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Three Shooters Named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women’s At-Large Team

Philadelphia (May 19, 2010) – University of Sciences in Philadelphia mixed rifle team member Courtney Cavalieri and women’s rifle team members Nicole Churchill and Carrie Kwok have been named to the 2009-10 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women’s At-Large Team. The three shooters are amongst the 10 student-athletes selected to the team by sports information directors of the 28 area institutions in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Cavalieri (Highland High School/Highland, N.Y.), a fifth year student in the university's Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD.) program, earned her second consecutive Philadelphia Area All-Academic team honors this year and caps off a second straight year of earning three major academic honors. In 2010 Courtney was named to the College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) for the fourth straight year and the Mid-Atlantic Rifle conference (MAC) All-Academic Team for the second straight year. Cavalieri has a 3.270 grade point average.....more

Hirsh Named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men’s At-Large Team

Philadelphia (May 19, 2010) – University of Sciences in Philadelphia senior Glen Hirsh has been named to the 2009-10 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men’s At-Large Team. Hirsh is one of 10 student-athletes selected to this year's Academic All-Area Men’s At-Large Team. The sports information offices of the 28 area institutions in the Philadelphia metropolitan area vote for the team.

Hirsh (Cherokee High School/Marlton, N.J.) is a fourth-year microbiology major at the University of the Sciences. Glen currently has a 3.390 overall grade point average. Hirsh recently completed his fourth season of competition for the Devils. He finished the season with a smallbore average of 530.09 and an air rifle average of 527.22 while competing in every event this season for the Devils. Hirsh recorded career high scores in both guns against Indiana university of Pennsylvania on November 14, shooting 545 in smallbore and 543 in air rifle......more

Five Shooters Named to the MAC All-Academic Rifle Team

Philadelphia, Pa. (April 9, 2010) - Four members of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia’s mixed rifle team along with one member of the USP women’s rifle team have been named to the 2009-2010 Mid Atlantic Rifle Conference (MAC) All-Academic Team.

USP mixed team members that earned MAC honors this season were seniors Glen Hirsh (Cherokee High School/Marlton, N.J.), Courtney Cavalieri (Highland High School/ Highland, N.Y.) and freshman Ed Ryznar (Maplewood HS/Titusville, Pa.) and Brad Driscoll (Alvirne HS/Hudson, N.H.). Junior Nicole Churchill (Pocono Mountain West HS/ Albrightsville, Pa.) was the lone member of the USP women's team that was recognized by the MAC. Cavalieri and Hirsh are repeat selections from last year's inaugural conference All-Academic Team......more

Six Shooters Earn CRCA All-Academic Rifle Team Honors
Cavalieri Earns Award for the Fourth Straight Year

Four members of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia’s mixed rifle team and two members of the USP women’s rifle team were named to the 2010 College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) All-Academic Rifle Team which was announced by the organization earlier this week.

USP mixed team members that earned CRCA honors this season were seniors Courtney Cavalieri (Highland High School/ Highland, N.Y.) and Glen Hirsh (Cherokee High School/Marlton, N.J.) and freshmen Ed Ryznar (Maplewood HS/Titusville, Pa.) and Brad Driscoll (Alvirne HS/Hudson, N.H.). Senior Elisha Shumard (Toms River North HS/Toms River, N.J.) and junior Nicole Churchill (Pocono Mountain West HS/ Albrightsville, Pa.) were the two members of the USP women's team that were recognized by the CRCA. The six athletes were amongst the 110 shooters nationally named to the All-Academic Team by the CRCA......more

Devils Fall at MAC Championships (3/7/10)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia mixed rifle team concluded their season Saturday as they lost both their smallbore and air rifle matches at the Mid Atlantic rifle Conference (MAC) championships at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.

The Devils lost their smallbore match to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2203-2196 and dropped their air rifle match to Wentworth Institute of Technology 2213-2202. Both matches were for the MAC Expert Division Championships.

The freshman duo of Ed Ryznar (Maplewood HS/Titusville, Pa.) and Brad Driscoll (Alvirne HS/Hudson, N.H.) led the Devils in both guns............more

Women's Team loses to IUP at MAC Championships (3/7/10)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's rifle team closed out their 2009-10 campaign at Saturday's Mid-Atlatnic Rifle Conference (MAC) Championships in New London, Connecticut, losing to Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1980-1926 in air rifle.

USP's Nicole Churchill (Pocono Mountain West HS/ Albrightsville, Pa.) led all shooters in the match, firing a career-high score of 543. Olivia Brown (Wilson HS/Sinking Spring, Pa.) was the Devils second high scorer, shooting 493. Carrie Kwok (Herricks HS/New Hyde Park, N.Y.) and Shaina Kulp (Elizabethtown HS/Manheim, Pa.) rounded out the Devils scoring with marks of 469 and 421 respectively.........more

Ryznar and Driscoll Earns All-MAC Honors
Freshman Duo also named to MAC All-Rookie Team

Philadelphia, Pa. (February 27, 2010) - University of the Sciences in Philadelphia freshmen Edward Ryznar (Maplewood HS/Titusville, Pa.) and Brad Driscoll (Alvirne HS/Hudson, N.H.) have earned All-Conference honors for the Mid Atlantic Rifle Conference (MAC) for their performance during the 2009-2010 season. Ryznar was a second team selection in smallbore and earned honorable mention in air rifle. Driscoll earned honorable mention accolades in both smallbore and air rifle.........

....In addition Ryznar and Driscoll were amongst the ten shooters named to the MAC All-Rookie Team. The All-Rookie Team is made up of the ten first year shooters amongst the conference schools who have the highest single gun average for the season with a minimum of five matches shot. The two USP shooters were joined by Ryan Williams of Navy as the only three marksman in the MAC to be named to both the MAC All-Rookie Team and the MAC All-Conference Teams.......more

Four career high marks were established and another one equaled as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's rifle team competed in the Philadelphia Area NRA Sectional competition over the weekend at the Colonel William Shea Rifle Range on USP's campus.....

Carrie Kwok (Herricks HS/New Hyde Park, N.Y.) and Olivia Brown (Wilson HS/Sinking Spring, Pa.) established new career-highs for both guns during the course of competition....... In addition, for the the third time in the last four matches, Nicole Churchill (Pocono Mountain West HS/ Albrightsville, Pa.) shot an air rifle score of 539 (92, 86, 89, 94, 93, 85), equaling her career high.........more

Devils Drop Match to Army, Beat IUP and SUNY Maritime at Sectionals (1/31/10)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia mixed rifle team opened the first week of the Philadelphia area NRA sectional competition on Friday, dropping a match to Army 4626-4447 before rebounding to defeat Indiana University of Pennsylvania 4447-3969 and SUNY Maritime, 2225-2147 on the next two days of competition at the Colonel William Shea Rifle Range on USP's campus.

The Devils overall record improves to 12-5 overall with the pair of wins. In the Mid-Atlantic rifle Conference (MAC), only the match against Maritime counted towards standings along with postal matches against Wentworth Institute of Technology and the Wentworth Women's team. The USP mixed team now has an MAC Smallbore record of 11-2 and an MAC air rifle record of 10-3. The Devils swept both Wentworth teams (the Wentworth women only shoot air rifle)............more

Driscoll Shoots Two Career High Scores; Devils Drop Match to Midshipmen (1/23/10)

Brad Driscoll shot career highs in both guns but the university of the Sciences in Philadelphia mixed rifle team was defeated by the United States Naval Academy 4630-4435 Saturday in a non-league match at the Colonel William Shea rifle Range in Philadelphia.

The loss drops the Devils overall record to 10-4. Navy remains undefeated at 5-0.

Driscoll (Alvirne HS/Hudson, N.H.) shot 577 (98, 97 prone; 96, 94 stand; 97, 95 kneel) in smallbore, bettering his career high by four points. Brad also finished just two points behind Navy’s Chris Burleson (579) for top smallbore honors. Burleson is also the current NCAA record holder for a smallbore match score...........more

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women’s rifle team returned to action for the their first match of the 2010 spring semester on Friday, losing to the United State Naval Academy 4595 to 3726.

The loss drops the Devils record to 1-13.

Nicole Churchill (Pocono Mountain West HS/ Albrightsville, Pa.) equaled her career high in air rifle, shooting a score of 539 (89, 92, 94, 90, 89, 85) and was the Devils top air rifle shooter. Nicole also had the top USP score in smallbore with a score of 471 (93, 81 prone; 76, 72 stand; 83, 66 kneel).........more

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia mixed rifle shooter Glen Hirsh has been named a winner of the 2009 National Consortium for Academics and Sports/Scholar-Baller Academic Momentum Awards.

The NCAS Academic Momentum Awards recognize student-athletes who have demonstrated a significant academic improvement throughout their collegiate careers and celebrate them for having the ability to balance textbooks with playbooks. Hirsh was one of 79 student-athletes that were nominated and recognized from 50 different colleges and universities across the country....more

Freshman Brad Driscoll shot a career high 578 in air rifle as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia mixed rifle team outshot the Bloodhounds from John Jay College of Criminal Justice 4466-4333 Saturday at the Colonel William Shea Rifle Range in Philadelphia.

In shooting their best overall score of the season date, the Devils also shot an air rifle season best score of 2247 to go along with their smallbore score of 2219. The win improves the Devils record to 10-3 overall. In Mid-Atlantic rifle Conference (MAC) matches the Devils are now 9-2 in smallbore contests and 7-2 in air rifle. In MAC contests, John Jay falls to 4-8 in smallbore and 7-5 in air rifle contests..........more

Women Shooters set Five Career-Highs but Devils Lose to Bloodhounds (11/21/09)

Five career high marks were set by members of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's rifle team as they turned in the best smallbore team score of the season, 1861. However the Devils dropped their Mid-Atlantic rifle conference match to John Jay College of Criminal Justice 4333-3819.

The loss drops the Devils record to 1-12 overall. In MAC contests the USP women are 1-10 in smallbore and 1-8 in air rifle. John Jay improves to 4-8 in smallbore and 7-5 in air rifle contests. .........more

Senior Glen Hirsh recorded a career high in smallbore as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia mixed rifle team turned in their highest score total to date to get back on the winning track with a 4457-4026 win over Indiana University of Pennsylvania in a Mid-Atlantic Rifle conference match Saturday the Colonel William Shea Rifle Range in Philadelphia.

The win improves the Devils overall record to 9-3. In MAC contests the Devils are 8-2 in smallbore and 6-2 in air rifle.........more

Indiana University of Pennsylvania recorded their second win in as many weeks against the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's rifle team on Saturday, defeating the Devils 4026-3857 at the Colonel William Shea Rifle Range in Philadelphia.

The loss drops the Devils overall record to 1-11. In Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference contests, the USP women are now 1-9 in smallbore and 1-7 in air rifle.........more

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia mixed rifle team returned to action on Saturday, facing one of the stronger teams in the Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference, the University of Akron along with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Indiana University of Pennsylvania at the Akron Rifle Invitational in Akron, Ohio. USP came away with one win in the three matches, defeating IUP 4401-3941 but falling to the host Zips 4554-4401 and to Rose-Hulman 4447-4401.

USP's record now stands at 8-3 overall. In MAC matches, the Devils are now 7-2 in smallbore contests and 5-2 in air rifle.........more

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's rifle team competed last Saturday at the Akron Rifle Invitational in Akron, Ohio, facing teams from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic Rifle conference foe and host University of Akron. The Devils score of 3681 however was not enough to earn a win on the weekend.

The women's team suffered three losses, falling to Akron 4554-3681; Rose-Hulman, 4401- 3681 and to IUP, 3941-3681. Their record now stands at 1-10 overall. In MAC contests, the USP women are 1-8 in smallbore and 1-6 in air rifle.........more

Freshman Ed Ryznar shot a smallbore career high score of 580, leading the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia mixed rifle team to a 2236-1735 victory over Loyola College (Maryland) Saturday at the colonel William Shea Rifle Range in Philadelphia.

The win improves the Devils overall record to 7-1. USP also improves to 7-1 in Mid Atlantic Rifle Conference (MAC) smallbore contests with the win.........more

Senior Elisha Shumard shot a season-high smallbore score of 500 as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's rifle team earned their first overall win of the season, an 1850-1735 triumph over Loyola college (Maryland) at the Colonel William Shea Rifle Range on Saturday.

The win improves the Devils overall record to 1-7 overall. The Devils are also 1-7 in Mid Atlantic Rifle Conference (MAC) Smallbore matches.........more

Freshmen Brad Driscoll and Ed Ryznar and senior Courtney Cavalieri had the top three scores of the day in both smallbore and air rifle as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia mixed rifle competed a sweep against Virginia Military Institute's men's , mixed and women's rifle teams in Lexington, Virginia on Saturday.

The Devils defeated the VMI men, 4404-4177 and the VMI mixed team 4403-4048. USP also won against the VMI women, 4403-3764. The three wins improve USP's overall record to 6-1. In Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference (MAC) matches, the Devils are 6-1 in smallbore and 5-1 in air rifle........more

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's rifle team were swept by the three Virginia Military Institute rifle teams, losing to the Keydet men, mixed and women's squads Saturday in Lexington, Virginia.

While the Devils did suffer three overall losses, the women's team did earn an MAC Air rifle victory, out-pointing the VMI women, 1950-1892. Overall, the VMI men defeated the Devils, 4177-3689, the mixed team 4048-3689 and the VMI women won 3764-3689. The losses drop the Devils overall record to 0-7. In Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference (MAC) matches, the USP women are 1-5 in air rifle and 0-7 in smallbore........more

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia mixed rifle team had all four designated scorers shoot scores of 540 or better as they defeated Princeton University 2224-2092 Saturday in their home opener at the Colonel William Shea rifle Range in Philadelphia.

Princeton University’s Olympic duo of Abigail and Sandra Fong proved to be a formidable foe as the Tigers defeated the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women’s rifle team 2092-1831 Saturday in their home opener at the Colonel William Shea Rifle Range in Philadelphia.



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Ryznar and Driscoll Earns All-MAC Honors Freshman Duo also named to MAC All-Rookie Team

Ryznar and Driscoll Earns All-MAC Honors
Freshman Duo also named to MAC All-Rookie Team