Knights hosted Mount Aloysius, Nebraska, and UAB. Army registered 4672 points to defeat the Mounties (4566 points) and Blazers (4575). The Cornhuskers used a score of 4731 to topple the Black Knights.
 
Junior Chris Jennings was Army’s top shooter, placing third in smallbore behind a season-high 588; was fifth in air rifle (590); and posted the fourth highest aggregate mark (1178). Five Black Knights broke into the top nine smallbore spots with Jennings and Briggs Moore (584) grabbing third and fifth, respectively, followed by Nicholas Bull (578), Barbara Forgues (576) and Brenna Green (575) claiming seven through nine. Green (587) was also sixth in air rifle (587), just one spot behind Jennings’ 590. Also placing among the leaders were Bull (9th / 585), Moore (11th / 585), Forgues (12th / 583) and Ashton Arlington (14th / 582).
 
Up Next
Following the Star Match with Army, Navy will travel to Charleston, S.C. for a pair of road matches against The Citadel on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 15-16. Competition is slated for 9:00 a.m. both days.