Senior Day sweet for Averett trio in victory against Peace

Averett seniors Christy Urso (9), Kristen McCartney (11) and Kerrie Fallen (4) stand with their parents during the national anthem before Sunday's 7-1 win over Peace. All three scored goals on Senior Day.

DANVILLE, Va. — For Averett University's three seniors, it was the perfect way to end their four-year career in front of their home crowd. Kerrie Fallen, Kristen McCartney and Christy Urso each scored a goal as the Cougars defeated Peace College 7-1 on Senior Day on a breezy Sunday afternoon at the Cougar Den.

"I'm so happy that all of us got to score," Urso said. "We all worked so hard together and we all deserved it."

Averett (8-4-1, 3-3 USA South) took a quick 3-0 lead early in the first half. After goals by Freshman Karen Endresen and junior Meghan Cole, the seniors took the spotlight. Urso found Fallen for her third goal of the season.

"We did a great one-two on the outside," Fallen said. "I just found the back corner of the net and it was pretty awesome."

Endresen added her 12th goal of the season to give the Cougars a 4-0 lead over Peace (2-12, 0-6 USA South) at halftime.

The seniors continued to shine early in the second half. Urso found McCartney, a fellow Tolland, Conn., native, with a pass in front of the Peace goal. McCartney broke away and beat Pacers goalkeeper Sherry Revels to give Averett a 5-0 advantage.

"I got lucky and got a little head start on them," McCartney.

After assisting her fellow seniors on their goals, it was time for Urso to get hers. Freshman Laura Evans hit Urso with a long pass and Urso did the rest, beating Revels on the play.

"It started on the left side and I was wide open on the right," Urso said. "Laura passed it over and I did a one-touch and got one-on-one with the goalie and got by her."

Peace cut into the Averett lead with a goal by Haley Bright, but minutes later freshman Kassie Davenport scored her first collegiate goal to push the margin back to six.

The win ended a three game slide for the Cougars, who outshot the Pacers 38-11.

Before the game, Fallen, McCartney and Urso were honored during a Senior Day ceremony.

"It's the end of a four-year journey that I've taken," Fallen said. "It's been an amazing ride, but it was good to go out (at home) on a good note."

The Cougars still have four road games left in the regular season. They will travel to play Shenandoah University on Friday at 7 p.m.

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