FERRUM, Va. — Averett University defeated second-place N.C. Wesleyan before falling to first-place Christopher Newport on Saturday at Ferrum College.

The Cougars (15-19, 12-6 USA South) won their sixth game in a row with a 3-1 victory over N.C. Wesleyan (25-7, 15-3 USA South). Averett won by scores of 25-18, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21.

Sophomore Brittany Walters led the attack with 13 kills, while sophomore Shannon Andy added 11 kills. Senior Meredith Schwane had 18 digs, junior Jordan Maupin had 13 digs and junior Marie Keatts had 10 digs. Freshman Jesse Jones added 42 assists.

Averett dropped its second game of the day to conference leader Christopher Newport. The Captains won in three sets by scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-14. Maupin had six kills and Jones had 17 assists.

The Cougars are the No. 3 seed in the USA South Conference tournament and will host sixth-seeded Meredith College on Tuesday at the Grant Center at 7 p.m. Click here for a look at the complete bracket.