Cougars face Maryville College on Senior Day
The Averett University Cougars, under the guidance of seventh-year head coach Mike Dunlevy, take on conference foe Maryville College on Saturday on Senior Day. The game is also the season finale for both squads. Averett leads the all-time series 3-1, with Maryville's only win coming last year in Maryville, Tenn.
Maryville (5-4, 4-2 USA South) is coming off a 23-20 win over Shenandoah University last weekend. Averett (4-5, 3-3 USA South), meanwhile, is coming off a 19-13 loss at Christopher Newport.

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Last time they met
Maryville jumped on Averett early and went on to beat the Cougars 43-6 in Maryville, Tenn.

Rommel Hightower scored two rushing touchdowns to lead the Maryville offense, which racked up 445 yards of total offense. Hightower had 150 yards on the ground on 26 carries. Quarterback Lucas Wall threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns as well.

Averett's lone score came on a 30-yard pass from Shan Fairbanks to T.J. Hammond early in the fourth quarter, which cut Maryville's lead to 37-6. Although the Cougars threw for 209 yards, the Scots limited them to only 22 net yards rushing.
   

How they stack up this season
Both Maryville and Averett are balanced teams on offense. Maryville relies on star running back Rommel Hightower, who has averaged 83.4 yards rushing a game. But the Scots are also capable of throwing the ball, too. They have two quarterbacks who have at least 576 yards passing and four touchdowns. Derek Hunt leads the way with 988 yards and nine touchdowns.

The Cougars have rushed for 1,207 net yards, and running backs Dontavious Watson, John Ellison and Mark Williams have at least 289 yards each. Watson leads the way with 530 yards and five touchdowns.

Averett quarterback Philip Kwiatkowski, who has missed three games due to injury or illness, has completed 74 of his 145 pass attempts for 776 yards and six touchdowns. Among the Cougars' favorite targets are Anthony Squillini and Jeremy Dixon. Squillini has 42 receptions for 446 yards and nine touchdowns, while Dixon has 36 catches for 443 yards and one score.

Averett is averaging 22.8 points a game, while Maryville has averaged 25.0 points a contest.


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